Tristan Davies
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Tristan Davies is a British
newspaper executive and former newspaper editor.
Davies studied at the University of Bristol
, then trained in radio journalism, but took employment for a London newspaper. He joined The Independent
in 1986, soon after its launch. He initially worked on the listings section, then took various posts in arts and features. He left in the mid-1990s, to spend two years working on the Mail on Sundays Night & Day magazine.
Davies returned to The Independent in 1998, and became editor of the Independent on Sunday in 2001. In 2005, he oversaw a change in format from broadsheet
to tabloid, while in June 2007, he oversaw a major redesign, which saw the paper reduced to a single section, plus a magazine. He remained editor until January 2008, becoming the longest-serving editor of the Independent on Sunday. The Guardian
suggested that he had resigned as he was unhappy with budget cuts imposed on the newspaper. In February 2008, Davies became Executive Editor of the Sunday Times, with special responsibility for design.
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newspaper executive and former newspaper editor.
Davies studied at the University of Bristol
University of Bristol
The University of Bristol is a public research university located in Bristol, United Kingdom. One of the so-called "red brick" universities, it received its Royal Charter in 1909, although its predecessor institution, University College, Bristol, had been in existence since 1876.The University is...
, then trained in radio journalism, but took employment for a London newspaper. He joined The Independent
The Independent
The Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
in 1986, soon after its launch. He initially worked on the listings section, then took various posts in arts and features. He left in the mid-1990s, to spend two years working on the Mail on Sundays Night & Day magazine.
Davies returned to The Independent in 1998, and became editor of the Independent on Sunday in 2001. In 2005, he oversaw a change in format from broadsheet
Broadsheet
Broadsheet is the largest of the various newspaper formats and is characterized by long vertical pages . The term derives from types of popular prints usually just of a single sheet, sold on the streets and containing various types of material, from ballads to political satire. The first broadsheet...
to tabloid, while in June 2007, he oversaw a major redesign, which saw the paper reduced to a single section, plus a magazine. He remained editor until January 2008, becoming the longest-serving editor of the Independent on Sunday. The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
suggested that he had resigned as he was unhappy with budget cuts imposed on the newspaper. In February 2008, Davies became Executive Editor of the Sunday Times, with special responsibility for design.