John Witherow
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 72 |
| Date of birth | January 20,1952 |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Born | Johannesburg |
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| Books | The Winter War: The Falklands |
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| ID | 726702 |
John Witherow Life story
John Witherow is a British newspaper editor, currently with The Times of London. A former journalist with Reuters, he joined News International in 1980 and was appointed editor of The Sunday Times in 1994 and editor of The Times in 2013.
Russia-Ukraine war: Some of UK's top journalists barred from Russia
Russia has barred A Number of top UK-based journalists and defence figures as part of a series of sanctions, in response to UK measures on an array of Russian public figures.
The Bbc 's Clive Myrie , Orla Guerin and Nick Robinson , who have reported from Ukraine, and Director General Tim Davie are on The List of 29 media figures.
So too are journalists from Sky TV, The Times , Guardian, Channel Four and ITV.
Russia has already banned hundreds of elected British MPs.
The Foreign ministry in Moscow announced that work on expanding The List would continue.
" The British journalists included on The List are involved in deliberate dissemination of false and one-sided information about Russia and events in Ukraine and Donbas, " Russia's foreign ministry said. " With their biased assessments they also contribute to fuelling Russophobia in British society. "
Among The Other high-profile journalists on The List are John Witherow , editor of The Times , Chris Evans of the Telegraph, Katharine Viner of The Guardian and Ted Verity of the Daily Mail .
Correspondents Stuart Ramsay of Sky News , Shaun Walker and Luke Harding of The Guardian and Nick Beake and Paul Adams of The Bbc are on The List , along with TV presenters Sophy Ridge and Cathy Newman , columnists Con Coughlin and Gideon Rachman and Russia academic Mark Galeotti .
Beyond The World of journalism there are senior figures in The Armed forces, including Royal Navy chief Adm Sir Ben Key and Air Force chief Sir Michael Wigston . The Head of Thales UK, Alex Cresswell, and several senior colleagues are barred from Russia as are A Number of top figures from Bae Systems , including overall CEO Charles Woodburn .
Source of news: bbc.com
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