Simon Kelner remembers his days on the Neath Guardian in its last issue
October 1st, 2009 | No Comments | Posted by Judith Townend in Editors' pick, Job losses, Jobs, Newspapers
As reported last week, the weekly Neath Guardian owned by Trinity Mirror is to close, and in its last issue, Simon Kelner, editor-in chief of the Independent and the Independent on Sunday reflects on his days at the newspaper.
“It seems inconceivable that a town whose people thrive on knowing what’s going on, who make it their business to know everyone else’s business, will have no town crier.
“Hard though it may be to believe in this multi-media age, but the Guardian once occupied a central role in the life of the town, and sold (yes, sold) upwards of 10,000 copies a week.”
Roy Greenslade reproduces the article on his Guardian blog…
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