Kim Fletcher
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Kim Fletcher is a partner of the international corporate communications firm Brunswick.
Educated at Heversham Grammar School, Westmorland
, and Hertford College, Oxford
, where he read law, Fletcher worked for various newspapers before being appointed news editor and then deputy editor of The Sunday Telegraph. He left to become editor
of The Independent on Sunday
from 1998 to 1999, then returned to be Editorial Director of Hollinger
Telegraph New Media, the internet arm of Telegraph Group Limited, from 2000 to 2003 and Editorial Director of Telegraph Group Limited from 2003 to 2005.
Kim Fletcher is author of The Journalist's Handbook (Macmillan
). He is married to the journalist Sarah Sands
, deputy editor of the London Evening Standard and former editor of The Sunday Telegraph.
Educated at Heversham Grammar School, Westmorland
Westmorland
Westmorland is an area of North West England and one of the 39 historic counties of England. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974, after which the entirety of the county was absorbed into the new county of Cumbria.-Early history:...
, and Hertford College, Oxford
Hertford College, Oxford
Hertford College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is located in Catte Street, directly opposite the main entrance of the original Bodleian Library. As of 2006, the college had a financial endowment of £52m. There are 612 students , plus various visiting...
, where he read law, Fletcher worked for various newspapers before being appointed news editor and then deputy editor of The Sunday Telegraph. He left to become editor
Editing
Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete...
of The Independent on Sunday
The Independent
The Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
from 1998 to 1999, then returned to be Editorial Director of Hollinger
Hollinger
Hollinger may refer to:*Hollinger Inc., the Canadian holding company that owns the Sun-Times Media Group.*Hollinger International, the former name of the Sun-Times Media Group.*Hollinger Mines, a Canadian mining company...
Telegraph New Media, the internet arm of Telegraph Group Limited, from 2000 to 2003 and Editorial Director of Telegraph Group Limited from 2003 to 2005.
Kim Fletcher is author of The Journalist's Handbook (Macmillan
Macmillan Publishers
Macmillan Publishers Ltd, also known as The Macmillan Group, is a privately held international publishing company owned by Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group. It has offices in 41 countries worldwide and operates in more than thirty others.-History:...
). He is married to the journalist Sarah Sands
Sarah Sands
Sarah Sands is a British journalist and author.-Journalistic career:The sister of Kit Hesketh-Harvey of musical duo Kit and The Widow, Sands trained on The Sevenoaks Courier as a news reporter, before moving to the Evening Standard, initially as editor of the Londoner's Diary, before taking...
, deputy editor of the London Evening Standard and former editor of The Sunday Telegraph.