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Mail on Sunday axes jobs on the sports desk

The following excerpt was sent out from Press Gazette:

Four senior journalists look set to be leaving the Mail on Sunday in the latest round of cutbacks at the Mail titles.

Press Gazette understands that Mail on Sunday sports editor Mike Richards, chief football correspondent Rob Draper, chief sports news correspondent Nick Harris and a sports desk manager were all notified on Thursday that their roles are set to be cut.

Rob Draper, who has been at the Mail on Sunday for 27 years, was named football reporter of the year at the last Sports Journalists Association awards and also picked up the prize for social media journalism. In May he was named European Football Writer of the Year by the Football Writers’ Association.

Nick Harris was shortlisted in the 2022 British Journalism Awards for work that included an investigation into the £10m+ fees taken by football agents for negotiating player transfers.

Press Gazette understands that although the journalists affected in the latest cutbacks have job titles specific to the Mail on Sunday, they all contribute across other days of the week as well.

The Mail on Sunday sport redundancies are the latest in a series of cutbacks across the Mail titles.

Read more here.

Mariam Ahmed

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