AdvertisementBusinessCompaniesOn Background Opinion News Corp plots future of tabloid chief Calum Jaspan Media Writer July 31, 2026 — 5:00amJuly 31, 2026 — 5:00am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Now, all eyes are looking to Ben English, and what the future might hold for the man after eight years running Sydney tabloid The Daily Telegraph. Daily Telegraph editor Ben English, pictured at the paper’s Bradfield Oration, is in the frame for bigger things. In 2026, English upped his workload even further, posting daily videos walking around his neighbourhood outlining the thinking behind the day’s front page. Should English’s future lie elsewhere, the name rumoured to be the front runner to take his seat is Gemma Jones.