Paul F. Webster (born 20 February 1954[1]) is a British journalist who has been the editor of The Observer since 2018.
[2] He was previously the deputy editor of The Observer[3] for 20 years under Will Hutton, Roger Alton, and John Mulholland, and before that, the foreign and home editor of The Guardian.
Webster said: "I am delighted and honoured to be appointed editor, especially at such an exciting time in the paper’s development as it relaunches in its new tabloid format.
"[6] He succeeded John Mulholland, who took up a role as editor of Guardian US in the Manhattan-based American online presence of the British print newspaper in April 2018.
[7][8] On 16 July 2024 it was announced that Webster will be retiring from his role as editor of The Observer in the autumn.