James Douglas (journalist)

James Douglas (1867–1940) was a British critic, newspaper editor and author.

Douglas edited The Star from 1908 to 1920, then the Sunday Express until 1931. He was a supporter of censorship, and called for several books to be banned, most notably The Well of Loneliness. He was mocked by P. R. Stephensen and Jack Lindsay in The Sink of Solitude (1928).

Douglas made a negative review of John Worby's 1937 memoir, The Other Half, and urged banning it as a "dangerous book." The review boosted sales, and dust jackets on later editions included a quote by Douglas in both the UK and United States.