Simon Kelner
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Simon Kelner (born 1957) is a British journalist and newspaper editor. Kelner was editor-in-chief of The Independent and Independent on Sunday newspapers. He was appointed in May 1998 to succeed Andrew Marr and Rosie Boycott and ended his tenure in 2008. After a stint as Managing Director of the Independent titles he was re-appointed editor in April 2010 by the new owner Alexander Lebedev.
Awards
Kelner won several awards whilst at The Independent, including Editor of the Year in 2004 and 2010.[1]
References
- ↑ GQ awards: Simon Kelner is Editor of the Year, The Independent, 9 September 2010
External links
- Works by or about Simon Kelner in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- Simon Kelner collected news and commentary at The Guardian
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Editor of The Independent 1998 - 2008 |
Succeeded by Roger Alton |
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Editor of The Independent 2010–2011 |
Succeeded by Chris Blackhurst |
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Editor of i 2010–2011 |
Succeeded by Stefano Hatfield |
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