Jonathan Roberts appointed Editor of the South Wales Evening Post

Jonathan Roberts has been appointed as the new Editor of the South Wales Evening Post.
Jonathan returned to South West Wales Media last year, as the Editor of the Carmarthen Journal.

Over the last six months he has overseen a full redesign of the newspaper, introducing structural changes to both the newsroom and the product, while increasing pagination by an average of 25%, with the majority of the extra content sourced from user generated content.
Jonathan began his career as a trainee on the Llanelli Star in 1997, before working at several Welsh regional and national titles during a 17-year career, and has also played a pivotal role in securing significant commercial partnerships for the Journal since his return to the business.
Jonathan said: “It’s a huge privilege to become the editor of Wales’ largest-selling newspaper. The South Wales Evening Post is an integral part of life in Swansea, as well as in communities to the east and west, and a newspaper the city is rightly proud of.
“To lead what is a highly experienced and talented newsroom is an honour, and the challenge for us as a team will be to continue to deliver a comprehensive news service for our readership, improving our products in print, online and mobile.
“I would also like to thank the entire staff in Carmarthen who have worked tremendously hard to deliver a much-improved product during my time at the Journal.”
Tony Dowling, Managing Director, South West Wales Media said: “I am really excited about working with Jonathan. I think the future for the South Wales Evening Post, already Wales’ biggest selling newspaper is extremely bright, and Jonathan will add tremendous value to that future.
"Jonathan will start his new role on 4 March 2013 and we will begin the search for his successor in Carmarthen."