Doug Wills, Emeritus Editor at the London Standard and Independent, was elected Master of The Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers on 1st July and was installed at a traditional ceremony in Stationers’ Hall in front of 180 of his fellow Stationers, friends and family.
Wills succeeds Paul Wilson and he recognised the achievements of his predecessor during his year in office. Wills was previously Managing Editor of the Evening Standard for 15 years. He started his career as an apprentice journalist with Thomson Regional Newspapers in Berkshire before moving to London to join the Mirror Group helping to launch the London Daily News as Assistant Editor (production).
Wills said, “I am honoured and proud to have been chosen. There has seldom been a more critical time for the media with seismic changes taking place with AI and social media. It will be hugely important for the Company – with its heritage in literature and print going back more than 600 years – to spotlight and influence opportunities and challenges for the future of journalism and publishing.”
