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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jim Waterson Media editor

John Witherow to step down as editor of the Times

John Witherow in 2015.
John Witherow in 2015. He told Times staff on Tuesday it was time for someone with more energy to take over and inject some ‘fizz’ into the paper. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

John Witherow has confirmed he will step down as editor of the Times after a decade in the job.

His successor will be announced on Wednesday, with sources at the newspaper suggesting Tony Gallagher, the deputy editor, has been lined up to take control.

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