Alan Rusbridger | |
|---|---|
 Rusbridger in 2018 | |
| Born | Alan Charles Rusbridger 29 December 1953[1] Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) |
| Alma mater | Magdalene College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Notable credit | Former editor of The Guardian |
| Title | Editor, The Guardian Editor, Prospect |
| Term | 1995–2015 |
| Predecessor | Peter Preston |
| Successor | Katharine Viner |
| Spouse |
Lindsay Mackie (m. 1982) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Greg James (son-in-law) |
| Awards | Right Livelihood Award |
Alan Charles Rusbridger (born 29 December 1953) is a British journalist and editor of Prospect magazine. He was formerly editor-in-chief of The Guardian and then principal of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford.
Rusbridger became editor-in-chief of The Guardian in 1995, having been a reporter and columnist earlier in his career. Rusbridger stood down from the post at the end of May 2015 and was succeeded by Katharine Viner.[3][4]
From 2015 to 2021, Rusbridger was principal of Lady Margaret Hall in the University of Oxford. He was appointed chair of the university's Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism in 2016.[5] In 2020, Rusbridger was announced as one of the first members of the Oversight Board created by Facebook,[6] with his appointment as the incoming editor of Prospect magazine announced in July 2021.[7] He is an amateur pianist and published Play It Again, a book about his story of rediscovering the joy of performing Chopin Ballade No. 1 later in his life.
- ^ "Rusbridger, Alan Charles". Who's Who 2013. A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press.(subscription required)
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- ^ "Guardian appoints Katharine Viner as editor-in-chief". The Guardian. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ "Alan Rusbridger to Chair Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism". Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. 25 April 2016. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ Wakefield, Jane (6 May 2020). "Facebook's 'supreme court' members announced". BBC News Online.
- ^ "Alan Rusbridger to be the next editor of Prospect magazine". Prospec. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.