Christian Broughton

CEO, The Independent, UK
Christian Broughton

Christian is CEO of Independent Media, including The Independent (globally) + BuzzFeed brands (UK+Ire). Ex-Editor in Chief of The Independent, he moved from MD to launch and scale TV and ECom services and is rapidly expanding the US business.

Speaking at:

World News Media Congress 04 – 06 May 2025 | Krakow, Poland

In the session with Nation Media Group’s Monicah Ndung’u, Publishers Making Big Bets, Christian will reveal how The Independent has grown into the most-read British news outlet in the US, the impact of its TV and e-commerce ventures, and how it has maintained seven consecutive years of profitability since going fully digital.