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Amber de Botton
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Chief Communications Officer at Guardian Media Group
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The launch article by Katharine Viner provides a great overview on how CoverDrop works, our collaboration with The Guardian, and why this system is so important: www.theguardian.com/membership/2...
In a dangerous era for journalism – a powerful new tool to help protect sources
Today, the Guardian, in collaboration with the University of Cambridge, launches Secure Messaging, a world-first from a media organisation
www.theguardian.com
June 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Exposed: Labour peer’s involvement in what appears to be a cash-for-access venture
Exposed: Labour peer’s involvement in what appears to be a cash-for-access venture
Lord David Evans of Watford said ‘our mates now have senior jobs’ and advised on how to approach Angela Rayner * Profile: who is Lord David Evans of Watford? * Explainer: what are the House of Lords rules? A Labour member of the House of Lords…
www.theguardian.com
February 25, 2025 at 9:03 AM
The government is looking at changing the law to favour big tech platforms so they can use British creative content to power their AI models without our permission or payment. It's time to fairly compensate the creators.
newsmediauk.org/make-it-fair/
February 25, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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I'm part of the Scott Trust, which owns the @theguardian.com (and the Observer). Those in the UK are no doubt aware of a possible sale of the Observer to @tortoisemedia.bsky.social. Here is our criteria for the sale in form of an email sent to all staff last night from our chair, Ole Jacob Sunde. 1/
December 4, 2024 at 3:40 PM
I was lucky enough to work with Dan as he reported on dozens and dozens of people’s battles for safe homes to call their own - and he’s written for the Guardian today on the scale of the problem so many still face
November 16, 2024 at 10:32 AM
This five paragraph note from our US editor Betsy Reed “may be one of the most successful subscription marketing messages in the history of online news” pressgazette.co.uk/north-americ...
Guardian endorsement of Harris reaps it near $2m boost after editor's email
How Guardian US editor Betsy Reed secured nearly $2m of reader revenue in three days with email criticising LA Times and Washington Post.
pressgazette.co.uk
October 30, 2024 at 12:37 PM
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Daniel Boffey’s exclusive: Met officers allegedly took hampers and cash bribes to help Fayed persecute staff www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
Met officers allegedly took hampers and cash bribes to help Fayed persecute staff
Exclusive: Scotland Yard faces claims corrupt officers helped Harrods owner quash potential complaints of abuse
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October 4, 2024 at 6:19 PM
The Guardian was the biggest commercial news website in the UK in August
pressgazette.co.uk/media-audien...
Top 50 UK news websites in August: Guardian rises above Sun and Mail as UK's biggest commercial news site
Press Gazette lists the top 50 news websites in the UK. Monthly updated top 50 listing based on data provided by Ipsos iris
pressgazette.co.uk
October 3, 2024 at 8:36 PM
Larry Elliott’s exclusive with Andrew Bailey…
‘It’s tragic’: Bank of England governor watching Middle East crisis closely
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
‘Very serious’: Bank of England governor warns of Middle East oil shock risk
Exclusive: Andrew Bailey also hints at ‘more aggressive’ path for cutting interest rates if inflation news stays positive
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2024 at 8:11 AM