Guardian records first operating profit since 1998

Re:Guardian records first operating profit since 1998 by brmgb on Friday May 03, 2019 @08:55AM (#19817945)

> I'd argue that to make their supporter model work they've had to drop their editorial standards lower still.

I personally mostly stopped reading The Guardian because for all intents and purposes they have become an American journal. They are obsessed with American social issues and and mostly treat the news from an American point of view. I think it's a clear strategic choice of Viner but it saddens me to see what was a great English paper turn into that.

I won't even talk about the Opinion part of the journal. Describing it as uneven seems charitable.

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Re:Guardian records first operating profit since 1998 by pjc50 on Friday May 03, 2019 @09:02AM (#19817997)

This seems to be an extension of "people won't pay for local news now the classifieds have died", only that England itself is now too small for a profitable news constituency and the only money to be made is in telling Americans what terrible thing their government has done today.

The effect on Scottish press is even more acute; readerships are tiny.

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Re:Guardian records first operating profit since 1998 by C1sc0cat on Friday May 03, 2019 @10:09AM (#19818553)

What do you mean - don't recall see many devils advocate pieces on the pros and cons of second amendment rights

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Re:Guardian records first operating profit since 1998 by growlist on Friday May 03, 2019 @09:41AM (#19818330)

You articulate it better than I.

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