Tristan Davies is a British newspaper executive and former

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. Davies was educated at Douai School in Woolhampton. He studied at the

University of Bristol The University of Bristol is a public university, public research university in Bristol, England. It received its royal charter in 1909, although it can trace its roots to a Merchant Venturers' school founded in 1595 and University College, Br ...

, then trained in radio journalism, but took employment for a

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newspaper.David Rowan,
Interview: Tristan Davies, Independent on Sunday
, ''

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'', 12 October 2005 He joined ''

The Independent ''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 publis ...

'' in 1986, soon after its launch.Stephen Brook and Jemima Kiss,
Editor Davies leaves Sindy
, ''

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardi ...

'', 11 January 2008 He initially worked on the listings section, then took various posts in arts and features. He left in the mid-1990s, to spend two years working on ''

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''s ''Night & Day'' magazine. Davies returned to ''The Independent'' in 1998, and became editor of the '' Independent on Sunday'' in 2001 in succession to Janet Street-Porter. In 2005, he oversaw a change in format from

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to tabloid, while in June 2007, he oversaw a major redesign, which saw the paper reduced to a single section, plus a magazine. He remained editor until January 2008, becoming the longest-serving editor of the ''Independent on Sunday''.Independent on Sunday editor Tristan Davies moves on
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'', 11 January 2008 ''

'' suggested that he had resigned as he was unhappy with budget cuts imposed on the newspaper. In February 2008, Davies became executive editor of ''

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'' with special responsibility for design, and was launch editor of the paper’s website and digital editions. Davies rejoined ''The Mail on Sunday'' as assistant editor in 2012, and was appointed deputy editor in August 2016, taking office that September.

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