Renton Stuart Campbell (4 June 1908 – 1 February 1966) was a

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known for "investigation and exposure of criminal and social wrongdoing." Born in

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, Campbell studied at Lavender Hill School and Wandsworth Technical Institute Secondary School before working as a reporter for, successively, the '' Hendon and Finchley Times'', the '' Woking Gazette'', the ''

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'', the ''

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'' and the ''

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''. In 1937, he became assistant editor of the '' Sunday Pictorial'' and, while its editor

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served in the forces during

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, Campbell became its editor.Campbell, (Renton) Stuart
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'' As editor of the ''Pictorial'', Campbell focussed on support for ordinary

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s, and opposition to profiteering. Cudlipp returned as editor in 1946, and Campbell moved to become managing editor of ''

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'', and effectively running it from day to day. Within two years, he had completely redesigned the paper, and began running confessionals by people who were not famous. In 1950 his reporter, Duncan Webb, exposed the prostitution empire of the

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. Campbell finally took over the official post of editor in 1957, serving in the role until his death in 1966. From 1961 to 1964, he also served on the Press Council. During his editorship, ''People'' reporter Michael Gabbert uncovered the

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, which ended with ten British professional footballers being given jail sentences for

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