Tom Utley
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Tom Utley is a British journalist who writes for the Daily Mail. He had previously written for The Daily Telegraph, where he was described by The Independent as a "star columnist", but left in early 2006 after being offered a salary of £120,000 by the Daily Mail.[1][2]
[edit] Personal life
Utley is the son of the journalist T. E. Utley. A Roman Catholic,[3] He is the father of four boys.[4] He is a smoker who has opposed various restrictions on smoking.[5]
[edit] Criticism
Both Richard Davenport-Hines and Johann Hari have criticised Tom Utley for homophobia.[6][7]
[edit] References
- ^ Thynne, Jane (30 April 2006). "Is Paul Dacre the new Roman Abramovich?". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/is-paul-dacre-the-new-roman-abramovich-476133.html. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- ^ Brook, Stephen (20 April 2006). "Mail poaches Telegraph columnist". MediaGuardian (Guardian News and Media). http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2006/apr/20/dailymail.pressandpublishing. Retrieved 11 April 2008.
- ^ "Axegrinder 23.02.2007: Taxi for Utley! Just don't put it on expenses". Press Gazette (Progressive Media International). 2 March 2007. http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=36931§ioncode=1. Retrieved 11 April 2008.
- ^ Utley, Tom (11 April 2008). "Abortion and why, since my boy fiddled my Wikipedia entry, I've feared the sinister power of the internet". Mail Online (Associated Newspapers). http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/article-558786/Abortion-boy-fiddled-Wikipedia-entry-Ive-feared-sinister-power-internet.html. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- ^ Utley, Tom (3 August 2007). "Why my smoking habit proves you can't believe a word the b******s tell you". Mail Online (Associated Newspapers). http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=472821&in_page_id=1770. Retrieved 11 April 2008.
- ^ Davenport-Hines, Richard (15 November 1998). "No longer outraged". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/no-longer-outraged-1185163.html. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- ^ Hari, Johann (9 February 2004). "Why papers should be pink". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/why-papers-should-be-pink-569393.html. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
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