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January 21, 2014updated 22 Jan 2014 3:06pm

Tony Gallagher is out after four years as Daily Telegraph editor as post is axed

By Dominic Ponsford

Tony Gallagher is out after four years as Daily Telegraph editor as a major restructure of the business was announced today.

The changes follow the appointment of US digital media expert Jason Seiken as editor in chief of Telegraph Media Group in October last year.

The shake-up sees assistant editor (news) Chris Evans appointed "acting" editor, Monday to Friday, of the Daily Telegraph print edition. Sunday Telegraph editor Ian MacGregor has been made "acting" weekend print editor of the Saturday and Sunday editions. Evans joined the Telegraph as news editor in 2007.

 

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Telegraph Media Group chief executive Murdoch MacLennan said: "Tony has done an excellent job for the newspaper and helped us to maintain our position as Britain’s leading quality daily. "In particular he played a pivotal role in the investigation into MPs’ expenses. I would like to thank him and wish him every success in the future.”

He added: “While continuing to produce brilliant newspapers in print and maintaining The Telegraph’s character and quality, the restructuring is designed to build on the Telegraph brand in order to attract customers with the very best, digital products possible.

“Unlike our rivals, The Telegraph remains profitable but we face increasing pressure on circulation and advertising revenue streams. To protect the company’s future we need rapidly to embrace and adapt to the new digital world in which our customers live.”

Seiken said: “We must reinvent the way we work and move beyond simply putting news and information online and be an essential part of the audience’s lives. Our competition is no longer only newspapers and we must innovate to survive. “Since I joined TMG I have been talking to the staff at all levels. There is great enthusiasm waiting to be unlocked and the restructuring will open up enormous opportunities for our staff.”

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