Changes at the London Evening Standard
On 12 October 2009 The London Evening Standard became the first quality newspaper in the world to go free. The number of circulated copies of the London Evening Standard more than doubled from 250,000 a day to over 600,000 a day.
This is an historic moment and a great opportunity for the London Evening Standard. Its owners will be funding the distribution of over 600,000 copies of the newspaper, making it available to more Londoners than ever before. And most importantly this will be a quality newspaper.
Geordie Greig | Editor of the London Evening Standard Feb09-Apr12
The Standard has an exciting and secure future with this new, pioneering strategy of more than doubling our distribution. We will remain the only London newspaper committed to a tradition of high quality journalism with the finest writers and undiminished commitment to the best reporting of news, business and sport.
I also want the paper to continue being a cheerleader for London, the greatest city in the world. We will celebrate where we can but also criticise and expose those who are not doing what is best for London and Londoners.
The Editorial Team
The combined talents of over 821 years of experience pooled together in one newspaper!
The Evening Standard's team of journalists are widely regarded as the best editorial team within the newspaper marketplace.
Our exciting team of writers deliver every shade of opinion on all the subjects that matter to all those living and working in London.
Editor: Sarah Sands
Sarah has been working at or near the top of Fleet Street for two decades. She was deputy editor of the Daily Telegraph in the late 1990s and first half of the 2000s, before becoming editor of the Sunday Telegraph. Sarah later edited the Reader's Digest before becoming the Evening Standard's deputy editor three years ago. She was promoted to editor in April this year.
