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Former Daily Mail editor\u00a0Geordie Greig\u00a0has been appointed editor-in-chief of online newspaper\u00a0The Independent.<\/b><\/p>\n
Mr Greig was editor of the Daily Mail for three years, after transferring from the Mail on Sunday in 2018.<\/p>\n
But he was ousted in 2021, having clashed over the newspaper’s direction with his predecessor as editor, Paul Dacre, who returned as editor-in-chief of parent company DMG Media.<\/p>\n
While Mr Dacre backed Brexit, Mr Greig supported Remain, and the Mail often took a more critical stance towards then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson under his tenure.<\/p>\n
The Independent, which is part-owned by Russian businessman and Evening Standard owner Lord Lebedev, went online-only in 2016.<\/p>\n
The outlet recently cut around 30 jobs as it grapples with a slowdown in the digital advertising market.<\/p>\n
It has not had a full time editor since 2020, when Christian Broughton was moved to the newly-created role of managing director.<\/p>\n
Before that, the editor’s job was held by Amol Rajan, who now works for the BBC as presenter of Radio 4 Today among other programmes.<\/p>\n
Mr Greig, who previously edited the Evening Standard, said he was “delighted” to take on the stewardship of The Independent, describing it as the “number one-ranking quality UK news brand”.<\/p>\n
Independent Digital News and Media Limited (IDNML) chairman John Paton said Mr Greig had a \u201cbrilliant track record for building news brands that successfully deliver for their audiences, growing readership and audience engagement\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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