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5 stories by "Peter Preston"

Time for papers to review dying art of the critic by Peter Preston

Celebrity bloggers and "star" reviewers may have the kerching factor but they haven't got the civilising touch and reader rapport of professional journalistsIt's 7.30pm last Saturday evening…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 2:42am on October 8, 2017☆⚑

Who knew sex and celebs sell papers? The Sun's Larry Lamb worked it out by Peter Preston

When the new Sun editor pushed circulation above the Mirror's in the early 1970s, it was not by dragging the press into the mud but by responding to readers' hopes and interestsHow do you re…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:12am on July 16, 2017☆⚑

Libby Purves is hauled offstage " to the surprise of the audience by Peter Preston

New editors need to shift the scenery " but shouldn't the Times keep on a reviewer who is on the same wavelength as readers?Three years ago, after Libby Purves came out of the blue to succee…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:03pm on September 21, 2013☆⚑

Mocking the Mormons | Peter Preston by Peter Preston

A musical deriding Latter Day Saints " sweetly or sourly " pulls every religion down with itAll around me, people are on their feet, cheering and clapping. They are young, rather than old, s…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 2:30am on May 23, 2011☆⚑

Harry Houdini: the sum of all amazements by Peter Preston

As Google celebrates Houdini's 137th birthday, we explain why the great escapologist remains an enduring symbol of wonderHappy birthday, Harry Houdini: you'd have been 137 today (if you hadn…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:45am on March 24, 2011☆⚑
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