Wyn Harness
Encyclopedia
Wyn Harness was a journalist at The Independent
from the newspaper's creation in 1986.
, where he attended Boston Grammar School
. He was the youngest child of Ray and Freda Harness.
Wyn married Sue Royal in 1998; with whom he had two children.
He died aged 47 of a brain tumour.
from 1978.
From there he joined The Brighton Argus
in 1982, where he stayed until 1986.
Harness joined The Independent before it was launched, and was the first layout sub-editor. During his time at The Independent he took several sub-editorial roles until he became the chief sub-editor. He later became the assistant editor of The Independent and the Independent on Sunday, where he remained until he left the paper due to ill health in 2006.
The annual Wyn Harness prize for young journalists was created by The Independent in his memory.
The Independent
The Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
from the newspaper's creation in 1986.
Life
Harness was born in 1960 in BostonBoston, Lincolnshire
Boston is a town and small port in Lincolnshire, on the east coast of England. It is the largest town of the wider Borough of Boston local government district and had a total population of 55,750 at the 2001 census...
, where he attended Boston Grammar School
Boston Grammar School
The Boston Grammar School is a selective grammar school and sixth form college for boys aged 11 to 18 and girls attending the sixth form aged 16–18 located in Boston, Lincolnshire, England....
. He was the youngest child of Ray and Freda Harness.
Wyn married Sue Royal in 1998; with whom he had two children.
He died aged 47 of a brain tumour.
Career
At the age of 18 he began his career as a journalist, working at the Lincolnshire StandardLincolnshire Standard
The Lincolnshire Standard was a weekly newspaper published in Boston, England.Founded in the 19th century, it is now published under the title Boston Standard. Its sister titles include the Sleaford Standard, Skegness Standard, Grantham Journal and Horncastle News....
from 1978.
From there he joined The Brighton Argus
The Argus (Brighton)
The Argus is a local newspaper based in Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, with editions serving the city of Brighton and Hove and the other parts of both East and West Sussex.-History:...
in 1982, where he stayed until 1986.
Harness joined The Independent before it was launched, and was the first layout sub-editor. During his time at The Independent he took several sub-editorial roles until he became the chief sub-editor. He later became the assistant editor of The Independent and the Independent on Sunday, where he remained until he left the paper due to ill health in 2006.
The Wyn Harness prize
The annual Wyn Harness prize for young journalists was created by The Independent in his memory.