UK daily 'Independent' to go online-only

February 12, 2016 20:23

One of Britain's leading daily newspapers, 'The Independent', today announced it will end its print edition and switch to 'digital only' mode from next month amid falling readership.

Launched in 1986, the editorial team at The Independent is currently led by an Indian-origin editor Amol Rajan and is known as a campaigning voice among media outlets in the UK.

The ESI Media-owned newspaper was in the news earlier this week for its decision to revert back to using Bombay instead of Mumbai when referring to the Indian city in future as a reaction to Hindu right-wing agenda, which Rajan blamed for forcibly pushed through the name change in 1995.

Rajan is expected to continue as editor.

"The newspaper industry is changing, and that change is being driven by readers. They're showing us that the future is digital," said ESI owner Evgeny Lebedev, a Russian billionaire.

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