Sir Andreas Whittam Smith, co-founder of the Independent, dies aged 88
Source: BBC
The founder of The Independent newspaper, Sir Andreas Whittam Smith, has died aged 88, his family announced.The Daily Telegraph financial journalist oversaw the publication's birth in 1986 with colleagues Stephen Glover and Matthew Symonds.It was the first paper not to have a permanent allegiance to a political party - "a thrilling moment in the history of Fleet Street", according to the BBC's Amol Rajan, who…
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