Former Independent Editor Amol Rajan Named BBC's News Media Editor
by The Daily Eye Team November 22 2016, 2:45 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 27 secsRajan leaves his role as editor-at-large of The Independent. He became the newspaper’s editor in June 2013 and remained there after it closed its print operation in March 2016 to become a digital-only publisher.
Rajan says: "I am thrilled to accept this challenge. The revolution in media is upending politics, business and culture across the globe. From the role of fake news in elections, to the filter bubbles created by Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter and the rest, the new news is changing how we live.