Information on The Guardian.

1. THE GUARDIAN

2. THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN WAS FOUNDED BY
COTTON MERCHANT JOHN EDWARD TAYLOR IN THE
WAKE OF THE PETERLOO MASSACRE OF 1819. THE
FIRST EDITION APPEARED ON 5 MAY 1821. TAYLOR’S
NEPHEW CP SCOTT WENT ON TO BECOME EDITOR IN
1872 AND BOUGHT THE PAPER IN 1907. HIS 57 YEAR
EDITORSHIP CEMENTED THE PAPER’S LIBERAL
VALUES AND GAVE IT AN INTERNATIONAL
REPUTATION. IN 1919 IT BEGAN PUBLISHING A
SPECIAL EDITION FOR READERS ABROAD IN THE
FORM OF THE GUARDIAN WEEKLY

3. The oldest Sunday newspaper in the world, the history of the Observer is a
volatile and varied one. The paper was founded in 1791 by WS Bourne on the
simple premise that “the establishment of a Sunday newspaper would obtain
him a rapid fortune”; within three years Bourne found himself £1,600 in debt

4. THE GUARDIAN IS INCREASING ITS COVER PRICE
BY 20P FROM THIS WEEKEND
THE WEEKDAY PRICE OF THE NEWSPAPER IS
INCREASING FROM £1.60 TO £1.80, WHILE THE
SATURDAY EDITION WILL NOW COST £2.70, UP
FROM £2.50. THE OBSERVER'S COVER PRICE WILL
REMAIN AT £2.90