Guardian and Observer journalists go on strike to protest possible sale of Sunday edition
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500 journalists from The Guardian and The Observer have begun a 48-hour strike over the possible sale of the Observer to Tortoise Media. The employees oppose the separation of the two publications, which have existed together since 1791.
Scott Trust is considering selling The Observer to Tortoise Media. Journalists from The Guardian and The Observer go on 48-hour strike.
Reported by UNN with reference to Variety and Sky News.
Journalists from The Guardian and The Observer have begun a 48-hour strike to protest the proposed sale of the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.
Earlier this year, it was reported that the Scottish Trust was considering selling The Observer to the relatively young company Tortoise Media, which was founded in 2019 by editor James Harding as a platform for long-form journalism and podcasts.
Longtime editor of The Observer, Paul Webster, who retired last month, also criticized the sale, saying it would “do serious damage to the reputation of the Scott Trust.
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The Observer is the sister newspaper of The Guardian, published weekly on Sundays. First published in 1791, it now employs around 70 journalists and publishes supplements such as The Observer Magazine and The Observer Food Monthly.
It is reported that 500 journalists of the company voted for the strike.
The union said the new strike coincides with the 233rd anniversary of the first publication of The Observer in 1791.
Details of events from Sky News
On Monday, Sky News reported that it had received a memo sent to Guardian Media Group employees by CEO Anna Bateson outlining a revised package of measures designed to calm journalists who were outraged by the proposals.
On Tuesday, it became known that Ole Jakob Sunde, chairman of The Guardian's parent company, Scott Trust, insisted that it would remain a co-owner of The Observer if the deal goes through.
Employees picketed outside the newspapers' London headquarters.
The journalists said that there has been “a huge amount of uncertainty” in recent months and they believe that “these two big newspapers should be together.
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