Alan Rusbridger

British newspaper journalist and editor · United Kingdom · On the map · Journalists · Born 1953 · age 72

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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2016Carey McWilliams AwardAwardHonorary DoctorateAward2014Right Livelihood AwardAward2011“There are plenty who think that, as our libel laws are cleaned up, smart lawyers are switching horses to privacy.”In their wordsRusbridger (2011), as cited in John Steel (2013) Journalism and Free Speech. p. 92.Read the whole statement

2010“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?”In their words25 January 2010p. 1.Read the whole statement

2009“It took one tweet on Monday evening as I left the office to light the virtual touchpaper.”In their words14 October 2009The GuardianRead the whole statement

2008“The papers should promote minority views as well as mainstream argument and should encourage dissent.”In their wordsRusbridger (2008) on priorities, cited in: Richard Lance Keeble, John Tulloch, Florian Zollmann (2010) Peace journalism, war and conflictRead the whole statement

2005“[There is a] widespread feeling that newspapers are failing in their duty of truly representing the complexity of some of the most important issues in society.”In their words10 March 2005The GuardianRead the whole statement

2000“You can't possibly care about debt relief and the Simpsons.”In their words4 November 2000The GuardianRead the whole statement

1953Born29 December 1953

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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.
19 November 2010 · The Guardian, Own words
The BBC is almost certainly the best news organisation in the world - the most serious, comprehensive, ethical, accurate, international, wide-ranging, fair and impartial.
25 January 2010 · p. 5, partly cited in Bob Franklin (2013) The Future of Journalism. p. 1968., Own words
We're no longer a once-a-day text medium for a predominantly domestic audience.
20 August 2007 · The Guardian, Own words