English journalist (born 1972)

Victoria Newton (born 9 March 1972 in Liverpool, England) is the editor of The Sun. She formerly ran its "Bizarre" showbiz column and then became deputy editor of the paper, before becoming senior editor in February 2020.

Contents

• 1 Early life
• 2 Career
• 3 Awards
• 4 See also
• 5 References

Early life

She attended Rushcliffe School, a comprehensive in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, where her father, Don, was deputy-headmaster. She went to Newnham College, Cambridge.

Career

Newton started in Fleet Street in 1993 at the Daily Express as a trainee after graduating from university, and then worked at The People. In 1998, she became an *istant to Dominic Mohan on The Sun's "Bizarre" pages, before becoming the paper's Los Angeles correspondent in 1999. Newton returned to the UK in 2002 to become the Daily Mail's showbiz editor, but returned to The Sun in 2003 to become editor of "Bizarre" replacing the departing Mohan. She described it as her "dream job" in September 2005.

"Bizarre's" biggest rivals were the Daily Mirror's "The 3AM Girls" Eva Simpson and Caroline Hedley, which was billed as the column packed with "proper showbiz exclusives".

In November 2007, it was announced that Newton would be leaving Bizarre and had been promoted to Head of Features and Entertainment. She was replaced by her *istant, Gordon Smart. Newton remained in this job until her appointment as the deputy editor of the News of the World in October 2009, a position she retained until the paper's closure in 2011. In September 2013, she was appointed the editor of The Sun on Sunday after being deputy editor of The Sun's whole 7 day operation. Her immediate superior remained David Dinsmore, The Sun's editor.

Newton was appointed as editor of The Sun in February 2020 when her predecessor Tony Gallagher became deputy editor of The Times. The Sun on Sunday is still being presided over by Newton, along with Keith Poole, and it is unclear if a dedicated editor will be appointed.

Awards

• British Press Awards 2006 – Show Business Writer of the Year

See also

• News Corporation
• News Limited

References