Dorothy Walker (journalist and writer)

Dorothy Walker is a British journalist and author. ^{[1] [2]}

She has contributed to The Times,^[3] The Sunday Times, The Independent, ^[4] The Guardian,^[5] The Daily Telegraph ,^[6] The Evening Standard, The Scotsman and The Mail on Sunday and has been a regular columnist for the Times Educational Supplement.^[7] She wrote a regular column on science and technology for Saga Magazine.

She was voted National Newspaper Technology Journalist of the Year in the BT Technology Awards 1997–98.^[8]

Dorothy is author of Education in the Digital Age, a front-line report on the impact of information technology (IT) in education. She is a member of The Society of Authors.^[9]

She was educated at the Institute of Archaeology, University of London, where she gained a degree in archaeology. Her early career was in financial software in the City of London.^[10]

Dorothy is married to journalist Willy Newlands, former travel editor of the Daily Mail. ^[11]

Dorothy was first runner-up to Miss United Kingdom in 1977.^[12]

References

1. ^ Debrett’s People of Today – Dorothy Walker profile
2. ^ Journalist Directory – Dorothy Walker
3. ^ The Times archive: articles by Dorothy Walker for The Times, Interface section
4. ^ Articles by Dorothy Walker for The Independent
5. ^ The Guardian archive: articles by Dorothy Walker for The Guardian
6. ^ Walker, Dorothy. “Better value for a higher purchase”, The Daily Telegraph, 9 July 2005
7. ^ TES archive: articles by Dorothy Walker for the Times Educational Supplement
8. ^ "Award for ‘Independent’ writer", The Independent, 17 October 1997
9. ^ The Society of Authors – Dorothy Walker profile
10. ^ Walker, Dorothy. "Business process re-engineering with legacy systems", Financial Technology Review, Euromoney Publications, Spring 1994
11. ^ Debrett’s People of Today – Willy Newlands profile
12. ^ Miss United Kingdom 1977, BBC Television, 2 September 1977

Books

• Walker, Dorothy. Education in the Digital Age, Bowerdean (1998). ISBN 978-0906097892

External links

• Dorothy Walker’s website, Write a Better Bid with Dorothy Walker

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