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British journalist

Lionel Barber
At the Boldness in Business Awards in London,
Born	() 18 January (age&#;69)
Nationality	British
Education	Dulwich College
Alma&#;mater	St Edmund Hall, Oxford
Occupation	Journalist
Title	Editor of the Financial Times (–)
Spouse	Victoria Greenwood
Children	2

Lionel Barber (born 18 January )^[1] is an English journalist.

He was editor of the Financial Times (FT) from to Barber worked at The Scotsman and The Sunday Times before working at the FT from the mids.

Barber was a well-regarded editor of the FT. He was credited with raising its journalistic standards, transforming it into a global brand, navigating its transition into the digital era, growing readership, and managing its takeover by Nikkei.^[2]

Early life and career

Barber was born on 18 January to a journalist father.^[3] He was educated at Dulwich College, an independent school for boys in Dulwich in South London, and at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, graduating in with an upper second^[4] joint honours degree in German and modern history.

He worked for a company in Germany as an interpreter, before being offered a job on the Thomson regional training scheme.^[5]

Barber began his career in journalism in as a reporter for The Scotsman. In , after being named Young Journalist of the Year in the British Press Awards, he became a business correspondent at The Sunday Times,^[6] having been interviewed by its editor Frank Giles.

By he was the Enterprising Britain correspondent (a title used to denote the position that became known as industrial correspondent).^[4] The co-writer of several books, his works include a history of Reuters news agency (The Price of Truth, ) and the Westland affair (Not with Honour, ).

At the Financial Times

Barber joined the Financial Times in ^[5] His positions at the paper included Washington correspondent and US editor (–), Brussels bureau chief (–), and news editor (–). He was formerly the editor of the FT Continental European edition (–), during which he briefed US President George W.

Bush ahead of his first trip to Europe.

Retrieved 12 March Barber was a well-regarded editor of the FT. Retrieved 9 August Top Qs.

In November , he was appointed editor of the Financial Times,^[7] having believed the newspaper was in need of a different editor.^[4] In his capacity as editor, Barber interviewed figures including Barack Obama, Wen Jiabao, Dmitry Medvedev, Vladimir Putin, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Angela Merkel, David Cameron and Manmohan Singh.^[8]

In July , Barber was accused of intimidating and threatening a member of staff at the Financial Times.

Steve Lodge, who worked as a personal finance writer at the newspaper, was brought before a disciplinary panel following an incident in which the Financial Times claimed demonstrated he "had a problem working for women". Barber was accused of "losing his temper and raising his voice" in a manner that breached the newspaper's procedures.^[9]

In October , he said it was "time for a revolution" at the newspaper after sharing a reader's letter that criticised it for a "lack of diversity" among its columnists.^[10] Barber stepped down from the role on 17 January after 14 years as editor, and was succeeded by Roula Khalaf.^[11] Barber's 14 year tenure made him the second longest-serving editor in the FT's history, after Sir Gordon Newton.^[4]

In , Barber received pay and pension benefits worth £ million, according to accounts published at Companies House.^[12] This led to a halt in pay negotiations.

After the Financial Times

In , Barber began presenting What Next?, an interview podcast for LBC.^[13]

Barber published a memoir covering his editorship of the FT in , entitled The Powerful and the Damned: Private Diaries in Turbulent Times.^[14][15]

In , Barber joined a consortium of 9 other investors, that included former BBCDirector-General and The New York Times Company chief executive Mark Thompson, to purchase The New European newspaper for an undisclosed sum.^[16]

Awards and recognition

Barber has received a number of awards and distinctions for his journalistic work.^[17]

• In , he was named Young Journalist of the Year in the British Press Awards.

  In , he was named one of the most influential Europeans by Le Nouvel Observateur.

• In , he was the Laurence Stern fellow at The Washington Post. In , he was a visiting scholar at the University of California, Berkeley, working under Nelson Polsby at the Institute of Governmental Studies. In , he was a visiting fellow at the Robert Schuman Centre at the European University Institute in Florence.
• In , Barber was awarded the St George Society medal of honour for his contribution to journalism in the transatlantic community.

  In February , he was appointed to the board of trustees at The Tate. He also serves on the board of trustees of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.^[18]

• In , he was made a Chevalier (knight) in the French Ordre National de la Légion d'Honneur for his "contribution to high-quality journalism, and the Financial Times' positive role in the European debate".^[19]
• In , Barber received the Gerald Loeb Lifetime Achievement Award for excellence in business journalism.^[20]

Personal life

Barber's wife, Victoria Greenwood, is a criminologist.^[21] Barber has a daughter and a son, born in Washington, D.C.

in and ^[22] As of ^[update], he lives in London.^[3] He is fluent in French and German.^[3]

Bibliography

• Ralph Lawrenson, John; Barber, Lionel (). The Price of Truth: The Story of the Reuters £££ Millions. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN&#;.
• Barber, Lionel ().

  Britain and the New European Agenda. Centre for European Reform.

  Toggle share options: Full Disclosure with James O'Brien. ISSN Dulwich College. Jan 18 ,

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• Bilefsky, Dan; Hall, Ben; Barber, Lionel, eds. (). The Birth of the Euro: The Financial Times's Guide to EMU. Penguin. ISBN&#;.
• Barber, Lionel, ed. (). Lunch with the FT: 52 Classic Interviews. Penguin. ISBN&#;.
• Barber, Lionel, ed. ().
  Bill ackman The strongest storm in the United Kingdom in 17 years kills 14 people and Germany sees the worst storm since with 13 deaths. A helicopter crash in Ukraine leaves 14 people dead, including the country's Interior Minister, Denys Monastyrsky. He was credited with raising its journalistic standards, transforming it into a global brand, navigating its transition into the digital era, growing readership, and managing its takeover by Nikkei. Daniel Oliveira, 43 Journalist.

  Lunch with the FT: A Second Helping. Penguin Books. ISBN&#;.

• Appiah, Kwame Anthony & Lionel Barber (Winter ). "The unity in disunity&#;: looking at the world of globalization". Carnegie Conversation. Carnegie Reporter. 11 (1). Moderated by Scott Malcomson: 8–
• Barber, Lionel ().

  The Powerful and the Damned: Private Diaries in Turbulent Times. WH Allen. ISBN&#;.

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