Simon Kelner

{{short description|British journalist and newspaper editor (born 1957)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}} {{Use British English|date=September 2016}} {{BLP sources|date=October 2013}}

'''Simon Kelner''' (born 9 December 1957) is a British journalist and newspaper editor.

Kelner studied at [[Bury Grammar School]].<ref>{{cite web|title=School Calendar 1970–1|url=http://bgsarchive.co.uk/Filename.ashx?systemFileName=BGSYB1970.pdf&origFilename=BGSYB1970.pdf|website=bgsarchive.co.uk|publisher=Bury GS|access-date=26 November 2016|page=27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161127021602/http://bgsarchive.co.uk/Filename.ashx?systemFileName=BGSYB1970.pdf&origFilename=BGSYB1970.pdf|archive-date=27 November 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> His older brother is the journalist and broadcaster [[Martin Kelner]]. He is Jewish.<ref name="Ferrier">{{Cite news |last=Ferrier |first=Richard |date=3 April 2013 |access-date = 23 July 2023|title=If it's not one thing, it's a mother! |work=[[Jewish News]] |url=https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/if-its-not-one-thing-its-a-mother/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Kelner |first=Simon |date=22 December 2015 |access-date = 28 July 2023|title=I'm Jewish - but here's why Christmas is still my favourite festival |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/im-jewish-but-heres-why-christmas-is-still-my-favourite-festival-a6783316.html |work=[[The Independent]] }}</ref> He started work at ''[[Neath Guardian]]'' in 1976. In 1980 he moved on to the ''Kent Evening Post''. He became assistant sports editor of ''[[The Observer]]'' in 1983. He became deputy sports editor of ''[[The Independent]]'' in 1986. In 1989 he worked on the ''Observer magazine'' and then became ''Daily Mail magazine'' editor.<ref>{{cite news |last=Greenslade |first=Roy |date=5 December 2011 |author-link = Roy Greenslade|access-date = 28 July 2023|title=Simon Kelner: 'It's a glorious time to be a journalist' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2011/dec/05/simon-kelner-brooks-murdoch |work=[[The Guardian]] }}</ref>

Kelner was editor-in-chief of ''The Independent'' and ''[[Independent on Sunday]]'' newspapers from May 1998 to 2008, succeeding [[Andrew Marr]] and [[Rosie Boycott]]. After a stint as Managing Director of ''The Independent'' titles he was re-appointed editor in April 2010 by the new owner, [[Alexander Lebedev]]. Kelner won several awards during his employment at ''The Independent'', including Editor of the Year in 2004 and 2010.<ref>{{cite news |date=9 September 2010 |access-date = 28 July 2023|title=GQ awards: Simon Kelner is Editor of the Year |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/press/gq-awards-simon-kelner-is-editor-of-the-year-2074211.html |work=[[The Independent]] }}</ref>

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{{s-start}} {{s-media}} {{succession box | before=[[Rosie Boycott]] and [[Andrew Marr]] | title=Editor of ''[[The Independent]]'' | years=1998–2008| after=[[Roger Alton]]}} {{succession box | before=[[Roger Alton]] | title=Editor of ''[[The Independent]]'' | years=2010–2011| after=[[Chris Blackhurst]]}} {{succession box | before=''New position'' | title=Editor of ''[[i (British newspaper)|i]]'' | years=2010–2011 | after=[[Stefano Hatfield]]}} {{s-end}}

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