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William de Worde

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The Reporter
William de Worde by Kit Cox
Name	William de Worde
Age
Race	Human
Occupation	Reporter & Publisher of the Ankh-Morpork Times
Looks
Residence
Death
Parents	Lord de Worde
Relatives	Rupert de Worde (deceased), one sister (un-named)
Children
Marital Status
Books	The Truth
Cameos	Carpe Jugulum Monstrous Regiment Going Postal

William de Worde began his career as a reporter by gathering up news of interesting occurrences and items in Ankh-Morpork, writing them down and sending copies of this writ to several nobles in other countries, ranging from the city-states of the Sto Plains, to Lancre, to Al Khali and Überwald. When he encounters the printing press of Gunilla Goodmountain, a dwarf with grand ideas, they decide to go into business together, continuing and expanding on William's enterprise. And so, the Ankh-Morpork Times newspaper is born.

He is currently senior editor and also head reporter.

Son of Lord de Worde, but currently estranged, due to irreconcileable differences.

Dating Sacharissa Cripslock, a quite capable young lady working together with William at the Times. As of Going Postal, William and Sacharissa may already be married, since Moist notices a wedding ring on Sacharissa's finger the first time she calls on him for an interview.

He also makes an appearance in Monstrous Regiment where he is reporting on the war in Borogravia.

Annotations

William de Worde first appeared in The Discworld Companion, several years before The Truth was released. According to the Annotated Pratchett File, the "name is a composition of the names Wynkyn de Worde and William Caxton. In 1474 Caxton printed the first book in the English language, a translation of The Recuyell of the Historyes of Troy. In his career he printed more than 70 books, 20 of them his own translations from the Latin, French, and Dutch. Wynkyn de Worde was his successor".