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Andreas Whittam Smith, co-founder of the Independent, dies aged 88 The journalist and editor also led the British Board of Film Classification and served as the senior lay member of the Church of England Andreas Whittam Smith, the co-founder of the Independent newspaper and a former president of the British Board of Film Classification, has died aged 88. Whittam Smith was also the first editor of the Independent and served as First Church Estates Commissioner, the senior lay member of the Church of England, from 2002 to 2017. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/30/andreas-whittam-smith-co-founder-of-the-independent-dies-aged-88?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu