David Osler (born 12 May 1960 in Whitechapel, London) is a British journalist, author and former blogger.
Osler is finance editor of Lloyd's List,[1] the world's oldest English-language daily newspaper.
[2] He wrote a blog[3][4] which was described by Conservative blogger Iain Dale as "brilliantly written and extremely insightful".
[5] In 2007, he was sued for libel by political activist Johanna Kaschke for a blog article and reader comments which she claimed connected her to the Baader-Meinhof gang.
[9][10] Osler has twice been highly commended in the Periodical Publishers Association business journalist of the year category, and was long listed for the Orwell Prize (blog section) in 2010 and 2011.