Observer newspaper deal attracts government scrutiny
Tortoise, the UK digital start-up founded by former Times editor James Harding, last year agreed to acquire the Observer, prompting widespread staff unrest. Harding has promised to invest about £25mn ...
60,000 voters are challenged in NC Supreme Court race. How to learn if you’re on the list
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UK’s Observer, the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper — founded in 1791 — is sold
The owner of Britain’s Guardian newspaper confirmed Wednesday that it has sold The Observer, the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper, to Tortoise Media for an undisclosed fee. The Scott Trust ...
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Observer appoints first female editor in over a century after controversial sale
Lucy Rock, who is currently acting editor of The Observer, will do the job permanently at the Sunday newspaper. James Harding, the former BBC News chief who leads Tortoise, will become editor-in ...
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World’s oldest Sunday newspaper, the UK’s Observer, sold in face of journalistic opposition
LONDON (AP) — The owner of Britain’s Guardian newspaper confirmed Wednesday that it has sold The Observer, the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper, to Tortoise Media for an undisclosed fee.
McClatchy names new executive editor for The News & Observer and Herald-Sun
Nicole Stockdale, who has helped oversee five newsrooms for the company in California, starts her new job in Raleigh on Feb.