My father was a journalist for 50 years in Leeds and Fleet Street. I thought about a career in business to show I could do something different, but the reaction among prospective employers was, shall we say, underwhelming. — Lionel Barber Copy Share Image
The advent of the Internet exposed the fact that the old business model for newspapers was broken. The world wide web fundamentally changed the media eco-system, challenging established journalistic practice in what is known as the mainstream media: radio, television,… — Lionel Barber Copy Share Image
We don't need to update the paper through the night, so we don't need so many people working anti-social hours producing a newspaper for… — Lionel Barber Copy Share Image
We British play an important role in Europe, even if we have a traditional and historical ambivalence towards the continent. — Lionel Barber Copy Share Image
In the summer of 2009, I modestly predicted that most major news organisations would be charging for content within 12 months. Charging, I argued,… — Lionel Barber Copy Share Image
While the web is very much the first draft of history, a rough-cut, it still has to be good journalism, well-sourced, reliable. Clearly, the… — Lionel Barber Copy Share Image
There is no conflict between best in British class and being a global newspaper. We are an international newspaper rooted in the City of… — Lionel Barber Copy Share Image
There were always plenty of newspapers in the house. 'The Times', 'Guardian', 'Daily Telegraph' and 'Daily Mail' were all regular fixtures on the coffee… — Lionel Barber Copy Share Image
I walk into the office at Southwark Bridge every morning, and I have no idea what's going to happen. — Lionel Barber Copy Share Image
By using our international network, utilising templates and thinking ahead with pre-planned pages that contain carefully selected relevant news, we can deliver stories that… — Lionel Barber Copy Share Image
The post-war American newsroom resembled a vast factory churning out multiple editions through the night. Reporters spent days, sometimes weeks, on a single story. — Lionel Barber Copy Share Image
My father was a journalist for 50 years in Leeds and Fleet Street. I thought about a career in business to show I could… — Lionel Barber Copy Share Image
All our reporters and editors now work seamlessly in print and online. This integration has transformed the way we work. I believe this is… — Lionel Barber Copy Share Image
My own special relationship with America began at an early age. My father, a fellow journalist, named me after Franklin Delano Roosevelt. — Lionel Barber Copy Share Image
