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The Guardian

Front page on 28 May 2021
Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Broadsheet (1821–2005) Berliner (2005–2018) Compact (since 2018)
Owner(s)	Guardian Media Group
Founder(s)	John Edward Taylor
Publisher	Guardian Media Group
Founded	5 May 1821; 204 years ago (1821-05-05) (as The Manchester Guardian, renamed The Guardian in 1959)
Political alignment	Centre-left
Language	English
Headquarters	Kings Place, London
Country	United Kingdom
Circulation	105,134 (as of July 2021)
Sister newspapers	The Observer The Guardian Weekly
ISSN	0261-3077 (print) 1756-3224 (web)
OCLC number	60623878

The Guardian is a well-known British daily newspaper. It started in 1821 as The Manchester Guardian. In 1959, it changed its name to just The Guardian. This newspaper is part of the Guardian Media Group. This group also owns its sister papers, The Observer and The Guardian Weekly.

The Guardian is owned by Scott Trust Limited. This trust was set up in 1936. Its main goal is to make sure The Guardian stays financially and editorially independent. This means the newspaper can report the news freely. It is not influenced by businesses or politicians. The trust was changed into a company in 2008. But it still keeps the same protections for the newspaper. Any money made is put back into journalism. It is not given to owners or shareholders. The Guardian is seen as an important newspaper in the UK.

Katharine Viner became the editor-in-chief in 2015. Since 2018, the paper's main sections are printed in a smaller, tabloid format. In July 2021, about 105,134 copies were printed each day. The newspaper also has an online version, TheGuardian.com. It has three international websites: Guardian Australia (started in 2013), Guardian New Zealand (started in 2019), and Guardian US (started in 2011).

Readers of The Guardian usually have centre-left political views. Sometimes, the phrase "Guardian reader" describes someone with liberal or "politically correct" ideas. In the 1970s, a magazine called Private Eye nicknamed the paper the "Grauniad". This was because of many typing mistakes when newspapers were made by hand. Even today, the editors sometimes use this nickname to joke about themselves.

In a 2018 survey, The Guardian was the most trusted online news source. 84% of readers said they trusted its digital news. Another report in 2018 found its print edition was the most trusted in the UK. It was also the most-read "quality newsbrand" in the UK. This includes digital versions. Other "quality" papers are The Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, and the i. Even though print sales are going down, news from The Guardian reaches over 23 million UK adults every month. This includes online news.

The Guardian has reported many important stories. In 2011, it uncovered the News International phone-hacking scandal. This included the hacking of murdered teenager Milly Dowler's phone. This investigation led to the closure of News of the World, a very popular Sunday newspaper. In June 2013, The Guardian revealed that the Obama administration was secretly collecting Verizon phone records. It also exposed the PRISM surveillance program. This information was leaked by whistleblower Edward Snowden. In 2016, The Guardian helped investigate the Panama Papers. This showed links between then-Prime Minister David Cameron and offshore bank accounts. The Guardian has won "newspaper of the year" four times. Its most recent win was in 2014 for its reporting on government surveillance.

The Guardian's Story: From Manchester to the World

Starting Out: 1821 to 1972

Early Days of the Newspaper

The Manchester Guardian began in Manchester in 1821. It was started by John Edward Taylor, a cotton merchant. He had help from a group of businessmen called the Little Circle. They launched the paper on May 5, 1821. This was the same day Napoleon died. They started it after another paper, the Manchester Observer, was shut down by the police. The Manchester Observer had supported the Peterloo Massacre protesters. Taylor did not like the radical reformers. He wrote that they appealed to people's emotions and suffering.

The journalist Jeremiah Garnett joined Taylor to start the paper. All members of the Little Circle wrote articles for the new paper. The paper's first announcement said it would support "civil and religious Liberty." It would also back "Reform" and spread "just principles of Political Economy." In 1825, the paper joined with the British Volunteer. It was called The Manchester Guardian and British Volunteer until 1828.

The Manchester Guardian was generally against workers' demands. For example, it questioned the 1832 Ten Hours Bill. This bill aimed to limit working hours. The paper worried it would harm the cotton industry. It also saw strikes as caused by outside troublemakers.

In March 2023, a study found that John Edward Taylor and nine of his eleven supporters had links to the Atlantic slave trade. This was through their textile businesses in Manchester.

Slavery and the American Civil War

The newspaper was against slavery and supported free trade. In 1823, it wrote about the "cruelty and injustice" to slaves in the West Indies. It wanted fair treatment for both plantation owners and slaves. It welcomed the Slavery Abolition Act 1833. This law ended slavery in most of the British Empire. The paper agreed with paying money to plantation owners. It felt the "guilt of slavery" was more on the nation than on individuals. It hoped the Act would encourage other countries to free slaves. However, the newspaper argued against stopping trade with countries that still had slavery.

In the United States, things were complicated. When abolitionist George Thompson visited, the paper said slavery was bad. But it also said civil war was worse. It suggested the U.S. should pay slave-owners to free slaves. It also asked President Franklin Pierce to solve the 1856 "civil war" in Sacking of Lawrence.

In 1860, The Observer reported that President Abraham Lincoln was against ending slavery. On May 13, 1861, soon after the American Civil War began, the Manchester Guardian said the Northern states were mainly trying to control trade. It argued that if the South could trade directly with Europe, slavery would soon end. So, the newspaper asked, "Why should the South be prevented from freeing itself from slavery?" Liberal leader William Ewart Gladstone also held this hopeful view.

Britain was divided over the Civil War. The Manchester Guardian was also unsure. It had supported other independence movements. So, it felt it should support the Confederacy's right to decide its own future. It criticized Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. This order did not free all American slaves. On October 10, 1862, it wrote that Lincoln was sincere. But it felt his election was bad for America and the world. By then, the Union blockade was causing suffering in British towns. Some people, like those in Liverpool, supported the Confederacy.

On December 31, 1862, cotton workers in Manchester held a meeting. They said they hated slavery in America. They also hated the Southern slave-owners' attempt to create a nation based on slavery. The newspaper reported this. It also published their letter to President Lincoln. Lincoln thanked the workers for their "sublime Christian heroism." American ships then sent aid to Britain.

The newspaper reported the shock of Lincoln's assassination in 1865. It said his family's farewell was "too sad for description." But in an editorial, it called his rule "a series of acts abhorrent to every true notion of constitutional right and human liberty." It added that it was "to be regretted that he had not the opportunity of vindicating his good intentions."

C. P. Scott's Influence

C. P. Scott made the newspaper famous across the country. He was editor for 57 years, starting in 1872. He bought the paper in 1907. Under Scott, the paper's views became more progressive. It supported William Gladstone when the Liberals split in 1886. It also opposed the Second Boer War, even though many people supported it. Scott backed the movement for women's suffrage. But he did not like Suffragettes who used direct action. He thought their "courage and devotion" were "worthy of a better cause and saner leadership." Some say Scott's criticism showed how people at the time looked down on women who did not follow traditional roles.

Scott asked J. M. Synge and Jack Yeats to write and draw about life in western Ireland. These works were published in 1911. Scott's friendship with Chaim Weizmann helped with the Balfour Declaration. In 1948, The Manchester Guardian supported the new State of Israel.

In June 1936, the paper became owned by the Scott Trust. This made sure the paper stayed independent.

Spanish Civil War Coverage

The Manchester Guardian was traditionally linked to the Liberal Party. It was respected by the left during the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939). George Orwell wrote in Homage to Catalonia (1938) that it was the only major paper that made him respect its honesty more. Along with other papers, it supported the Republican government against General Francisco Franco's forces.

After World War II

The editor, A. P. Wadsworth, disliked Labour's left-wing leader Aneurin Bevan. He even encouraged readers to vote Conservative in the 1951 general election. This was to remove Clement Attlee's Labour government. The newspaper was against creating the National Health Service. It worried that state healthcare would lead to more people with birth defects and irresponsible behavior.

The Manchester Guardian strongly opposed military action during the 1956 Suez Crisis. It called the ultimatum to Egypt "an act of folly."

On August 24, 1959, The Manchester Guardian changed its name to The Guardian. This showed that it was focusing more on national and international news. In September 1961, The Guardian started printing in London. Before this, it was only printed in Manchester. Nesta Roberts became the first female news editor on a British national newspaper.

From 1972 to 2000

The Troubles in Northern Ireland

During the early years of the Troubles, The Guardian supported British action in Northern Ireland. This was to stop fighting between Irish Catholics and Ulster loyalists. After the Battle of the Bogside, The Guardian asked for British troops to be sent. It said they would bring a "more disinterested face of law and order" than the police.

On January 30, 1972, British soldiers shot and killed fourteen people during a march. This event is known as Bloody Sunday. The Guardian said both sides were to blame. It said the march organizers knew there could be violence. It also said the IRA might use the crowd as a shield. But it also stated that shooting so freely was not justified.

After Bloody Sunday, John Widgery, Baron Widgery led an investigation. His report, the Widgery Tribunal, mostly cleared the soldiers. The Guardian supported the tribunal's findings. It said the report was not one-sided. The paper also supported internment (holding people without trial) in Northern Ireland. It called it "hateful" but "inevitable."

Sarah Tisdall Case

In 1983, The Guardian was involved in a controversy. A civil servant named Sarah Tisdall leaked documents about cruise missiles in Britain. The paper had to give the documents to the authorities. Tisdall was sentenced to six months in prison. Peter Preston, the editor at the time, said he blamed himself. But he felt the paper had no choice because it "believed in the rule of law."

Jonathan Aitken Libel Case

In 1995, The Guardian was sued for libel by cabinet minister Jonathan Aitken. The paper had claimed that Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed paid for Aitken and his wife to stay at a hotel. This would have been accepting a bribe. Aitken said he would fight with "the simple sword of truth." In 1997, The Guardian showed evidence that Aitken's claim was false. In 1999, Aitken was jailed for perjury (lying under oath).

The Connection Documentary Scandal

In May 1998, Guardian investigations showed that a TV documentary called The Connection was fake. An internal review found The Guardian's claims were mostly true. The TV regulator fined the TV company a record £2 million. This led to a big discussion about how accurate documentaries should be.

Kosovo War Stance

The paper supported NATO's military action in the Kosovo War (1998–1999). The Guardian said that using military force was the "only honourable course for Europe and America."

Since 2000: Modern Era and Digital Focus

In the early 2000s, The Guardian questioned old laws like the Act of Settlement 1701. In 2004, a humorous column by Charlie Brooker was seen by some as calling for violence against U.S. President George W. Bush. Brooker and the paper apologized, saying it was a joke. After the 7 July 2005 London bombings, The Guardian published an article by Dilpazier Aslam. He was a journalism trainee and a member of Hizb ut-Tahrir, an Islamist group. The Guardian did not know this at first. When he refused to leave the group, his job was ended.

In 2009, The Guardian started investigating tax practices of major UK companies. It published a database of taxes paid by the largest companies. The newspaper was key in revealing the details of the News of the World phone hacking scandal. The Economist magazine compared this to the Watergate for Washington Post. It called it a "defining moment" for The Guardian.

Edward Snowden Leaks

In June 2013, The Guardian revealed that the U.S. government was secretly collecting phone records. It also exposed the PRISM surveillance program. This information came from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. The British government asked The Guardian to destroy the hard drives with this information. Agents from the UK's GCHQ supervised the destruction of the drives in July. The Guardian said it did this to avoid legal action. However, the information had already been copied outside the UK. The Guardian's coverage of Snowden continued. Its US website, The Guardian US, won an American Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in 2014.

Cyber Attack in 2022

In December 2022, The Guardian was hit by a major cyber-attack. It was thought to be ransomware. Staff had to work from home. But they could still publish news to the website. The print edition also continued. On January 4, 2023, staff were told about a security breach. Personal details of all UK staff had been accessed by criminals.

Cyprus Confidential Report

In November 2023, The Guardian worked with other media groups on the 'Cyprus Confidential' report. This report looked into a financial network supporting Vladimir Putin's government. It showed strong links between Cyprus and high-ranking officials in the Kremlin. Some of these officials had been sanctioned. Government officials in Cyprus and Europe reacted quickly. They called for changes and started investigations.

How The Guardian is Owned and Funded

The Guardian is part of the Guardian Media Group (GMG). This group includes The Observer and The Guardian Weekly. All these were owned by The Scott Trust until 2008. The trust's goal was to keep the paper financially and editorially independent. This prevented other companies from taking it over. In 2008, the trust's assets moved to a new company, The Scott Trust Limited. But its goals stayed the same.

The Guardian is the only British national daily paper that checks its own social, ethical, and environmental behavior every year. It also has an internal ombudsman, called the "readers' editor." This person handles complaints and corrections.

The Guardian lost money for many years until 2019. It relied on other profitable parts of the group to cover its losses. To protect The Guardian's future, the GMG sold its regional media division in 2010. This included the Manchester Evening News, which ended a long historical link.

In June 2011, Guardian News and Media reported bigger losses. It decided to focus more on its online edition for news. The print edition would have more comments and features. Some thought The Guardian might become the first British national paper to be fully online.

Between 2007 and 2014, The Guardian Media Group sold all its other businesses. It focused only on The Guardian. These sales gave them a lot of money, meant to keep The Guardian independent forever. But the paper still lost more money than expected. In January 2016, the publishers announced they would cut 20% of staff and costs. The newspaper now asks for direct contributions from readers. This helps support its independent journalism.

The Guardian Media Group's 2018 report showed big changes. Its online editions made over 50% of the group's money. Losses from news operations were much lower. The group cut costs by changing its print edition to the tabloid format. In 2019, the group made a small profit, breaking even.

Membership Scheme and Funding

In 2014, The Guardian started a membership scheme. This allows readers to pay a monthly subscription. It helps reduce financial losses without using a paywall. This means the website stays free for everyone. By 2018, this approach was working well. Over 1 million people had subscribed or donated. The paper hoped to break even by April 2019.

In 2016, the company started a U.S.-based charity to raise money. This money comes from individuals and groups. It helps fund reporting on specific topics, like modern slavery and climate change. By 2017, it had raised $1 million. The Guardian says it has secured $6 million in long-term funding.

This new project grew from existing relationships with foundations like Ford and Rockefeller. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation gave $5 million for its Global Development webpage. As of March 2020, The Guardian says it is the first major global news organization to stop taking money from fossil fuel companies.

The Guardian's Political Views

The Guardian was started by textile traders. In its early years, it was seen as a "middle class" newspaper. It was first linked to classical liberalism and the Liberal Party. But after World War II, its political views slowly changed. It became more aligned with the Labour and the political left.

The Scott Trust says one of its main goals is to keep The Guardian independent. It wants it to be a "quality national newspaper without party affiliation." It should also stay true to its "liberal tradition." Most Guardian readers have centre-left political views. A 2000 poll showed that 80% of its readers voted for the Labour Party. In 2005, 48% were Labour voters and 34% were Liberal Democrat voters. The phrase "Guardian reader" can mean someone with liberal or "politically correct" views.

Although often linked to the Labour Party, three of The Guardian's four main writers joined the more centrist Social Democratic Party in 1981. The paper strongly supported Tony Blair in his bid to lead the Labour Party and become Prime Minister. In 2003, before the 2003 invasion of Iraq, The Observer supported possible military action. However, The Guardian itself opposed the war.

In 2004, editor Ian Katz said, "it is no secret we are a centre-left newspaper." In 2008, columnist Jackie Ashley said the paper's writers had mixed views. But she said the newspaper was "clearly left of centre and vaguely progressive." She also said the paper's stance in elections would come from strong debates within the paper. The paper's opinion pages often feature centre-left writers. But they also include some right-of-centre voices. Since 2000, The Guardian has supported ending the British monarchy.

Before the 2010 general election, the paper supported the Liberal Democrats. This was mainly because of their views on electoral reform. It suggested tactical voting to prevent a Conservative win. In the 2015 election, the paper supported the Labour Party. It argued that Britain needed a new direction. Labour spoke more strongly on social justice and investing for growth.

In the 2015 Labour Party leadership election, The Guardian supported Yvette Cooper. It was critical of Jeremy Corbyn, who won. Despite this, The Guardian supported the Labour Party in the 2017 and 2019 general elections. In the 2016 EU referendum, The Guardian supported staying in the EU.

Circulation and Newspaper Format

In December 2012, The Guardian sold about 204,222 copies daily. This was a drop from earlier years. Its sales were lower than The Daily Telegraph and The Times. By July 2021, circulation was 105,134. Later that year, the publishers stopped making circulation data public.

How the Paper Changed Over Time

The first edition came out on May 5, 1821. At first, The Guardian was a weekly paper, published on Saturdays. It cost 7d. A tax on newspapers made the price high. This made it too expensive to publish more often. When the tax was cut in 1836, The Guardian added a Wednesday edition. When the tax was removed in 1855, it became a daily paper.

In October 1952, the paper started printing news on the front page. Before this, the front page had only adverts. In 1959, it dropped "Manchester" from its name, becoming The Guardian. In 1964, it moved to London. It lost some of its regional focus. It was still heavily supported by sales of the more profitable Manchester Evening News. The paper's financial situation was very bad in the 1970s. At one point, it considered merging with The Times. The paper became more centre-left in the 1970s and 1980s.

On February 12, 1988, The Guardian had a big redesign. It improved its ink quality. It also changed its name logo. In 1992, The Guardian launched its features section as G2. This was a smaller, tabloid-format supplement. Other "quality" newspapers copied this idea. This led to the rise of "compact" papers. In June 1993, The Guardian bought The Observer. This gave it a Sunday sister newspaper with similar political views.

Its international weekly edition is now called The Guardian Weekly. It includes sections from other important international newspapers.

Changing to the Berliner Format

The Guardian is printed in full color. It was the first UK newspaper to use the Berliner format for its main section. This format is slightly larger than a traditional tabloid. It is used by papers like Die Tageszeitung in Germany and Le Monde in France.

In 2004, The Guardian announced plans to switch to the Berliner format. This happened on September 12, 2005. Its Sunday sister paper, The Observer, also changed format in January 2006. The format change came with a full redesign of the paper's look. This included a new name logo. New typefaces were created for the design. One important font is Guardian Egyptian, used for text and headlines.

The switch cost Guardian Newspapers £80 million. It involved setting up new printing presses in London and Manchester. This was needed because no British presses could print in the Berliner format before.

Tabloid Format Since 2018

In June 2017, Guardian Media Group (GMG) announced that The Guardian and The Observer would change to tabloid format in early 2018. The Guardian confirmed the launch date as January 15, 2018. GMG also signed a contract with Trinity Mirror to outsource printing.

This format change helps cut costs. It allows the paper to be printed by more types of presses. Outsourcing printing is expected to save millions of pounds each year. This is part of a plan to reduce losses and break even by 2019. The paper and ink are the same as before. The font size is slightly larger. By April 2018, the new format had led to more subscriptions. In July 2018, the name logo of the new tabloid format was changed to dark blue.

Online Presence

The Guardian and The Observer publish all their news online. Access to current news and an archive of three million stories is free. A third of the website's visits are for stories older than a month. In May 2013, it was the most popular UK newspaper website. It had 8.2 million unique visitors each month. In April 2011, MediaWeek said The Guardian was the fifth most popular newspaper site globally. Journalists use a tool called Ophan to check website data. However, the number of online readers dropped by July 2021.

The Guardian launched an iOS mobile app in 2009. An Android app followed in 2011. In 2018, the newspaper announced its apps and mobile website would be redesigned.

The Comment is Free section has columns by the paper's journalists and other writers. It also includes readers' comments. Moderators can remove posts they feel are inappropriate. The Guardian has an "open" approach to news. It has an open platform for its content. This lets other developers use Guardian content in their apps. The Guardian also had talkboards for political discussion. These were closed in 2011 after a legal case.

In August 2013, a webshow called Thinkfluencer was launched by Guardian Multimedia. In 2004, the paper also launched a dating website, Guardian Soulmates. This site closed on July 1, 2020. The Guardian launched a version of its website on the Tor network in May 2022.

Podcasts from The Guardian

The paper started making podcasts in 2005. One early series was by Ricky Gervais. In January 2006, Gervais' show was the most downloaded podcast on iTunes. It was downloaded by two million listeners worldwide. It was listed in the 2007 Guinness Book of Records.

The Guardian now offers several regular podcasts. One popular one is Today in Focus. This is a daily news podcast hosted by Anushka Asthana. It started on November 1, 2018. It quickly became one of the UK's most-downloaded podcasts.

GuardianFilms: Making Documentaries

In 2003, The Guardian started a film production company called GuardianFilms. It is led by journalist Maggie O'Kane. The company mostly makes documentaries for television. These have included Baghdad Blogger for BBC Two's Newsnight. Some have also been shown on CNN International and Spiked for Channel 4.

GuardianFilms has won several awards. It won two Amnesty International Media Awards. The Baghdad Blogger: Salam Pax won a Royal Television Society Award in 2005. Baghdad: A Doctor's Story won an Emmy Award in 2007. In 2008, Sean Smith's Inside the Surge won a Royal Television Society award. This was the first time a newspaper won such an award. In the same year, The Guardian's Katine website won an award for its new media work. Also in 2008, GuardianFilms' undercover report on vote rigging in Zimbabwe won best news program.

Awards and Recognition

Awards Received by The Guardian

The Guardian has won National Newspaper of the Year four times: in 1998, 2005, 2010, and 2013. It also won Front Page of the Year in 2002. It has been named the World's Best-designed Newspaper by the Society for News Design multiple times.

Guardian journalists have won many British Press Awards, including:

• Reporter of the Year
• Foreign Reporter of the Year
• Scoop of the Year (for the Milly Dowler phone hacking story)
• Young Journalist of the Year
• Columnist of the Year
• Critic of the Year
• Feature Writer of the Year
• Cartoonist of the Year
• Political Journalist of the Year
• Science & Health Journalist of the Year
• Business & Finance Journalist of the Year
• Interviewer of the Year
• Sports Reporter of the Year
• Sports Photographer of the Year
• Website of the Year
• Digital Journalist of the Year
• Supplement of the Year
• Special Supplement of the Year

Other awards include:

• Bevins Prize for investigative journalism
• Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism

The Guardian's environmental reporting has won many SEAL Environmental Journalism Awards.

The Guardian, Observer and their journalists have also won many awards at the British Sports Journalism Awards.

The guardian.co.uk website won the Best Newspaper category three years in a row at the Webby Awards. It has won the British Press Awards for Best Electronic Daily Newspaper six years in a row. The site won an Eppy award in 2000 for its online service.

In 2007, the newspaper was ranked first in a study on transparency. This study looked at 25 English-language news sources. It scored 3.8 out of 4.0.

The Guardian US and The Washington Post shared the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for public service reporting. This was for their coverage of the NSA's and GCHQ's surveillance programs. It also covered the documents leaked by Edward Snowden.

Awards Given by The Guardian

The Guardian sponsors two major literary awards:

• The Guardian First Book Award, started in 1999.
• The Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, started in 1967.

In recent years, the newspaper has also sponsored the Hay Festival. The annual Guardian Student Media Awards, started in 1999, recognize great journalism and design in British university and college student newspapers, magazines, and websites.

In memory of journalist Paul Foot, The Guardian and Private Eye created the Paul Foot Award. This award gives £10,000 each year for investigative journalism.

The newspaper creates The Guardian 100 Best Footballers In The World list. Since 2018, it also helps produce The 100 Best Female Footballers In The World. In 2016, The Guardian started giving an annual Footballer of the Year award. This award goes to a footballer who has done something truly amazing.

Best Books Lists

• The Guardian's 100 best novels is a list of top English-language novels. It was chosen by Robert McCrum.
• The Guardian's 100 greatest non-fiction book list came out in 2011 and 2017. It was also chosen by Robert McCrum.

Editors of The Guardian

#	Name	Term	Notes
1	John Edward Taylor	1821–1844
2	Jeremiah Garnett	1844–1861	Served jointly with Russell Scott Taylor from 1847 to 1848
	Russell Scott Taylor	1847–1848	Served jointly with Jeremiah Garnett
4	Edward Taylor	1861–1872
5	Charles Prestwich Scott	1872–1929
6	Ted Scott	1929–1932
7	William Percival Crozier	1932–1944
8	Alfred Powell Wadsworth	1944–1956
9	Alastair Hetherington	1956–1975
10	Peter Preston	1975–1995
11	Alan Rusbridger	1995–2015
12	Katharine Viner	2015–present

Notable Writers and Artists

Columnists and journalists:

Cartoonists:

• David Austin
• Steve Bell
• Joe Berger
• Berke Breathed
• Biff
• Peter Clarke
• Les Gibbard
• John Kent
• Jamie Lenman
• David Low
• Martin Rowson
• Posy Simmonds
• Garry Trudeau

Satirists:

• John Crace
• Jeremy Hardy
• Armando Iannucci
• Terry Jones
• Craig Brown as "Bel Littlejohn"
• John O'Farrell
• Mark Steel

Experts:

• Tim Atkin
• Matthew Fort
• Malcolm Gluck
• Tim Hayward

Photographers and picture editors:

• Herbert Walter Doughty (The Manchester Guardian's first photographer, July 1908)
• Eamonn McCabe
• Sean Smith

The Guardian's Archive and History

The Guardian and The Observer opened The Newsroom in London in 2002. This was an archive and visitor center. It kept and shared the newspapers' histories and values. It did this through its archive, educational programs, and exhibitions. In 2008, all The Newsroom's activities moved to Kings Place.

Now called The Guardian News & Media archive, it collects and makes available materials. These materials show an accurate history of The Guardian and The Observer. The archive holds official records of both newspapers. It also collects materials from people who worked for the papers. This includes letters, diaries, notebooks, original cartoons, and photos. The public can view these materials by appointment. A large Manchester Guardian archive is also at the University of Manchester's John Rylands University Library. The two archives work together. The British Library also has a large archive of The Manchester Guardian.

In November 2007, The Guardian and The Observer made their archives available online through DigitalArchive. These archives cover 1821 to 2000 for The Guardian and 1791 to 2000 for The Observer. Eventually, they will go up to 2003.

The Guardian's Education Centre offers educational programs for students and adults. The Guardian's exhibition space also moved to Kings Place. It has changing exhibitions that explore news and journalism. These often use items from the GNM Archive.

See also

In Spanish: The Guardian para niños

• Guardian Monthly
• The Guardian Weekly