IT’S more than 20 years since Ginny Clark became the first woman to be appointed sports editor of a national newspaper in the UK. As an assistant editor at Scotsman Publications at that time, it was my responsibility to find a new chief for Scotland on Sunday’s hugely influential sports section when this prized position became available.
I felt that a part of my job was always to be aware of the talent on rival newspapers, including the production journalists who designed the pages, managed the stories and pictures and ensured the paper was put to bed intact before the printers’ deadline.
