Kim Fletcher (born 17 September 1956) is a British former journalist and newspaper editor, and is currently a partner of the international corporate communications firm Brunswick. Fletcher attended

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, and read law at

Hertford College, Oxford Hertford College ( ), previously known as Magdalen Hall, is a colleges of the University of Oxford, constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. It is located on Catte Street in the centre of Oxford, directly opposite the main ga ...

. He later received a postgraduate diploma in journalism from University College, Cardiff. He worked for various newspapers before being appointed news editor and then deputy editor of ''

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''. He left to become

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of ''

The Independent on Sunday ''The Independent'' is a British online newspaper. It was established in 1986 as a national morning printed paper. Nicknamed the ''Indy'', it began as a broadsheet and changed to tabloid format in 2003. The last printed edition was publishe ...

'' from 1998 to 1999, then returned to be Editorial Director of Hollinger's Telegraph New Media, the internet arm of Telegraph Group Limited, from 2000 to 2003 and Editorial Director of Telegraph Group Limited from 2003 to 2005. Kim Fletcher served as chairman of the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) between 2004 and 2024. Upon stepping down as chairman in 2024, he was named emeritus chairman. Kim Fletcher is author of ''The Journalist's Handbook'' ( Macmillan).

Personal life

Fletcher is married to the journalist

Sarah Sands Sarah Sands (née Harvey; born 3 May 1961) is a British journalist and author. A former editor of the ''London Evening Standard'', she was editor of ''Today'' on BBC Radio 4 from 2017 to 2020. Early life and education Sands was born in Cambrid ...

, former editor of the ''

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'' programme, and former editor of the ''

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'' and ''

''. They have a son and a daughter.

References

External links

Journalisted - Articles by Kim Fletcher
1956 births Living people British male journalists The Independent on Sunday editors British newspaper editors Alumni of Hertford College, Oxford {{UK-journalist-stub