Jay Rayner leaves Observer as departing editor slams planned sale
Rayner leaves The Observer after 25 years amid a battle over its future ownership.
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Guardian strike: Staff agree 48-hour walkout over Observer sale to Tortoise
Journalists have opted for a 48-hour stoppage next month, with a second possibly to follow.
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Guardian CEO warns staff Observer faces ‘difficult decisions’ if Tortoise deal fails
Anna Bateson says Observer is loss-making but has chance to be sustainable with Tortoise.
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The Observer has a half-life of six years: Tortoise deal is best option for brand and staff
Media analyst and former executive Jim Chisholm says Guardian journalists are wrong to strike over Observer sale.
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Guardian Media Group journalists back strike in indicative vote on Tortoise Observer bid
The NUJ said “journalists are resolute in their opposition to the Observer sale”.
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Tortoise is ‘ideal owner’ for Observer says former editor Roger Alton
The Scott Trust clearly wants to “wash its hands” of the Observer, writes Roger Alton.
By Former Scott Trust member speaks out over plan to sell Observer to Tortoise
Observer has always been vulnerable says former Manchester Evening News editor.
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Observer falls outside Scott Trust’s ‘core responsibilities’, minutes from 1993 suggest
The Observer’s success “shouldn’t be to the detriment” of The Guardian, minutes from 1993 said.
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