Sir Harold Evans
President's Award Recipient — 1981
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About
Sir Harold Evans was a hugely respected journalist and former editor of The Times and The Sunday Times – where he worked from 1967 to 1981. He was known for breaking stories such as the unveiling of double agent Kim Philby, and leading the exposé of thalidomide as well as the subsequent Sunday Times campaign for compensation. In the early 80s Evans relocated to the US, where he continued his journalism career, founded Condé Nast Traveler, and authored several books. Later in life he became editor-at-large at Reuters, and chairman of the European Press Prize jury panel. A 2020 obituary published in The Guardian described Evans as “the most admired newspaper editor of his generation”.
About
Sir Harold Evans was a hugely respected journalist and former editor of The Times and The Sunday Times – where he worked from 1967 to 1981. He was known for breaking stories such as the unveiling of double agent Kim Philby, and leading the exposé of thalidomide as well as the subsequent Sunday Times campaign for compensation. In the early 80s Evans relocated to the US, where he continued his journalism career, founded Condé Nast Traveler, and authored several books. Later in life he became editor-at-large at Reuters, and chairman of the European Press Prize jury panel. A 2020 obituary published in The Guardian described Evans as “the most admired newspaper editor of his generation”.
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- President's Award Recipient — 1981
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- President's Award Recipient — 1981