Chris Blackhurst: The Independent's new editor lays it on the line

Blackhurst: 'People always tell me they don’t have time to read newspapers'
Blackhurst: 'People always tell me they don’t have time to read newspapers'

Many in the industry did not expect The Independent to be around to celebrate its 25th anniversary, but pragmatic new editor Chris Blackhurst is not convinced it'll survive another 25 years, writes Arif Durrani

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