Peter Preston is a British journalist and author. Born May 23, 1938 in Leicestershire, he was educated at Loughborough Grammar School and St John's College, Oxford, where he edited the student paper "Cherwell". He has received honorary degrees from the City University, London and the University of Leicester (2003). He joined "The Guardian" in 1963 and was editor for twenty years, from 1975 to 1995. Wikipedia
Read his debate with readers here Dragging whistleblowers up and down Peter Preston , the Guardian editor who broke the original story, talks about what the case means for him and for journalists. www.guardian.co.uk/hamilton
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