John Witherow steps down as Times editor after nine years
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John Witherow has stepped down as editor of The Times after nine years and been appointed chairman of Times Newspapers, News UK has said.Mr Witherow has stepped down with immediate effect, and the new editor of The Times will be announced on Wednesday.Thanks to him, the future for The Times is bright.He joined News UK in 1980, and was appointed editor of The Sunday Times in 1994 and The Times in 2013.Rupert Murdoch said John Witherow had broken stories that had resonance around the world (John Stillwell/PA Wire) His leadership of both The Sunday Times and latterly of The Times has taken each paper from strength to strength, breaking stories that have resonance around the world.
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