Former Guardian editor Peter Preston dies
Source: Politico-Europe
Preston oversaw some of the newspaper’s biggest changes over two decades up to 1995.
By SARA STEFANINI 1/7/18, 1:50 PM CET
Peter Preston, editor of the Guardian for almost 20 years and the driver behind its transformation into an international newspaper, has died at the age of 79, the Guardian reported Sunday.
Preston joined the Guardian in 1963 and led the publication as editor between 1975 and 1995, during some of its most dramatic moments, including a price war with the Independent following its 1986 launch and the Guardian’s acquisition of the Observer in 1993.
He continued to write for the Guardian and Observer as a columnist after resigning as editor. His last piece, on press and broadcasting, was published on New Year’s Eve.
Katharine Viner, editor in chief of the two papers, said he was a “brilliant editor” and “generous and supportive ex-editor.”
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