1. Sir Henry Thomas Hopkinson was a British journalist, picture magazine editor, author, and teacher.
18 Facts About Tom Hopkinson
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Tom Hopkinson attended prep school on the Lancashire coast and then St Edward's School, Oxford.
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Tom Hopkinson first worked in advertising and publicity, then became a magazine assistant editor in 1934.
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Tom Hopkinson was working for Stefan Lorant on Weekly Illustrated magazine, and wrote short stories and novels during his free time.
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Tom Hopkinson assisted Lorant on Lilliput magazine, and then on Picture Post magazine from 1938 to 1940.
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When Lorant left permanently for America in July 1940, Tom Hopkinson became editor of Picture Post, in 1940, remaining until 1950.
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Tom Hopkinson defended his staff's editorial independence fiercely, and his publisher, Sir Edward Hulton, a Conservative Party member for most of his career, did not always appreciate Tom Hopkinson's left-wing views, which affected Picture Post more strongly than the occasional right-wing views which found their way into that magazine.
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In October 1950, after photojournalist Bert Hardy and writer James Cameron returned to London from their Korean War coverage, Tom Hopkinson tried to go to press with their coverage of United Nations atrocities in Pusan.
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Tom Hopkinson became editor of South Africa's Drum magazine in 1958.
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Tom Hopkinson worked with writer like Can Themba, Casey Motsisi and Nat Nakasa.
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Tom Hopkinson encouraged the South Africa photojournalist Peter Magubane, who was covering the anti-apartheid struggle.
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Tom Hopkinson travelled regularly to Ghana and Nigeria during this time, organising the local editions of Drum.
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Tom Hopkinson provided the textual material for the South African volume of the Life World Library published by Time Inc in 1965.
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Tom Hopkinson wrote a recollection of his time as editor of Drum in a memoir titled In the Fiery Continent.
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When Tom Hopkinson left Drum, he went on to teach journalism in British universities and studied United States journalism schools.
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Tom Hopkinson was founding director of the Centre for Journalism Studies at University College Cardiff, from 1970 to 1975.
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Tom Hopkinson continued his habit of writing short stories, novels, and wrote a memoir, Of This Our Time, about his life from 1905 up to 1950.
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Tom Hopkinson was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1978.