Joseph Kenneth Donlan (27 September 1927 – 23 May 1994)[1] was a British newspaper editor.
Donlan was born in Salford[2] and worked for the Daily Mail for 25 years at their offices in London and Manchester.
In 1971 he moved to rival tabloid The Sun where he became news editor.
In 1989, he became the first national newspaper ombudsman in the United Kingdom.
Donlan died at the age of 66 in Chislehurst.