Douglas Creighton was a

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journalist who co-founded the

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with

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Career

In 1948 Creighton joined the Toronto Telegram as a police reporter. He advanced to the position of city editor in 1967 and rose to the position of managing editor in 1969. John Bassett, the owner of the Telegram, shuttered the paper in 1971. Creighton founded the Toronto Sun with many of the Telegram's 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 editors Canadian newspaper chain founders Officers of the Order of Canada 1930s births 2004 deaths Year of birth uncertain 20th-century Canadian newspaper publishers (people)