Lionel Barber
Lionel Barber
Lionel Barber is an English journalist...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionJournalist
morning bridges ideas
I walk into the office at Southwark Bridge every morning, and I have no idea whats going to happen.
book journalism cubs
As a cub reporter, I devoured books about journalism.
taken believe years
The Financial Times is pro-British membership of the European Union. We have taken that position for decades. But we are not starry-eyed about the European Union. And we do not believe and have not believed for at least 10 years that Britain should be part of the euro.
media people news
Thanks to social media such as Facebook and Twitter, a far wider range of people take part in gathering, filtering and distributing news.
sports coffee reading
There were always plenty of newspapers in the house. The Times, Guardian, Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail were all regular fixtures on the coffee table. I used to enjoy reading The Times editorial pages and the Daily Mail sports pages.
father years careers
My father was a journalist for 50 years in Leeds and Fleet Street. I thought about a career in business to show I could do something different, but the reaction among prospective employers was, shall we say, underwhelming.
real thinking unions
But I do think that Brexit, an exit of Britain from the European Union, would trigger real pressure on the United Kingdom.
believe editors print reporters success vital work
All our reporters and editors now work seamlessly in print and online. This integration has transformed the way we work. I believe this is vital to the success and growth of newspapers.