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We gave agency journalists some credit

 
Harvey Morris remembers how The Independent experimented with attributing stories to agency journalists in bylines, a practice unheard of at the time. Other papers imitated this, recognizing they could get preferential treatment from the news agencies, as well as The Independent’s commitment to three full pages of foreign news.

Storyteller: Harvey Morris

Date of Story: October 1986
Location of Story: City Road, London, UK
Location: London, UK
Date: 6 April, 2016

The restoration of order at The Independent

 
Terry Kirby explains how editor Simon Kelner restored order at The Independent after a chaotic moment at the paper–Rosie Boycott had quit the job, taking a number of staff with her to the Daily Express–and supervised over what was, in Kirby’s opinion, the best ten years of the paper’s history.

Storyteller: Terry Kirby

Date of Story: early 1998-2008
Location of Story: One Canada Square, London, UK
Location: London, UK
Date: 22 March, 2016

4 editors in 3 years, and a traumatized staff

 
Terry Kirby remembers a tumultuous period at The Independent between 1994 and 1998 when several editors came and went in quick succession. This and the many layoffs at the time resulted in a climate of uncertainty and confusion.

Storyteller: Terry Kirby

Date of Story: 1994-early 1998
Location of Story: One Canada Square, London, UK
Location: London, UK
Date: 22 March, 2016