Chief Customer Officer, @ObserverUK. Ex: CDO, London Standard / SVP @buzzfeed / MD, @HuffPost / Head of Audience & Content, @Independent

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Joined April 2009
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In defence of AI slop: we should embrace open access to creativity, not condemn it Look past the Donald Trump superhero memes and the new software gives us the chance to democratise creative production. No wonder art’s cultural gatekeepers are worried ✍️ @_JackRiley bit.ly/3SpzFQ4
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Happy new year. Intriguing story in the @ObserverUK today. observer.co.uk/culture/audio…
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On 4 December 1791, The Observer published its first newspaper. Our journey continues 234 years later with the launch of our digital edition. Last week we transformed the oldest Sunday newspaper in the UK into a seven-day operation across our website, app, and print, giving readers a little bit of Sunday every day of the week. We have only been able to do this with the support of our current subscribers, so thank you for being part of this incredible and ongoing history. For those yet to join us: the new Observer is here. Our award-winning journalism, podcasts, Nigel Slater recipes, puzzles (from the paper that invented the cryptic crossword) and much more are now available daily on our app and website. Subscribe now for just £1 for your first month: bit.ly/3MfoE0p
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Introducing The Observer’s first ever digital subscription. Become a subscriber today and get: 🗞 Early access to our biggest investigations 📱 Exclusive features on our website and app 📥 Premium newsletters including The Puzzle Edit and Observer Food Weekly Subscribe now: bit.ly/3Mr9lSf
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The Observer view: political interference at the BBC The corporation has been ambushed bit.ly/4qW3MeA
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Just stumbled across this in the archive… The @ObserverUK, 220 years ago, waiting for news of the battle of trafalgar and promising a second edition if it comes in
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I’ve written this essay for The Observer on Keir Starmer’s first year as PM, the very private side to him that you don’t often see in public, and how he has learnt from the mistakes he has made. observer.co.uk/news/politics…
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With brutal wars raging in Gaza, Sudan & Ukraine, the world’s war crimes court is needed more than ever — but it’s facing an existential crisis. Karim Khan KC, Chief Prosecutor at the ICC, faces serious allegations of sexual misconduct. 🧵 @chloehadj bit.ly/43LIAgs
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Delighted to be joining The Observer as Chief Customer Officer for its next chapter
The Observer hires chief customer officer following acquisition by Tortoise buff.ly/6fos4rd
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Many thanks for all the messages The creation of the Single Justice Procedure was a stain on our courts, hiding what should always have been open Here's the latest: Labour promises to consider SJP reform, Tories concede: "We need to look at it again" standard.co.uk/news/uk/singl…
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And the winner of the Paul Foot Award for investigative and campaigning journalism 2024 is... Tristan Kirk of the Evening Standard! #PaulFootAwards2024
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News! All this week I am temporarily taking off my biz hat and putting on my elections data hat, making charts and graphs for the mayoral vote. The first of these is below 👇 These charts show how life in London has changed under Sadiq Khan standard.co.uk/news/charts-d…
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Fantastic achievement through the hard work of the @EveningStandard team
We're very happy to say the Evening Standard is the fastest-growing quality newspaper brand in the UK according to the latest PAMCO analysis. Not only did the Standard see the highest growth of all quality newspaper brands, we also had the second highest growth in monthly reach of all UK newspaper brands. A huge thank you to all our readers!
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We're very happy to say the Evening Standard is the fastest-growing quality newspaper brand in the UK according to the latest PAMCO analysis. Not only did the Standard see the highest growth of all quality newspaper brands, we also had the second highest growth in monthly reach of all UK newspaper brands. A huge thank you to all our readers!
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🚨 Today is my last day at @KyivPost. So very proud of what the team here has achieved in 14 months. Started with a largely news-aggregated website with 300K readers a month. Now it's a world-class journalistic outlet that regularly breaks global exclusives, with 2mn+ readers.
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"2023 was the most profitable year in the digital media company’s 27 year history..Slate’s revenue grew 28% year-over-year through a series of investments and growth in its core businesses,which revolve around its podcasts and website" a @maxwelltani scoop semafor.com/article/02/11/20…
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