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Peter Preston, former Guardian editor, dies aged 79
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/jan/07/peter-preston-former-guardian-editor-dies-aged-79The former editor of the Guardian Peter Preston has died at the age of 79.
Preston, widely regarded as one of the finest journalists of his generation, joined the Guardian in 1963 and was editor between 1975 and 1995, overseeing some of the most dramatic moments in the newspaper’s history.
Over two decades as editor he was at the forefront of newspaper innovation, transforming the Guardian into a genuine national force with an international reputation, and instigating a radical and much admired redesign that helped the newspaper fight back against the launch of the Independent and a brutal price war.
Preston also came up with the concept, now commonplace but at the time revolutionary, of a secondary daily features supplement with the launch of G2.
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Preston was a great journalist and a great editor - well done. The Guardian remains my favourite newspaper.
