The sale of the Observer to Tortoise Media will go ahead, staff have been told. Hours after a 48-hour strike by journalists across the Observer and Guardian ended, staff were invited to a meeting to be told of the intended deal.
In advance of the meeting an email was sent to staff that said: “Earlier this week, I set out the criteria the Trust has been taking into account to reach a decision. I believe they have now been met. With that in mind, we have now in principle approved the sale of the Observer to Tortoise Media.”
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