Guardian News & Media (GNM) is pleased to announce the return of Nick Hopkins as head of investigations.
A highly-experienced broadcast, print and digital journalist, Nick will lead the Guardian’s renowned investigations team and will be responsible for overseeing the agenda-setting investigative stories which have made the Guardian one of the world’s most influential news organisations.
After 20 years in national newspapers, Nick joined BBC2’s Newsnight in May 2014 as their investigations correspondent. He had been at the Guardian for the previous 16 years, holding such high-level roles as investigations editor, national news editor, deputy foreign editor and defence and security editor. Nick was a key member of the Pulitzer prize-winning team which reported on Edward Snowden’s ground-breaking revelations about NSA surveillance. Nick began his national newspaper career at the Daily Mail, where he rose to become New York correspondent.
Katharine Viner, editor-in-chief, Guardian News & Media said: “Nick is a hugely talented and respected journalist with a formidable track record. I am delighted to welcome him back to the Guardian and look forward to seeing him lead our excellent investigations team as we continue to break stories and set the global news agenda.”
Nick Hopkins said: “I’m delighted to be returning to the Guardian in such an important role at an exciting time. I hope I can contribute to the Guardian’s amazing track record, working with journalists I know to be among the best in the business.”
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media.enquiries@theguardian.com or 020 3353 3696
Notes to editors
The Guardian’s investigations editor role was internally and externally advertised
About Guardian News & Media
Guardian News & Media (GNM) publishes theguardian.com, one of the largest English-speaking quality newspaper websites in the world. Since launching its US and Australia digital editions in 2011 and 2013 respectively, traffic from outside of the UK now represents over two-thirds of the Guardian’s total digital audience.
In the UK, GNM publishes the Guardian newspaper six days a week, first published in 1821, and the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper, The Observer.
The Guardian is most recently renowned for its Pulitzer Prize and Emmy-winning revelations based on the disclosures made by whistleblower Edward Snowden. In 2014, the Guardian was named newspaper and website of the year at the Society of Editors UK Press Awards and is the most trusted news source in the UK (Ofcom digital media report, 2014).
The Guardian is also known for its globally acclaimed investigation into phone hacking, the launch of its groundbreaking digital-first strategy in 2011 and its trailblazing partnership with WikiLeaks in 2010.
