While the web is very much the first draft of history, a rough-cut, it still has to be good journalism, well-sourced, reliable. Clearly, the printed form is going to have more effort put into it, going to be more reflective and relevant. Lionel Barber Read Quote
There is no conflict between best in British class and being a global newspaper. We are an international newspaper rooted in the City of London, and I think people understand that. The ‘FT’ stands out as a global niche product. Lionel Barber Read Quote
Thanks to social media such as Facebook and Twitter, a far wider range of people take part in gathering, filtering and distributing news. Lionel Barber Read Quote
The post-war American newsroom resembled a vast factory churning out multiple editions through the night. Reporters spent days, sometimes weeks, on a single story. Lionel Barber Read Quote
There were always plenty of newspapers in the house. ‘The Times’, ‘Guardian’, ‘Daily Telegraph’ and ‘Daily Mail’ were all regular fixtures on the coffee table. I used to enjoy reading ‘The Times’ editorial pages and the ‘Daily Mail’ sports pages. Lionel Barber Read Quote
I walk into the office at Southwark Bridge every morning, and I have no idea what’s going to happen. Lionel Barber Read Quote
My father was a journalist for 50 years in Leeds and Fleet Street. I thought about a career in business to show I could do something different, but the reaction among prospective employers was, shall we say, underwhelming. Lionel Barber Read Quote
By using our international network, utilising templates and thinking ahead with pre-planned pages that contain carefully selected relevant news, we can deliver stories that other people just don’t have. And that will release resources for the web. Lionel Barber Read Quote
Our U.S. audience is composed of globally-minded Americans, an elite category, the ones who do have passports, the decision-makers, senior ranks in the administration, senators on Capitol Hill. Lionel Barber Read Quote
