Amol Rajan
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The Evening Standard’s Sarah Sands: ‘I’m a journalist with a liking for drama’Freesheet editor on working with Evgeny Lebedev, the exaggeration of the death of print – and her love of sewers
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Independent editor knew paper would close on day he took the jobAmol Rajan said circulation figures on his first day at work reinforced his suspicion that print title would finish under his watch
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Sajid Javid tops list of most influential Asian people in BritainBusiness secretary retains No 1 spot in GG2 Power 101 list that also includes Malala Yousafzai, Zayn Malik and Anish Kapoor
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Independent editor: I didn't react fast enough to claims we backed ToriesAmol Rajan says he regrets staying silent on social media as the Conservatives spun the paper’s editorial backing the coalition as support for their party
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Orwell Prize debate asks 'What's to be done about the refugee crisis?'Talking about the media - politicians, journalists and academics line up to address events about surveillance, data journalism, the law and much more...
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Media events: on-stage interviews with Ahmet Altan and Amol Rajan......and a panel debate asking ‘Whose investigatory power is it anyway?’
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Media Monkey’s Diary: Indy editor hails Spectator, Times’s Pope gaffeRead Media Monkey’s Diary from the Monday print pages
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The Independent reduces its trading losses to £4.6mEvgeny Lebedev proclaims the newspaper group’s recovery from £22.6m losses four years ago is ‘one of the biggest turnarounds in modern media’
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Media Monkey’s Election Diary: Kay Burley, Jeremy Paxman and Andrew NeilBBC scoops graphics gaffe, worst crisis since abdication and a Channel 4 joke that failed to raise a laugh
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Publishing Muhammad cartoons would have been too risky, says Amol RajanEditor of Independent newspaper said he had to balance principle with pragmatism, despite wanting to publish Charlie Hebdot cartoons on the front page
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The Independent redesign is bold but ultimately baffling for readersRoy Greenslade assesses the fifth redesign of the Indy in a five-year period of 'permanent revolution'
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Independent journalists vote for industrial action over job cutsJournalists defy warnings from editor Amol Rajan in protest at plans to shed 27 jobs. By Josh Halliday
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Independent editor warns strike sends catastrophic message to ownerAmol Rajan says that a vote to strike would give Evgeny Lebedev little confidence that journalists were committed to title. By Josh Halliday
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Media Talk podcast: new faces at the Sun, Independent and BBC1
Hugh Muir and guests discuss what impact the newly appointed editors and expected new BBC1 chief will make
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Hugh Muir: Rajan is to edit the Independent. But when someone from a minority takes a leadership role, is it fair to see them as an advance party for everyone like them?What can we expect of Amol Rajan, the first non-white editor of a mainstream newspaper?
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Media Monkey's Diary: Amol Rajan, the Times, James Naughtie, and the BBCRead Media Monkey's Diary from the Monday print pages
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Amol Rajan: new Independent editor makes Fleet Street history
Rising through the ranks from news reporter, Rajan is the first non-white journalist to run a UK national newspaper. By Josh Halliday
Greenslade It's The Independent all right... but not quite as you know it