Amol Rajan national newspaper when his "Independent" appointment was announced, although that claim has also been made on behalf of Rachel Beer. His predecessor as editor of "The Independent", Chris Blackhurst, became Group Content Director. When "The Independent" proprietor Evgeny Lebedev announced a move to digital-only in February 2016, with the imminent closure of the print edition, it emerged that Rajan would remain with the company to help facilitate the change in direction. His role as editor-at-large for "The Independent" website ended after he was appointed as the BBC's first Media Editor in November 2016, and he assumed his new post on
Mark Thomas (newspaper editor) an appointment at TM Media PR. He currently works as director of fundraising at the Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth, 60 Grove End Road, St John's Wood, London NW8. Mark Thomas (newspaper editor) Mark David Thomas (born 1 March 1967) is a British former newspaper editor who now works in public relations. Thomas grew up in London, where he attended Rutlish School. He entered journalism in 1988, as a reporter for "The People". In 1994, he moved to the "News of the World", where he rose to become chief reporter. He joined the "Daily Mirror" in 1997 as