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Alan Rusbridger

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British newspaper journalist and editor

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Alan Charles Rusbridger is a British journalist who served as the editor-in-chief of The Guardian from 1995 to 2015, and the Prospect magazine from 2022 to 2025. He was also the principal of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford.

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Alan Rusbridger
said · Nov 19, 2010
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It's a highly effective way of spreading ideas, information and content. Don't be distracted by the 140-character limit. A lot of the best tweets are links. It's instantaneous.

"Why Twitter matters for media organisations" The Guardian, Friday 19 November 2010, as cited in Megan Knight, ‎Clare Cook (2013) Social

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Alan Rusbridger
said · Jan 25, 2010
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Ask any British journalist who were their editor-heroes over the last 30 or 40 years and two names keep recurring. One is Harry Evans. The other is . Why were they so admired?

p. 1.

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Alan Rusbridger
said · Jan 25, 2010
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The BBC is almost certainly the best news organisation in the world - the most serious, comprehensive, ethical, accurate, international, wide-ranging, fair and impartial.

p. 5, partly cited in Bob Franklin (2013) The Future of Journalism. p. 1968.

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Awards 5

2016Carey McWilliams Award
2016honorary doctorate
2014Right Livelihood Award
European Press Prize
Ortega y Gasset Awards

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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
living
Dates
Born 1953 · age 72
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