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Former FT editor names Business Standard among gold-standard publications

Lionel Barber, the former editor of the Financial Times, London, from 2005-2020, spoke of all these and more in an interview podcast on the Indian Journalism Review

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The interview, with journalist Krishna Prasad, comes at a time when Barber's book, The Powerful and the Damned, has recently been launched

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2 min read Last Updated : Dec 22 2020 | 12:05 AM IST

Curiosity over cynicism, the retreat of globalisation, the rise of strongmen, Russell Crowe, and the three non-European, non-American publications, which to his mind meet the gold standard of journalism. Lionel Barber, former editor of the Financial Times, London, from 2005-2020, spoke of all these and more in an interview podcast on the Indian Journalism Review.

The interview, with journalist Krishna Prasad, comes at a time when Barber's book, The Powerful and the Damned, has recently been launched.

When asked if he could name three non-European, non-American gold-standard publications, the standard at which he rates the FT, the man who helmed the London-headquartered

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