Peter Chippindale (4 July 1945 – 10 August 2014) was a British newspaper journalist and author. He was born to Keith and Ruth Chippindale in Northern India, where his father was a captain in the 11th Sikh regiment. As a child he attended Sedbergh School[1]

He worked initially for The Guardian newspaper and was sent to Belfast at the height of The Troubles. Chippindale reported on the Birmingham Six trial[2] and that of the Guildford Four and "he thought they'd got the wrong men in both cases".[3] His suspicions convinced Chris Mullin to investigate and led eventually to their acquittal.[4]

In 1981 he worked on documentaries for London Weekend Television's The London Programme.[5] He was news editor for the left wing News on Sunday and charted its demise with fellow ex-employee Chris Horrie in their book Disaster: The Rise and Fall of News on Sunday.[6] He also co-wrote Stick It Up Your Punter!, a history of Rupert Murdoch's The Sun with Horrie.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Leigh, Peter. "Peter Chippindale obituary." The Guardian, 13 August 2014. Archived from the original. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  2. ^ Chippindale, Peter (2014). "Six Irishmen accused of girl's murder | UK news | The Guardian". theguardian.com. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  3. ^ Lissaman, Clare (2014). "BBC News - Birmingham Six 'were in the wrong place at the wrong time'". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Chris Mullin Ex MP". chrismullinexmp.com. 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Peter Chippindale | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster UK". simonandschuster.co.uk. 2014. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  6. ^ "John-Paul Flintoff: On the trail of Kelvin MacKenzie". flintoff.org. 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014. Disaster: The Rise and Fall of News on Sunday



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