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
The Sportsman (2006 newspaper) The Sportsman (2006 newspaper) The Sportsman was a daily published in the United Kingdom for seven months during 2006. It was launched on 22 March and intended to complement Dennis Publishing's gambling magazine, "Total Gambler". It was the brainchild of editor-in-chief Charlie Methven, and the UK's first new national daily newspaper since the launch of the "Daily Sport" in 1991. It claimed to be a one-stop shop for the modern punter, offering news, views and tips on sport, racing and anything else bookmakers give odds on. Sales reached 22,333 in May, some way short of its target break-even figure of