The Guardian is a British daily newspaper, known from 1821 until 1959 as the Manchester Guardian. "[39] This hopeful view was also held by the Liberal leader William Ewart Gladstone. The financial position remained extremely poor into the 1970s; at one time it was in merger talks with The Times. New legislation introduced to change laws on workplace rights. [7] In a letter to subscribers, Will Ricketts, Guardian Monthly's publisher, explained the reasons for the cancellation of the monthly magazine: The company is taking a long-term strategic view of its activities and although Guardian Monthly has performed well in the busy and competitive international marketplace, we have decided that it is not the right time to continue with a global magazine offering. In August 2013, a webshow titled Thinkfluencer[229] was launched by Guardian Multimedia in association with Arte. Guardian Media Group, which has just one stakeholder, is the owner of The Guardian. [79] Mary Kaldor's piece was headlined "Bombs away! The sale was in order to safeguard the future of The Guardian newspaper as is the intended purpose of the Scott Trust. [8][9], The editor-in-chief Katharine Viner succeeded Alan Rusbridger in 2015. [238], GuardianFilms has received several broadcasting awards. The Guardian is the only British national daily to conduct (since 2003) an annual social, ethical and environmental audit in which it examines, under the scrutiny of an independent external auditor, its own behaviour as a company. A typeface family designed by Paul Barnes and Christian Schwartz was created for the new design. 915 children admitted with malnutrition in Cambridge hospitals between 2015 and 2020. Guardian Media Group plc (GMG) is a British-based mass media company owning various media operations including The Guardian and The Observer. 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. "I still blame myself," said Peter Preston, who was the editor of The Guardian at the time, but he went on to argue that the paper had no choice because it "believed in the rule of law". The paper was enthusiastic in its support for Tony Blair in his successful bid to lead the Labour Party,[176] and to be elected Prime Minister. It has been named "newspaper of the year" four times at the annual British Press Awards: most recently in 2014, for its reporting on government surveillance. Guardian Media Group plc ( GMG) is a British-based mass media company owning various media operations including The Guardian and The Observer. [44], C. P. Scott made the newspaper nationally recognised. [70], Gordievsky commented on the newspaper: "The KGB loved The Guardian. SUMMIT, N.J., May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Simplicity Group ("Simplicity") is pleased to announce that it has added Guardian Financial Group to the Simplicity Group of . 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,[27] a goal they achieved in May 2019.[28]. Advance Publications, which was founded by Samuel Irving Newhouse Sr. in 1922 and is still family-owned today, has a portfolio that includes Reddit, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, and American City Business Journals. [10], In January 2014, GMG disposed of its remaining interest in Trader Media Group. [301] It scored 3.8 out of a possible 4.0. The Guardian Unlimited network of websites was launched in January 1999. After CP Scott, his son John Russell Scott became the Manchester Guardians manager and founder of the Scott Trust. Fair Use Policy Launched in 1821, The Guardian is a British daily newspaper published in London, UK. We also publish Guardian Weekly, a digest of the best of the Guardian and Observer plus selected coverage from the Washington Post and Le Monde, which is available around the world. [135] Ecuador's London consul Fidel Narvez, who had worked at Ecuador's embassy in London from 2010 to July 2018, denied that Manafort's visits had happened. Its international weekly edition is now titled The Guardian Weekly, though it retained the title Manchester Guardian Weekly for some years after the home edition had moved to London. The first case was opened and found to contain the newspapers issued in August 1930 in pristine condition. GMG board. Its original name is The Manchester Guardian, and cotton merchant John Edward Taylor founded it. [3], Although the paper is often considered to be "linked inextricably" to the Labour Party,[175] three of The Guardian's four leader writers joined the more centrist Social Democratic Party on its foundation in 1981. 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". Under Rusbridger, the paper expanded into the U.S. and became one of the . [134] Serge Halimi said Harding had a personal grievance against Assange and noted that Manafort's name does not appear in the Ecuadorian embassy's visitors book and there were no pictures of Manafort entering or leaving "one of the most surveilled and filmed buildings on the planet". At 470315mm, this is slightly larger than a traditional tabloid. [298] It has been the winner for six years in a row of the British Press Awards for Best Electronic Daily Newspaper. 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". [6] The trust was created in 1936 to "secure the financial and editorial independence of The Guardian in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of The Guardian free from commercial or political interference". January 2022. In October 1952, the paper took the step of printing news on the front page, replacing the adverts that had hitherto filled that space. The Scott Trust also runs the Guardian Foundation (originally set up in 1992 as the Scott Trust Foundation and renamed in 2013). Much of the company's output is documentary made for television and it has included Salam Pax's Baghdad Blogger for BBC Two's daily flagship Newsnight, some of which have been shown in compilations by CNN International, Sex on the Streets and Spiked, both made for the UK's Channel 4 television. The Guardian is a British daily newspaper. In 1948 The Manchester Guardian was a supporter of the new State of Israel. In 1959 the newspaper changed its title from the Manchester Guardian to the Guardian, to reflect the growing importance of national and international affairs in the newspaper. And it chastised the president for being so willing to negotiate with the south, with slavery one of the issues still on the table". [4] Contents 1 Content of Reporting The Trust is currently chaired by Alex Graham. Their coverage includes News and Opinion, Sports, Culture, Lifestyle, Podcasts, and more. [139][clarification needed], After publishing a story on 13 January 2017 claiming that WhatsApp had a "backdoor [that] allows snooping on messages", more than 70 professional cryptographers signed on to an open letter calling for The Guardian to retract the article. 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]. The Trust frees the Guardian from commercial or political interference - we dont have a wealthy owner pulling the strings, and any profits are reinvested into our journalism rather than into shareholders pockets. "[60] Of the protesters, they wrote, "The organizers of the demonstration, Miss Bernadette Devlin among them, deliberately challenged the ban on marches. But if we want a lasting peace it may be the only option. The title of the story was originally 'Manafort held secret talks with Assange in Ecuadorian embassy'. [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. The Company offers newspaper, advertising, sponsored content, and syndication services, as well as provides online . Baghdad: A Doctor's Story won an Emmy Award for Best International Current Affairs film in 2007. ", "Guardian Announces Launch of U.S. [246] The newspaper was printed in Manchester until 1961 and the fact that the prints sent to London by train were the early, more error-prone, prints may have contributed to this image as well. 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. The Guardian states that The Scott Trust is the sole shareholder in Guardian Media Group, and its profits are reinvested in journalism and do not benefit a proprietor or shareholders. Donations and advertising fund the Guardian. [245] One Guardian writer, Keith Devlin, suggested that the high number of observed misprints was due more to the quality of the readership than the misprints' greater frequency. [224] In 2018, the newspaper announced its apps and mobile website would be redesigned to coincide with its relaunch as a tabloid.[225]. "[80], In the early 2000s, The Guardian challenged the Act of Settlement 1701 and the Treason Felony Act 1848. As well as corporate records, the archive holds correspondence, diaries, notebooks, original cartoons and photographs belonging to staff of the papers. Right Bias: How we rate the bias of media sources. [20] In 2016, The Guardian led an investigation into the Panama Papers, exposing thenPrime Minister David Cameron's links to offshore bank accounts. There were additional complications, as one of the paper's presses was part-owned by Telegraph Newspapers and Express Newspapers, contracted to use the plant until 2009. The Times had decided against running the ad, although it had already appeared in major American newspapers. In 2008, it replaced the Scott Trust, which had owned The Guardian since 1936. was created in 1936 to ensure the editorial independence of the publications and owns Guardian Media Group plc (GMG). [150] It is also the only British national daily newspaper to employ an internal ombudsman (called the "readers' editor") to handle complaints and corrections. [3] In 2018, The Guardian switched to a tabloid format. Guardian Media Group appoints Anna Bateson as chief executive. Aitken publicly stated that he would fight with "the simple sword of truth and the trusty shield of British fair play". Scott thought the Suffragettes' "courage and devotion" was "worthy of a better cause and saner leadership". It was also reported to be the most-read of the UK's "quality newsbrands", including digital editions; other "quality" brands included The Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, and the i. With just over 200 fonts, it was described as "one of the most ambitious custom type programs ever commissioned by a newspaper".