The Observer Archives - Press Gazette https://pressgazette.co.uk/subject/the-observer/ The Future of Media Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:14:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://pressgazette.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2022/09/cropped-Press-Gazette_favicon-32x32.jpg The Observer Archives - Press Gazette https://pressgazette.co.uk/subject/the-observer/ 32 32 The Nerve reaches 5,000 paying subscribers in first year https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/the-nerve-reaches-5000-paying-subscribers-in-first-year/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:22:03 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=257458 The Nerve team including co-founders and new hires at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia in April 2026 - group shot in front of historic building with wooden door, several women wearing Nerve t-shirts

Newsletter-led newsbrand from ex-Observer journalists now said to be financially sustainable.

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]]> The Nerve, the “small and punky” publication launched by five former Observer journalists, has reached 5,000 paying subscribers in its first year.

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]]> zine_packshot_new11 The Nerve's packshot for its first print zine. Picture: The Nerve A letter to the 300 axed Washington Post staffers from Carole Cadwalladr https://pressgazette.co.uk/comment-analysis/a-letter-to-the-300-axed-washington-post-staffers-from-carole-cadwalladr/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:37:42 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=248720 Founders of The Nerve, five women pictured sat on and standing around a sofa with a grey backdrop

There is life for journalists after being sacked by a major brand, says Cadwalladr.

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]]> Dear Washington Post journalists,

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]]> Newsflation: UK newspaper cover prices up 10.2% since Jan 2025 https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/nationals/newsflation-uk-newspaper-cover-prices-up-10-2-since-jan-2025/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 07:41:39 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=248466 UK newspapers widely reported the tense exchange between Zelenskyy , Donald Trump and JD Vance in oval office. Picture: Steve Travelguide / Shutterstock

Daily Star has seen a 600% price increase in ten years.

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]]> UK national newspaper cover prices have increased by an average of 10.2% compared to January 2024, nearly three times the rate of other consumer prices.

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]]> Observer growth ‘on plan’ says co-CEO nine months after Tortoise takeover https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/nationals/observer-2025-tortoise-richard-furness-co-ceo-website-paywall/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 08:14:47 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=247275 Five screenshots from The Observer app, including lead story 'Who was Jeffrey Epstein?', the style vertical, sport, a 'speedy' puzzle, and a podcast player

Richard Furness sets out state of The Observer after paywall launch.

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]]> The Observer could not be in a “better, more positive position” to head into its first full year of ownership by Tortoise Media, according to co-CEO Richard Furness.

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]]> RichFurness2 Richard Furness, co-CEO of The Observer. Picture: The Observer Who are the UK’s national newspaper editors? https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/nationals/uk-national-newspaper-editors/ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/nationals/uk-national-newspaper-editors/#respond Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:02:02 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=188374 National newspaper editors clockwise from top left: Tony Gallagher of The Times, Katharine Viner of The Guardian, Ted Verity of the Daily Mail, and Victoria Newton of The Sun

An up-to-date page so you can keep track of all the UK's national newspaper editors.

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]]> The Observer, the Express and the Daily Star all had new editors in 2025 – and now the Mirror does too.

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]]> https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/nationals/uk-national-newspaper-editors/feed/ 0 Tony Gallagher Times editor Tony Gallagher. Picture: News UK ben taylor Ben Taylor. Picture: News UK TedVerityEditorofMailNewspapers1 Mail Newspapers editor-in-chief Ted Verity. Picture: DMGT Victoria Newton Editor Sun on Sunday Victoria Newton. Picture: News UK ChloeHubbardheadshot Chloe Hubbard. Picture: The Independent chris_evans Sunday Telegraph editor Allister Heath Sunday Telegraph editor Allister Heath. Picture: Telegraph GeoffMaynard2024 Geoff Maynard, Express editor-in-chief. Picture: Reach Kath Viner|Katherine Viner Katharine Viner. Picture: Society of Editors James Harding TORTOISE SCREENSHOT|Tortoise thinkin 28 June 2019 James Harding. Picture: Tortoise Media/Screenshot Winner HR 11122017 (16)|i 8 may i editor Oly Duff | Roula Khalaf #2 Geordie Greig MAIL|Daily_Mail_4_11_2021_400 Geordie Greig. Picture: Daily Mail Deborah Arthurs, Editor of Metro, or ofPhotography Natasha Pszenicki Deborah Arthurs, editor of Metro. Picture: Natasha Pszenicki British GQ Editor Jones and British Formula One Driver Hamilton sit in the front row before the presentation of the Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer 2015 collection during “London Collections: Men” in London British GQ Editor Dylan Jones. Picture: Reuters/Suzanne Plunkett thumbnail_RJW.070224.0371 Christian May, returning City AM editor. Picture: City AM British Journalism Awards winners 2025: Channel 4 News and Cathy Newman receive top prizes https://pressgazette.co.uk/press-gazette-events/british-journalism-awards-winners-2025-channel-4-news-and-cathy-newman-receive-top-prizes/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 23:09:02 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=246399 Cathy Newman and her producer Claire Sinka picking up the Journalist of the Year prize at the British Journalism Awards 2025. Picture: Press Gazette/Adam Duke Photography

Featuring links to all the winning work at the British Journalism Awards 2025.

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]]> Channel 4 News was the News Provider of the Year winner for the second year running at the British Journalism Awards 2025, supported by headline sponsor Starling Bank.

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]]> 11-12-25BritishJournalismAwards2025KEY-55 Lucie Heath of The i Paper picking up the Energy & Environment Journalism award at the British Journalism Awards 2025. Picture: Press Gazette/Adam Duke Photography 11-12-25BritishJournalismAwards2025KEY-57 Team from The Guardian and Hope not Hate collecting the Health & Life Science Journalism prize at the British Journalism Awards 2025. Picture: Press Gazette/Adam Duke Photography 11-12-25BritishJournalismAwards2025KEY-60 Business, Finance and Economics Journalism winners at the British Journalism Awards 2025. Picture: Press Gazette/Adam Duke Photography 11-12-25BritishJournalismAwards2025KEY-63 Channel 4 team pick up the Crime & Legal Journalism prize at the British Journalism Awards 2025. Picture: Press Gazette/Adam Duke Photography 11-12-25BritishJournalismAwards2025KEY-66 Fraser Nelson picks up the Comment Journalism prize from Dominic Young and Jeremy Vine at the British Journalism Awards 2025. Picture: Press Gazette/Adam Duke Photography 11-12-25BritishJournalismAwards2025KEY-68 Owen Slot picks up the Sports Journalism prize at the British Journalism Awards 2025. Picture: Press Gazette/Adam Duke Photography 11-12-25BritishJournalismAwards2025KEY-71 Joe Sinclair picks up the Online Video Journalism prize at the British Journalism Awards 2025. Picture: Press Gazette/Adam Duke Photography 11-12-25BritishJournalismAwards2025KEY-74 Peter Geoghegan and Lucas Amin pick up the Specialist Journalism prize for Democracy for Sale at the British Journalism Awards 2025. Picture: Press Gazette/Adam Duke Photography OliverMarsdenAidDrop British Journalism Awards shortlisted image by Oliver Marsden for The Observer capturing the moment of an air drop over Gaza 11-12-25BritishJournalismAwards2025KEY-79 TBIJ team pick up the Innovation of the Year prize for Silenced Stories at the British Journalism Awards 2025. Picture: Press Gazette/Adam Duke Photography 11-12-25BritishJournalismAwards2025KEY-81 Harry Davies of The Guardian picks up the Technology Journalism prize at the British Journalism Awards 2025. Picture: Press Gazette/Adam Duke Photography 11-12-25BritishJournalismAwards2025KEY-83 Liz Cookman picks up the Features Journalism prize at the British Journalism Awards 2025. Picture: Press Gazette/Adam Duke Photography 11-12-25BritishJournalismAwards2025KEY-85 Malak A Tantesh picks up the Marie Colvin Award from Sean Ryan and Jeremy Vine at the British Journalism Awards 2025. Picture: Press Gazette/Adam Duke Photography 11-12-25BritishJournalismAwards2025KEY-106 Malak A Tantesh picks up the New Journalist of the Year prize at the British Journalism Awards 2025. Picture: Press Gazette/Adam Duke Photography 11-12-25BritishJournalismAwards2025KEY-108 Mollie Simpson picks up the Local Journalism prize at the British Journalism Awards 2025. Picture: Press Gazette/Adam Duke Photography 11-12-25BritishJournalismAwards2025KEY-111 John O'Kane of BBC Spotlight picking up the Social Affairs, Diversity & Inclusion Journalism prize for I Am Not Okay at the British Journalism Awards 2025. Picture: Press Gazette/Adam Duke Photography 11-12-25BritishJournalismAwards2025KEY-113 Cathy Newman picks up the Interviewer of the Year prize from Rob McGibbon and Jeremy Vine at the British Journalism Awards 2025. Picture: Press Gazette/Adam Duke Photography 11-12-25BritishJournalismAwards2025KEY-118 Noor Nanji picks up the Arts & Entertainment Journalism prize at the British Journalism Awards 2025. Picture: Press Gazette/Adam Duke Photography 11-12-25BritishJournalismAwards2025KEY-121 Basement Films and Channel 4 team of Nevine Mabro and Ramita Navai pick up the Foreign Affairs Journalism prize at the British Journalism Awards 2025. Picture: Press Gazette/Adam Duke Photography 11-12-25BritishJournalismAwards2025KEY-123 Anushka Asthana picks up the Politics Journalism prize at the British Journalism Awards 2025. Picture: Press Gazette/Adam Duke Photography 11-12-25BritishJournalismAwards2025KEY-125 Shaun Lintern from The Sunday Times picks up the Campaign of the Year prize for Vaccine Crisis at the British Journalism Awards 2025. Picture: Press Gazette/Adam Duke Photography 11-12-25BritishJournalismAwards2025KEY-126 Lewis Goodall and team pick up the joint Scoop of the Year prize at the British Journalism Awards 2025. Picture: Press Gazette/Adam Duke Photography 11-12-25BritishJournalismAwards2025KEY-1291 Sam Greenhill of the Daily Mail picks up the joint Scoop of the Year prize at the British Journalism Awards 2025. Picture: Press Gazette/Adam Duke Photography 11-12-25BritishJournalismAwards2025KEY-131 The Channel 4 News team pick up the News Provider of the Year award at the British Journalism Awards 2025. Picture: Press Gazette/Adam Duke Photography 11-12-25BritishJournalismAwards2025KEY-1331 Hanna Geissler and Dan Dove of the Daily Express pick up the Campaign of the Year prize at the British Journalism Awards 2025. Picture: Press Gazette/Adam Duke Photography 11-12-25BritishJournalismAwards2025KEY-135 Mike Radford, Erica Gornall, Cassie Cornish-Trestrail and Keaton Stone pick up the Investigation of the Year prize at the British Journalism Awards 2025. Picture: Press Gazette/Adam Duke Photography 11-12-25BritishJournalismAwards2025KEY-1404 Cathy Newman and her producer Claire Sinka picking up the Journalist of the Year prize at the British Journalism Awards 2025. Picture: Press Gazette/Adam Duke Photography Observer confirms departure of editor Lucy Rock https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/media-jobs-uk-news/observer-confirms-departure-of-editor-lucy-rock/ Tue, 02 Dec 2025 14:52:52 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=246179 Observer editor (print) Lucy Rock. Picture: Linda Nylind for The Observer

Title's first female editor was announced in December 2024.

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]]> The Observer has confirmed the departure of Lucy Rock who was announced in December as the first female editor in the title’s 234-year history.

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]]> Observer launches first paywall and ditches Guardian-era masthead https://pressgazette.co.uk/paywalls/observer-launches-first-paywall-and-ditches-guardian-era-masthead/ Thu, 27 Nov 2025 15:06:43 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=246098 New look Observer website

Digital subscriptions to The Observer are priced at £16 per month.

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]]> The Observer has unveiled a series of new online features as it launched its first paywall.

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]]> The Observer’s changing masthead. Credit: The Observer The Observer's changing masthead. Credit: The Observer British Journalism Awards 2025: Finalists revealed https://pressgazette.co.uk/press-gazette-events/british-journalism-awards-shortlist-2025/ Thu, 23 Oct 2025 11:20:10 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=244867 Collage of the shortlisted scoops of the year at the British Journalism Awards 2025

Featuring links to all of the shortlisted work.

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]]> Press Gazette is proud to reveal the shortlists for the British Journalism Awards 2025, supported by headline sponsor Starling Bank.

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]]> British Journalism Awards 2025 shortlisted picture as part of MyLondon’s “Rough” project about homelessness in the capital. Picture: Facundo Arrizabalaga/MyLondon British Journalism Awards 2025 shortlisted picture as part of MyLondon's "Rough" project about homelessness in the capital. Picture: Facundo Arrizabalaga/MyLondon janebarlowpa A couple of farmers sleep as The Princess Royal tours the cattle stalls in the Highland Hall during a visit to the Royal Highland Show at the Royal Highland Centre in Ingliston, Edinburgh. Picture date: Friday June 20, 2025. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Media giles_clark jackhilltimes_page-0001 alessioguardianbja Alessio Mamo photographed scale of destruction in Gaza from a Jordanian military aircraft in August 2025. Picture: Alessio Mamo/The Guardian OliverMarsdenAidDrop British Journalism Awards shortlisted image by Oliver Marsden for The Observer capturing the moment of an air drop over Gaza The Observer signs deal to appear on AI news platform Particle https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/the-observer-signs-deal-to-appear-on-ai-news-platform-particle/ Thu, 23 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=244915 Particle News website on desktop, showing 'popular' news summaries

The Observer described as first UK partner for Particle News as it expands outside US.

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]]> The Observer has signed a commercial partnership deal with AI-powered news platform Particle News as it ramps up its digital presence as a standalone brand.

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]]> Screenshot2025-10-221635211 Screenshot of a story page on Particle News