Dawn Neesom

{{Short description|English journalist}}

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| occupation = Journalist, former Editor of the Daily Star

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Dawn Neesom (born 11 December 1964) is an English journalist. She was promoted to the post of editor of the Daily Star newspaper in December 2003, and left at the end of February 2018.{{cite news|last=Mayhew|first=Freddy|url=http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/all-change-as-daily-express-and-daily-star-editors-leave-following-trinity-mirror-buyout/|title=All change as Daily Express and Daily Star editors leave following Trinity Mirror buyout|work=Pres Gazette|date=1 March 2018|accessdate=1 March 2018}}

Born in Stratford, London, England, Neesom attended Valentines High School in Ilford, Essex.{{Cite web|url=http://www.newstransparency.com/person/1413/dawn-neesom|title=Dawn Neesom :: News Transparency|website=www.newstransparency.com|access-date=2017-01-03}} Her mother was a cleaner and her father a lorry driver.{{cite news|title=My Life In Media: Dawn Neesom|date=6 December 2004|work=The Independent|page=24|location=London}}

Neesom has claimed at various times that her career in journalism began on the local weekly newspaper the Newham Recorder, but this has been shown to be untrue and she no longer makes this claim.{{cite news|last=Muir|first=Hugh|title=Diary|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2012/jan/16/hugh-muir-diary-michael-gove|accessdate=17 January 2012|newspaper=The Guardian|date=16 January 2012}} She also worked on Woman's Own magazine before joining The Sun newspaper as a feature writer in 1992. She was promoted to woman's editor before she joined the Daily Star as their woman's editor in 1997. Between 1997 and 2003, she was promoted to features editor and then associate editor (features) before, in September 2003, becoming joint deputy editor with Hugh Whittow. She left her post as the Daily Star{{'}}s editor at the end of February 2018 after the takeover by Reach plc, though she continues as a columnist for the newspaper.

She supports West Ham United and also practises kickboxing in her spare time.{{cite news|last=Silver|first=James|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/dawns-star-turn-a-spoof-too-far-421048.html|title=Dawn's 'Star' turn: a spoof too far?|work=The Independent|date=21 October 2006|accessdate=1 March 2018}}

Neesom is a regular guest on talkRADIO, frequently appearing on many of their shows, especially with Mike Graham, where she regularly joins Mike and others for the "Plank of the Week" segment, as well as guest hosting on the station. Neesom is also a regular guest on GB News.{{Cite web|url=https://www.candidldn.com/talent/dawn-neesom|title = Dawn Neesom}}