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The i is a British newspaper published by Independent Print, owned by Alexander Lebedev, which also publishes The Independent. The newspaper, which is aimed at "readers and lapsed readers" of all ages and commuters with limited time, costs 20 pence, and was launched on 26 October 2010.
In January 2012 it had an average daily circulation of 243,321, significantly more than The Independent.
The i is tabloid size and stapled, and the first issue contained 56 pages. The newspaper contains "matrixes" for news, business and sports — small paragraphs of information which are expanded upon in full articles further on in the paper. The title also includes a features section titled iQ, and a television guide. The managing director of The Independent stated several days before the newspaper went into print that the publication is designed for people who do not have much time to read a newspaper. On 20 April 2011, editor Simon Kelner announced that a Saturday edition of i will be published, starting from 7 May 2011 and costing 30 pence. The paper is now running Monday-Saturday. The paper now runs a subscription, whereby customers can buy pre-paid vouchers to exchange for their copy of the paper. The subscription can be either six months or a year long and can be chosen Monday to Friday or including Saturday.
Simon Kelner (born 1957, Heywood, Lancashire) is a British journalist and newspaper editor. Kelner was editor-in-chief of The Independent and Independent on Sunday newspapers. He was appointed in May 1998 to succeed Andrew Marr and Rosie Boycott and ended his tenure in 2008. After a stint as Managing Director of the Independent titles he was reappointed editor in April 2010 by the new owner Alexander Lebedev.
He attended Bury Grammar School on Tenterden Street in Bury. He qualified in journalism at the former Preston Polytechnic, now the University of Central Lancashire.He has an Honorary Fellowship from the department of Journalism, Media and Communication, University of Central Lancashire[citation needed]
Kelner started at the Neath Guardian in 1976, staying there until 1979. From 1980-3, he worked as a sports reporter at the Kent Evening Post. He joined The Observer in 1983 as assistant sports editor, then The Independent as deputy sports editor in 1986, where he stayed until 1989. He was then sports editor of the now defunct Sunday Correspondent, editor of The Observer magazine, and also the Mail on Sunday supplement Night and Day. He rejoined The Independent as editor when Alexander Lebedev bought the newspaper. He was replaced as editor by Chris Blackhurst, former city editor of the Evening Standard, on 2 July, 2011. He is now the chief executive of The Journalism Foundation, set up to "promote and sustain free journalism in a free world." www.thejournalismfoundation.com