Douglas Creighton was a

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journalist who co-founded the ''

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'' with Peter Worthington.

Career

In 1948 Creighton joined the ''

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'' as a police reporter. He advanced to the position of

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in 1967 and rose to the position of

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in 1969. John W. H. Bassett, the owner of the ''Telegram'', shuttered the paper in 1971. Creighton founded the ''Toronto Sun'' with many of the ''Telegrams former employees and led the ''Sun'' to become a national chain of newspapers under the banner of

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. Creighton was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1991. Creighton's career came to an end in 1992, when the board of directors of the Toronto Sun Publishing Corp unexpectedly removed Creighton from his position as CEO.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Creighton, Douglas Toronto Sun people Canadian newspaper founders Officers of the Order of Canada 1930s births 2004 deaths Year of birth uncertain 20th-century Canadian newspaper publishers (people) Canadian newspaper editors Canadian male journalists