John Mulholland
Editor, The Observer
The Observer is Britain's oldest Sunday newspaper, and has been keeping readers informed, entertained and, we hope, sometimes infuriated for more than 200 years. It is celebrated all over the world for its liberal values and vigorous campaigning. We are also justly proud of the tradition of brilliant writing that has characterised The Observer, from George Orwell and Clive James to Andrew Rawnsley or Tim Adams or Kathryn Flett today. Recently we have pioneered a major journalistic innovation, with a series of monthly magazines, on Sport, Food, Music and Woman showcasing superb writing and dazzling photography. The Observer is a modern paper, a paper of today, vigorous, passionate, inclusive and we hope never dull.
The Observer is the only full-colour national Sunday newspaper in the UK and the only national Sunday newspaper published in an innovative format that combines journalistic integrity with ease of handling.
A modern, eleven-sectioned national title offering a combination of main news and special interest supplements, The Observer attracts well over 1.2 million readers every Sunday.
The Observer, Britain's brightest Sunday read, has achieved its success through a policy of vibrant product development and unrivalled journalistic excellence.
Readers of the paper display high levels of interest in news, current affairs, sport and cultural issues. They value The Observer for its extensive, in-depth coverage as well as for being intelligent, articulate, unbiased, authoritative and culturally savvy.
The Observer equally is passionate, liberal, inspiring and mischievous, changing the face of Sunday journalism with unique products such as The Observer Sport Monthly, The Observer Food Monthly, The Observer Music Monthly and Observer Woman that build on its core strengths of strong journalism, brilliant photography and innovation.
The Observer is part of Guardian News and Media, which is part of the Guardian Media Group and owned by the Scott Trust. It stands as a unique press proprietor that regularly monitors the progress of its holdings but rarely intervenes. Not owned by shareholders, dictated to by a press baron or influenced by a political party, Observer journalists are free to present the truth as they see it. The Trust secures the continuity and editorial independence of The Observer.
The principles upon which the paper was founded in 1791 remain a core part of its character today. WS Bourne, the paper's founder, promised a paper “Unbiased by prejudice, uninfluenced by party... whose principal is independence.”
A modern, eleven-sectioned national title offering a combination of main news and special interest supplements, The Observer attracts well over 1.2 million readers every Sunday.
The Observer, Britain's brightest Sunday read, has achieved its success through a policy of vibrant product development and unrivalled journalistic excellence.
Readers of the paper display high levels of interest in news, current affairs, sport and cultural issues. They value The Observer for its extensive, in-depth coverage as well as for being intelligent, articulate, unbiased, authoritative and culturally savvy.
The Observer equally is passionate, liberal, inspiring and mischievous, changing the face of Sunday journalism with unique products such as The Observer Sport Monthly, The Observer Food Monthly, The Observer Music Monthly and Observer Woman that build on its core strengths of strong journalism, brilliant photography and innovation.
The Observer is part of Guardian News and Media, which is part of the Guardian Media Group and owned by the Scott Trust. It stands as a unique press proprietor that regularly monitors the progress of its holdings but rarely intervenes. Not owned by shareholders, dictated to by a press baron or influenced by a political party, Observer journalists are free to present the truth as they see it. The Trust secures the continuity and editorial independence of The Observer.
The principles upon which the paper was founded in 1791 remain a core part of its character today. WS Bourne, the paper's founder, promised a paper “Unbiased by prejudice, uninfluenced by party... whose principal is independence.”
