Roger Alton to move to the Independent

Roger Alton to move to the Independent

Rumour has it that Roger Alton, the editor some credit with saving the Observer, is to take over at the Independent. Brand Republic’s Gordon Macmillan reckons he might find working on the Independent’s shoestring budget a strain, but I think it will suit him well.

As Observer editor, Alton often broke with his traditionally left-leaning readership to run headlines that would have sat comfortably on the Daily Mail. In July 2007, the paper was forced to withdraw a front page splash that scare mongered over MMR in a very tabloid style and failed to stack up. Roger Alton really should have fallen on his sword at that point.

Nevertheless, the Independent has made its name as a views paper, rather than a newspaper, so if Alton can move his perspective leftwards he’ll do very well there.

Posted at : March 5th, 2008 - 12:45 pm
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