Staff react with fury to the Observer sale
The deal to sell the newspaper to Tortoise Media has been approved.
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This England: Astronomical blunder
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Will staff go on strike to block the Observer sale?
Bosses may be weighing plans to jettison the Sunday paper against potential disruption to the global Guardian brand.
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This column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain –…
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The cowardice of the Washington Post
The Jeff Bezos-owned paper has refused to endorse a candidate in the US election. Plus: a boardroom battle over the…
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Paul Marshall anoints Michael Gove as editor of the Spectator
The former cabinet minister trades Whitehall for Fleet Street.
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The new media barons
Legacy titles are being snapped up by private capital, in Britain and the US.
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The Murdoch dynasty’s future is being decided
Also this week: The Observer up for sale, crisis at the Jewish Chronicle, and Huw Edwards’ day in court.
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The press doesn’t understand the public
The only institution to have had a more damaging election than the Tories was Fleet Street.
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The Washington Post drama reveals the myth of Americanisation
Britain’s distinct journalistic style is proof of its cultural independence.
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Fleet Street is colonising the American newsroom
As US newspapers haemorrhage cash, a British sensibility is their last hope.
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The Tory media wars
Right-wing news groups are preparing for Rishi Sunak’s defeat and a battle for the soul of the Conservative Party.
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Who owns the news?
The New York Times’ lawsuit against AI is a fight for the future of journalism.
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Facing blowback from James Dyson
Also this week: Taking on the tech giants, and remembering Terry Venables, football’s great showman.
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Can Telegraph grandees halt the sale of the paper to the UAE?
The tension between global markets and the sanctity of British institutions has been exposed again.
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Zombie news: the strange resurrection of the local paper
The ghosts of regional journalism are being used to sell ads and score political points – but there are also…
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Right-wing papers are preparing the Tories’ downfall over net zero
As with their coverage of Liz Truss’s leadership, the Sun, Mail and Telegraph are out of touch with public opinion.
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The psychological trauma of reading the news
Is compulsively doom-scrolling and checking the news the cause of our anxiety or a symptom of it?
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The prince who fell to Earth
During his day in court, Harry seemed to have a sparse understanding of how journalism works.
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