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Lebedev looking for 'minority partner' to invest in Standard and Independent

By Andrew Pugh | 29 Nov 2012

Alexander Lebedev, the owner of The Independent and Evening Standard titles, is looking for “minority partner” to invest in the paper - but has insisted there are no plans to sell.

Independent News and Media apologises to Lord Ashcroft over 'scandalous corruption' reports

By PA Media Lawyer | 26 Nov 2012

Lord Ashcroft received a public apology at the High Court today over articles published in The Independent newspaper concerning his business interests in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Evening Standard and Independent titles to take first NCTJ teenage apprentices

By William Turvill | 13 Nov 2012

The Evening Standard and Independent titles are to “go back to the future” and take on school-leaver apprentices next year as part of a new scheme run by the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ).

Dominic Lawson: The secret of being a good editor? 'Energy, courage and troublemaking ability'

By Press Gazette | 24 Oct 2012

Dominic Lawson: The secret of being a good editor? 'Energy, courage and troublemaking ability'

Evening Standard 'climbs Everest' against all odds

By Press Gazette | 22 Oct 2012

When Geordie Greig was made editor of the London Evening Standard just over three years ago he compared the task ahead for him and his team to climbing Everest without oxygen.

Laurie Penny leaves The Independent after nine months to rejoin New Statesman

By Press Gazette | 10 Oct 2012

The Independent columnist Laurie Penny is leaving the paper after nine months to rejoin The New Statesman as contributing editor.

The BBC's new web strategy and five other must-reads

By Jon Bernstein | 19 Sep 2012

The Digital half dozen.

How to make it to the top of a national at 28

By Press Gazette | 14 Sep 2012

Archie Bland, 28, explains how he came to be The Independent's deputy editor

Kate Middleton jelly bean story prompts amusing Independent prank url

By Anonymous | 19 Apr 2011

Newsdesk demands for ever more stories about Kate Middleton and the Royal Wedding may be pushing hacks to breaking point.

Independent guilty of byline banditry with use of Kelvin MacKenzie's hackademia attack

By Anonymous | 11 Apr 2011

Comments from former Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie dismissing journalism academia as "make-work projects for retired journalists" stirred up the world of hackademia nicely on Friday.

Q: Has a cure been found for the common cold? A: No.

By Anonymous | 02 Nov 2010

Experienced newspaper readers will know that when the headline ends in a question mark, the answer is always no.

'i' could give Alexander Lebedev profitable one million a day portfolio UK circulation

By Dominic Ponsford | 26 Oct 2010

The Independent reprises classic slogan for i advertising campaign

By Press Gazette | 26 Oct 2010

The Portuguese newspaper which may have inspired new UK daily 'i'

By Dominic Ponsford | 19 Oct 2010

The little we have seen so far of the new daily newspaper being launched by the Independent next week – ‘i’ – sugg

Independent's new daily 'i' could spell the end for Indy mothership

By Dominic Ponsford | 18 Oct 2010

The mantra of the modern day big media news organisation has to be innovate or die - and nowhere is this more true than at The Independent.

The Evening Standard heads toward profit: What does this suggest to loss-making competitors?

By Peter Kirwan | 14 Jun 2010

Interesting to watch Geordie Greig at Friday's Value Of Journalism conference, organised by Polis and the BBC College of Journalism.

Independent reporter attacked as he investigated voting fraud

By Press Gazette | 04 May 2010

Independent reporter Jerome Taylor was left with a bloody nose after being attacked by a gang of young men while investigating allegations of postal fraud in east London yesterday.

Independent relaunches as a more thoughtful paper...but will it really be free from Lebedev's influence?

By Dominic Ponsford | 20 Apr 2010