Jonathan Fenby

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Jonathan Fenby (born 11 November 1942) is a British journalist, and Editor of The Observer newspaper from 1993-1995. In the 1970s he was Editor of Reuters World Service after being bureau chief in France. He was correspondent fro The Economist in France and Germany and then Assistant Editor and Home Editor of The Independent when it launched in 1986 before working as Deputy Editor of The Guardian from 1988-93 and Editor of the South China Morning Post from 1995-1999. He was made a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) and a Knight of the French Order of Merit for services to journalism. He is currently Editor in Chief and China Editor of the analytical service, Trusted Sources. He is on the board of the European Journalism Centre and the British-Belgian Colloqium.

[edit] Publications

  • Dealing with the Dragon: A Year in the New Hong Kong, by Jonathan Fenby. ISBN 978-1-55970-559-2
  • On the Brink: The Trouble with France, by Jonathan Fenby. ISBN 978-0-349-11491-0
  • Alliance: The Inside Story of How Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill Won One War and Began Another, by Jonathan Fenby.
  • Generalissimo: Chiang Kai-shek and the China He lost
  • The Sinking of the Lancastria: Britain's Worst Naval Disaster and Churchill's Cover-up

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Donald Trelford |width="40%" style="text-align: center;" rowspan="1"|Editor of The Observer
1993 - 1995 |width="30%" align="center" rowspan="1"| Succeeded by
Andrew Jaspan |- |}