[107], In October 2009, the company abandoned the Guardian America homepage, instead directing users to a US news index page on the main Guardian website. The Newsroom's activities were all transferred to Kings Place in 2008. [195], In October 2022, Suella Braverman speaking in Parliament blamed "Guardian-reading, tofu-eating wokerati" for disruptive Just Stop Oil [88] Internal documents relating to Barclays Bank's tax avoidance were removed from The Guardian website after Barclays obtained a gagging order. [239] In 2008, photojournalist Sean Smith's Inside the Surge won the Royal Television Society award for best international news film the first time a newspaper has won such an award. [70], Gordievsky commented on the newspaper: "The KGB loved The Guardian. The Scott Trust Limited is the British company that owns Guardian Media Group and thus The Guardian and The Observer as well as various other media businesses in the UK. In the existing Irish situation, most regrettably, it is also inevitable .To remove the ringleaders, in the hope that the atmosphere might calm down, is a step to which there is no obvious alternative. [126] The Guardian's offices were then visited in July by agents from the UK's GCHQ, who supervised the destruction of the hard drives containing information acquired from Snowden. [140][141] On 13 June 2017, readers' editor Paul Chadwick released an article detailing the flawed reporting in the original January article, which was amended to remove references to a backdoor. The Guardian Media Group owns the Guardian and Observer. At the beginning of October 2008, the Scott Trust's assets were transferred to a new limited company, The Scott Trust Limited, with the intention being that the original trust would be wound up. [166], In 2016, the company established a U.S.-based philanthropic arm to raise money from individuals and organizations including think tanks and corporate foundations. [11], Carolyn McCall was the chief executive of Guardian Media Group and chair of Guardian News and Media Limited from 2006 until June 2010, when she was appointed chief executive of EasyJet. All were owned by The Scott Trust, a charitable foundation existing between 1936 and 2008, which aimed to ensure the paper's editorial independence in perpetuity, maintaining its financial health to ensure it did not become vulnerable to takeovers by commercial media groups. [243] This anagram played on The Guardian's early reputation for frequent typographical errors, including misspelling its own name as The Gaurdian. [72] The court case proceeded, and in 1997 The Guardian produced evidence that Aitken's claim of his wife paying for the hotel stay was untrue. protests. The Guardian has stated that it has secured $6million "in multi-year funding commitments" thus far. [28], The working-class Manchester and Salford Advertiser called The Manchester Guardian "the foul prostitute and dirty parasite of the worst portion of the mill-owners". As well as corporate records, the archive holds correspondence, diaries, notebooks, original cartoons and photographs belonging to staff of the papers. The Guardian is the sponsor of two major literary awards: The Guardian First Book Award, established in 1999 as a successor to the Guardian Fiction Award, which had run since 1965, and the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, founded in 1967. The move is part of a three-year plan that includes cutting 300 jobs in an attempt to reduce losses and break even by 2019. [197] In March 2013, its average daily circulation had fallen to 193,586, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations. A few hours after publication, 'sources say' was added to the title, and the meeting became an 'apparent meeting'. The new format was generally well received by Guardian readers, who were encouraged to provide feedback on the changes. GNM publishes theguardian.com, one of the worlds leading English-language newspaper websites, which regularly receives more than 150 million unique browser visits each month. [171], As of March 2020, the journal claims to be "the first major global news organisation to institute an outright ban on taking money from companies that extract fossil fuels."[172]. [89] The newspaper played a pivotal role in exposing the depth of the News of the World phone hacking affair. Articles from The Guardian This content was curated by AllSides. [16], Chief among the notable "scoops" obtained by the paper was the 2011 News International phone-hacking scandaland in particular the hacking of the murdered English teenager Milly Dowler's phone. G2 supplement editor Ian Katz, who was responsible for dropping it, apologised in the editors' blog saying, "I'm sorry, once again, that I made youand the hundreds of fellow fans who have called our helpline or mailed our comments' addressso cross. He was editor for 57 years from 1872, and became its owner when he bought the paper from the estate of Taylor's son in 1907. The group is wholly owned by Scott Trust Limited, which exists to secure the financial and editorial independence of The Guardian in perpetuity. Surveying the Field", "Guardian to ban advertising from fossil fuel firms", "A political earthquake: The Tory loss is cataclysmic; Labour's win historic", "They've lost the battle, will they support the war? [226] The Guardian also had a number of talkboards that were noted for their mix of political discussion and whimsy until they were closed on Friday, 25 February 2011 after they had settled a libel action brought after months of harassment of a conservative party activist. [220] Journalists use an analytics tool called Ophan, built entirely in-house, to measure website data around stories and audience. "[178] The Guardian, however, opposed the war, along with the Daily Mirror and The Independent.[179]. GMGs business conduct is guided by the Scott Trust values, and GMG is currently chaired by Neil Berkett. But to save civilians, we must get in some soldiers too. This move ensured the paper's independence. [38] On 13 May 1861, shortly after the start of the American Civil War, the Manchester Guardian portrayed the Northern states as primarily imposing a burdensome trade monopoly on the Confederate States, arguing that if the South was freed to have direct trade with Europe, "the day would not be distant when slavery itself would cease". At 470315mm, this is slightly larger than a traditional tabloid. [84] Aslam was a member of Hizb ut-Tahrir, an Islamist group, and had published a number of articles on their website. Nine percent of parents surveyed say their children have started self-harming in response to the cost of living crisis. [165] As of 2018 this approach was considered successful, having brought more than 1 million subscriptions or donations, with the paper hoping to break even by April 2019. Media Type: Newspaper The archive holds official records of The Guardian and The Observer, and also seeks to acquire material from individuals who have been associated with the papers. It was an immediate success[235] and became one of the UK's most-downloaded podcasts. "[231], The paper entered podcasting in 2005 with a twelve-part weekly podcast series by Ricky Gervais. Launched in 1821, The Guardian is a British daily newspaper published in London, UK. GMG board. [citation needed], Ownership of the paper passed in June 1936 to the Scott Trust (named after the last owner, John Russell Scott, who was the first chairman of the Trust). [7][175] The paper's readership is generally on the mainstream left of British political opinion: a MORI poll taken between April and June 2000 showed that 80 per cent of Guardian readers were Labour Party voters;[12] according to another MORI poll taken in 2005, 48 per cent of Guardian readers were Labour voters and 34 per cent Liberal Democrat voters. Guardian News & Media (GNM) is one of the worlds leading news media organisations, creating honest, fearless journalism free from commercial or political interference since our foundation in 1821. [298] It has been the winner for six years in a row of the British Press Awards for Best Electronic Daily Newspaper. [210] However, by December 2012, circulation had dropped to 204,222. [40], There was division in Britain over the Civil War, even within political parties. In December 2007, it was announced that GMG and Apax had made a successful bid to buy Emap's business-to-business arm for around 1 billion.[8]. They also have an Australia Edition (Launched in 2013, digital edition) and an International edition. The Scott Trust describes one of its "core purposes" to be "to secure the financial and editorial independence of the Guardian in perpetuity: as a quality national newspaper without party affiliation; remaining faithful to its liberal tradition". It was indicated that staff would continue working from home until at least January 23rd. [9] The division's local television station for Greater Manchester, Channel M, and two newspapers in Woking were not included in the sale. [152] The National Newspaper division of GMG, which also includes The Observer, reported operating losses of 49.9 million in 2006, up from 18.6 million in 2005. [100] One week later, Chris Elliott expressed the opinion that the newspaper should have rejected the language used in the advert and should have negotiated with the advertiser on this matter. The only fact The Guardian can report is that the case involves the London solicitors Carter-Ruck." In August 2013, a webshow titled Thinkfluencer[229] was launched by Guardian Multimedia in association with Arte. The Guardian Unlimited network of websites was launched in January 1999. The Scott Trust was established as a trust in 1936 to safeguard the liberal values and journalistic freedom of the Guardian. It includes sections from a number of other internationally significant newspapers of a somewhat left-of-centre inclination, including Le Monde and The Washington Post. [185] At the 2015 election, the paper switched its support to the Labour Party. His essay is recognised around the world as the ultimate statement of values for a free press. [133] The name of a third author, Fernando Villavicencio, was removed from the online version of the story soon after publication. Again in 2008, GuardianFilms' undercover video report revealing vote rigging by Robert Mugabe's ZANUPF party during the 2007 Zimbabwe election won best news programme of the year at the Broadcast Awards. [234], The Guardian now offers several regular podcasts made by its journalists. After CP Scott, his son John Russell Scott became the Manchester Guardians manager and founder of the Scott Trust. The Guardian's exhibition space was also moved to Kings Place, and has a rolling programme of exhibitions that investigate and reflect upon aspects of news and newspapers and the role of journalism. Read more about the Guardian Foundations work, including the Scott Trust bursary scheme, GNM Education Centre, GNM Archive and international journalism programme. [58]Nesta Roberts was appointed as the newspaper's first news editor there, becoming the first woman to hold such a position on a British national newspaper. Taylors nephew Charles Prestwich Scott (CP Scott) was the first editor and later became the paper owner (1846 1932). Designed by Mark Porter, the new look includes a new masthead for the newspaper, its first since 1988. In March 2007, GMG sold 49.9% of Trader Media Group to Apax Partners, in a deal that valued Trader Media Group at 1.35 billion. [238], GuardianFilms has received several broadcasting awards. Taylors nephew Charles Prestwich Scott (CP Scott) was the first editor and later became the paper owner (1846 1932). [79] Mary Kaldor's piece was headlined "Bombs away! It pours petrol on a growing fire. [7] The trust was converted into a limited company in 2008, with a constitution written so as to maintain for The Guardian the same protections as were built into the structure of the Scott Trust by its creators. In 2017 the Scott Trust established theguardian.org, a non-profit organisation that raises funds from groups and private donors in support of independent journalism and journalistic projects at the Guardian. John Edward Taylor founded the Manchester Guardian newspaper in 1821, which was later renamed The Guardian in 1959. Fair Use Policy Despite the critical position of the paper in general, The Guardian endorsed the Labour Party whilst Corbyn was its leader in the 2017[192] and 2019 general elections although in both cases they endorsed a vote for opposition parties other than Labour, such as the Liberal Democrats and the Scottish National Party in seats where Labour did not stand a chance. "[30] The Manchester Guardian dismissed strikes as the work of outside agitators, stating that "if an accommodation can be effected, the occupation of the agents of the Union is gone. The format switch was accompanied by a comprehensive redesign of the paper's look. [181] The paper's comment and opinion pages, though often written by centre-left contributors such as Polly Toynbee, have allowed some space for right-of-centre voices such as Sir Max Hastings and Michael Gove. The Guardian U.S. was launched in 2011 in New York. Available solely in an online format, the newspaper's launch was led by Katharine Viner in time for the 2013 Australian federal election and followed the introduction of Guardian US in 2011. The Group's 2022 annual report (for the year ending 3 April 2022) indicated that the Scott Trust Endowment Fund was valued at 1.28 billion, while in 2021 it was valued at 1.14 billion.[2]. George Orwell wrote in Homage to Catalonia (1938): "Of our larger papers, the Manchester Guardian is the only one that leaves me with an increased respect for its honesty". In 2008, it replaced the Scott Trust, which had owned The Guardian since 1936. She also said that "you can be absolutely certain that come the next general election, The Guardian's stance will not be dictated by the editor, still less any foreign proprietor (it helps that there isn't one) but will be the result of vigorous debate within the paper". This indicates that a more liberal audience strongly prefers the Guardian. Website of the Year (guardian.com/uk, 1999, 2001. The Guardian's Education Centre provides a range of educational programmes for students and adults. [223] An Android app followed in 2011. He was also a Liberal Member of Parliament. [105], In 2007, the paper launched Guardian America, an attempt to capitalise on its large online readership in the United States, which at the time stood at more than 5.9 million. [160] In the following financial report (for the year 20182019), the group reported a profit (EBITDA) of 0.8 million before exceptional items, thus breaking even in 2019. Bias Rating: LEFT-CENTER Profits are reinvested in its journalism rather than distributed to owners or shareholders. Now it's Hamas' turn." [113] After a period during which Katharine Viner served as the US editor-in-chief before taking charge of Guardian News and Media as a whole, Viner's former deputy, Lee Glendinning, was appointed to succeed her as head of the American operation at the beginning of June 2015. [312] This material may be consulted by members of the public by prior appointment. Bush. Guardian Media Group appoints Anna Bateson as chief executive. [109] In subsequent years, however, The Guardian has hired various commentators on US affairs including Ana Marie Cox, Michael Wolff, Naomi Wolf, Glenn Greenwald and George W. Bush's former speechwriter Josh Trevio. [121] Alan Rusbridger attributed the rapid back-down by Carter-Ruck to postings on Twitter,[122] as did a BBC News Online article. The Guardian Weekly was also linked to a website for expatriates, Guardian Abroad, which was launched in 2007 but had been taken offline by 2012. [158] The newspaper is rare in calling for direct contributions "to deliver the independent journalism the world needs. The Guardian Media Group is wholly owned by Scott Trust Limited. Its digital (online) editions accounted for over 50% of group revenues by that time; the loss from news and media operations was 18.6 million, 52% lower than during the prior year (2017: 38.9 million). [146] The print edition also continued to be produced. According to The New York Times, The Guardian refused to set up a paywall the preferred strategy of many of its rivals, from The Times of London to The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times opting instead to ask its readers for donations, even setting up a nonprofit arm to help fund its journalism., The Guardian has always been a left-wing publication throughout its history, as they have stated in various, In review, story selection favors the left but is generally factual. In 1993 the Guardian Media Group acquired the Observer. "[64] Before then, in 1969, The Guardian had called for British troops to be sent to the region, stating that their deployment could "present a more disinterested face of law and order,"[65] but only on condition that "Britain takes charge. "[24] When the government closed down the Manchester Observer, the mill-owners' champions had the upper hand. The Scott Trust, named after our longest serving editor, CP . [120] The reporting injunction was lifted the next day, as Carter-Ruck withdrew it before The Guardian could challenge it in the High Court. [51] With the pro-Liberal News Chronicle, the Labour-supporting Daily Herald, the Communist Party's Daily Worker and several Sunday and weekly papers, it supported the Republican government against General Francisco Franco's insurgent nationalists. How technology disrupted the truth | Katharine Viner, In the wake of Peterloo: the Manchester Guardian prospectus, 1821, Guardian Media Group funding and investment, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. He was also a Liberal Member of Parliament. [41] Lincoln replied to the letter thanking the workers for their "sublime Christian heroism" and American ships delivered relief supplies to Britain. [249][251] It was also co-winner of the World's Best-designed Newspaper as awarded by the Society for News Design (2005, 2007, 2013, 2014). Some including Liverpool supported the Confederacy as did "current opinion in all classes" in London. Of the 1832 Ten Hours Bill, the paper doubted whether in view of the foreign competition "the passing of a law positively enacting a gradual destruction of the cotton manufacture in this kingdom would be a much less rational procedure. The paper reported thousands of calls and emails complaining about its loss; within 24 hours the decision was reversed and the strip was reinstated the following week. [186], Assistant Editor Michael White, in discussing media self-censorship in March 2011, says: "I have always sensed liberal, middle class ill-ease in going after stories about immigration, legal or otherwise, about welfare fraud or the less attractive tribal habits of the working class, which is more easily ignored altogether. If it's wrong, it might be the biggest gaffe." Sports Feature Writer of the Year (Donald McRae, 2017, Sports Website of the Year (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017), Sports Journalists' Association Sports Portfolio of the Year (Tom Jenkins, 2011), This page was last edited on 3 March 2023, at 19:31. [218] As of May 2013, it was the most popular UK newspaper website with 8.2 million unique visitors per month, just ahead of Mail Online with 7.6 million unique monthly visitors. Filtered Search, Enter your email address to subscribe to MBFC and receive notifications of new posts by email. "[83] Following the 7 July 2005 London bombings, The Guardian published an article on its comment pages by Dilpazier Aslam, a 27-year-old British Muslim and journalism trainee from Yorkshire. [85] The Home Office said that the group's "ultimate aim is the establishment of an Islamic state (Caliphate), according to Hizb ut-Tahrir via non-violent means". The Guardian has taken what they call a very "open" stance in delivering news, and have launched an open platform for their content. [134] One reporter characterized the story, "If it's right, it might be the biggest get this year. [4] Contents 1 Content of Reporting [20] In 2016, The Guardian led an investigation into the Panama Papers, exposing thenPrime Minister David Cameron's links to offshore bank accounts. [93], Responding to these accusations, a Guardian editorial in 2002 condemned antisemitism and defended the paper's right to criticise the policies and actions of the Israeli government, arguing that those who view such criticism as inherently anti-Jewish are mistaken. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [78], The paper supported NATO's military intervention in the Kosovo War in 19981999. [96], The Guardian's style guide section referred to Tel Aviv as the capital of Israel in 2012. "[201], Following the closure of the Anglican Church Newspaper, The Guardian, in 1951, the paper dropped "Manchester" from its title in 1959, becoming simply The Guardian. Factual Reporting: MIXED The Guardian, Observer and its journalists have also won numerous accolades at the British Sports Journalism Awards: The guardian.co.uk website won the Best Newspaper category three years running in 2005, 2006 and 2007 Webby Awards, beating (in 2005) The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and Variety. [104] Some commentators suggested that the public's dislike of the campaign contributed to Bush's victory in Clark County. In 2007, the newspaper was ranked first in a study on transparency that analysed 25 mainstream English-language media vehicles, which was conducted by the International Center for Media and the Public Agenda of the University of Maryland. In the UK, we publish the Guardian newspaper six days a week and the worlds oldest Sunday newspaper, The Observer. [206][207] Among the fonts is Guardian Egyptian, a slab serif that is used in various weights for both text and headlines, and is central to the redesign. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Ad-Free Login The Guardians values of honesty, integrity, courage, fairness, and a sense of duty to the reader and the community were outlined by its owner and editor of more than 50 years, CP Scott, in his centenary editorial on 5 May 1921. [10][11] Since 2018, the paper's main newsprint sections have been published in tabloid format. "more or less everything the liberal left holds dear is not only an inversion of the truth, but constitutes a suicidal undermining of western civilisation. These media sources have a slight to moderate liberal bias. The Manchester Guardian was renamed the Guardian in 1959. On the 4th of January 2023, UK staff were informed of a security breach and that the Information Commissioner's Office had been notified, as required by GDPR. [222], The Guardian launched an iOS mobile application for its content in 2009. The sale eroded the connection between The Guardian and Manchester as the sale of the Manchester Evening News was included in the package. The Newsroom's other components were also transferred to Kings Place in 2008. Scott thought the Suffragettes' "courage and devotion" was "worthy of a better cause and saner leadership". The Manchester Guardian was renamed the Guardian in 1959. Guardian Media Group PLC provides media services. This allows external developers to easily use Guardian content in external applications, and even to feed third-party content back into the Guardian network. The section includes all the opinion pieces published in the paper itself, as well as many others that only appear online. The Guardian is the echo chamber for marxists and nihilists who dominate education and most of the media. In 2008, it replaced the Scott Trust, which had owned The Guardian since 1936. . Viner wanted renewed investment after better than feared financial results in 2020. Annette Thomas is chief executive officer of Guardian Media Group, the parent company of The Guardian and The Observer. The Guardian asked Aslam to resign his membership of the group and, when he did not do so, terminated his employment. There were 656 similar admissions at Newcastle hospitals and 656 at the Royal Free London hospitals. The company via the Guardian Media Group (GMG, a subsidiary company) completed the sale for 619 million of its 50.1% stake in Auto Trader on 4 March 2014. Therefore, the newspaper asked "Why should the South be prevented from freeing itself from slavery? The sale was in order to safeguard the future of The Guardian newspaper as is the intended purpose of the Scott Trust. But it doubted the Union hated slavery to the same degree. Click here to explore who owns the news in America. The Guardian and its parent groups participate in Project Syndicate and intervened in 1995 to save the Mail & Guardian in South Africa; GMG sold the majority of its shares of the Mail & Guardian in 2002.[151].