British Journalism Awards also recognises Marina Hyde, Sirin Kale, Lucy Osborne and the Observer’s James TapperThe Guardian and Observer journalists have won four awards at the British Journalism Awards (BJA), including the coveted news provider of the…
Robert Richardson obituary
Crime writer who drew on his experience as a Fleet Street journalist to colour his thrillersThe crime writer Robert Richardson, who has died aged 80, started out as the inventor of Gus (Augustus) Maltravers, an erudite playwright and classic amateur sl…
Guardian owner invests in Unlock, an NFT protocol designed for subscriptions and memberships
Monetization for the creator economy continues to be a huge issue and opportunity, but creators mostly have to lock themselves into platforms like Patreon to realize their value. A better method would be to have a membership system for creators which sat across several platforms. Now, GMG Ventures (parent company of The Guardian newspaper) has […]
‘Is that live?’ The pioneers who put the ‘new’ into news
Our head of editorial innovation speaks to Tony Ageh, who performed a similar role 30 years ago when the internet was in its infancy and experimentation was everythingIt is eight minutes into my interview with Tony Ageh and I’ve managed to ask just one…
‘We never went home before 10pm’: 50 years of reporting on politics and power
Our chief political correspondent compares notes on the chaos, the glamour, the scoops, with her predecessor Julia LangdonLobby journalism is a constant battle of contradictions – and that’s before you get to Boris Johnson.On the one hand, it’s a glamo…
Apple launches a new iOS app, ‘Siri Speech Study,’ to gather feedback for Siri improvements
Apple recently began a research study designed to collect speech data from study participants. Earlier this month, the company launched a new iOS app called “Siri Speech Study” on the App Store, which allows participants who have opted in to share their voice requests and other feedback with Apple. The app is available in a […]
Jonathan Steele: ‘I came to Russia a political correspondent and left a crime reporter’
The veteran journalist, who moved to Moscow in 1988, charted the collapse of a superpower. But, he tells his successor, the Gorbachev revolution has been poisonedWhen Jonathan Steele moved to Moscow for the Guardian in 1988, the story of Mikhail Gorbac…
Gapsquare, a pioneer of machine learning into gender pay disparity, is acquired by XpertHR
Inequalities between women and men in the workplace have been exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic and are likely to persist in the near future, according to the International Labour Organization (ILO). The World Economic Forum estimates globally it will take 267.6 years to close the gender gap in economic participation and opportunity. So it’s even […]
The changing art of the subeditor: ‘You had to read the type upside down’
A deputy news production editor at the Guardian speaks to colleagues about how cutting and correcting copy has evolved over decadesThe internet may have revolutionised the media in the 21 years since I joined the Guardian, but my role as a subeditor ha…
The Guardian ‘most widely used newspaper website and app for news’, according to Ofcom
Guardian newspaper rated highest by readers for accuracy, trustworthiness and depth of analysisThe Guardian continues to be the most widely used newspaper website and app for news, according to the communications watchdog, which shows it has increased …