# Caroline Waterston

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British newspaper editor

**Caroline Waterston** (born November 1978[1]) is a former British newspaper editor.

Waterston began working for [Trinity Mirror](/source/Trinity_Mirror) in 2001. She rose to become deputy editor of the *[Sunday Mirror](/source/Sunday_Mirror)* and *[Sunday People](/source/Sunday_People)*, then deputy editor-in-chief of the *[Daily Star](/source/Daily_Star_(UK))* and *[Daily Express](/source/Daily_Express)*. She then became leader of [Reach plc](/source/Reach_plc)'s magazine and supplement group, leading changes to the online presence of *[OK!](/source/OK!)* magazine and the launch of a linked beauty box subscription. In February 2024, she became acting editor-in-chief of the *[Daily Mirror](/source/Daily_Mirror)*, taking the position on a permanent basis in April. She later also took on the responsibility of editing the *Sunday Mirror* and *Sunday People*.[2][3]

Waterston stepped down from editing the *Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror, Sunday People* and Reach plc's magazine and supplements in December 2025 after less than two years. She was replaced by Chloe Hubbard.[4]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Caroline WATERSTON"](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/Cson6-c7XKXSu1TLTD1a7vnd7Vs/appointments). *Companies House*. UK. Retrieved 18 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Tobitt, Charlotte (28 January 2025). ["Who are the UK's national newspaper editors?"](https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/nationals/uk-national-newspaper-editors/). *Press Gazette*. Retrieved 18 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Tobitt, Charlotte (30 April 2024). ["Caroline Waterston officially becomes Mirror editor after Alison Phillips departure"](https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/media-jobs-uk-news/mirror-editor-in-chief-alison-phillips-steps-down-after-four-years/). *Press Gazette*. Retrieved 18 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Tobitt, Charlotte (2025-12-11). ["The Independent's UK editor Chloe Hubbard to replace Mirror editor-in-chief Caroline Waterston"](https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/media-jobs-uk-news/mirror-editor-caroline-waterston-chloe-hubbard/). *Press Gazette*. Retrieved 2025-12-30.

Media offices Preceded by Charlotte Seligman Editor-in-Chief of OK! 2020–present Succeeded by Incumbent Preceded by Alison Phillips Editor of the Daily Mirror 2024–present Succeeded by Incumbent Preceded by Gemma Aldridge Editor of the Sunday Mirror and Sunday People 2024–present Succeeded by Incumbent

v t e Editors of the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and Sunday Pictorial Daily Mirror 1903: Mary Howarth 1904: Hamilton Fyfe 1907: Alexander Kenealy 1915: Ed Flynn 1916: Alexander Campbell 1931: Leigh Brownlee 1934: Cecil Thomas 1948: Silvester Bolam 1953: Jack Nener 1961: Lee Howard 1971: Tony Miles 1974: Michael Christiansen 1975: Mike Molloy 1985: Richard Stott 1990: Roy Greenslade 1991: Richard Stott 1992: David Banks 1994: Colin Myler 1995: Piers Morgan 2004: Richard Wallace 2012: Peter Willis 2018: Alison Phillips 2024: Caroline Waterston 2025 to date: Chloe Hubbard Sunday Pictorial 1915: F. R. Sanderson 1921: William McWhirter 1924: David Grant 1928: William McWhirter 1929: David Grant 1938: Hugh Cudlipp 1940: Stuart Campbell 1946: Hugh Cudlipp 1949: Philip Zec 1952: Hugh Cudlipp 1953: Colin Valdar 1959: Lee Howard 1961: Reg Payne Sunday Mirror 1963: Michael Christiansen 1972: Bob Edwards 1984: Peter Thompson 1986: Mike Molloy 1988: Eve Pollard 1991: Bridget Rowe 1992: Colin Myler 1994: Paul Connew 1995: Tessa Hilton 1996: Amanda Platell 1997: Bridget Rowe 1998: Brendon Parsons 1998: Colin Myler 2001: Tina Weaver 2012: Alison Phillips 2016: Gary Jones 2018: Peter Willis 2020: Paul Henderson 2021: Gemma Aldridge 2024: Caroline Waterston 2025 to date: Chloe Hubbard

v t e Current editors of national newspapers of the United Kingdom Daily Geoff Maynard (Daily Express) Ted Verity (Daily Mail) Chloe Hubbard (EIC, Daily Mirror) Denis Mann (Daily Star) Roula Khalaf (Financial Times) Ben Chacko (Morning Star) Chris Evans (The Daily Telegraph) Katharine Viner (EIC, The Guardian) Oliver Duff (i) Victoria Newton (The Sun) Tony Gallagher (The Times) Deborah Arthurs (Metro) Sunday Denis Mann (Daily Star Sunday) David Dillon (The Mail on Sunday) Geoff Maynard (Sunday Express) Chloe Hubbard (Sunday Mirror) Victoria Newton (Sun on Sunday) Lucy Rock (The Observer) Chloe Hubbard (The Sunday People) Allister Heath (The Sunday Telegraph) Ben Taylor (The Sunday Times)

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