Video: How the Scott Trust remit included the Observer in 2004
Posted by
Axegrinder
on 7 September 2009 at 14:42
Tags: The Guardian, The Observer
A Guardian promotional video has landed in my in-box dating from around 2004 - happier days for The Guardian and Observer.
Back then it seems that Guardian Newspapers boss at the time Carolyn McCall (now chief executive of Guardian Media Group) had a different take on the remit of the Scott Trust from the current interpretation.
She says: “The whole purpose of the Scott Trust is to ensure that The Guardian and The Observer exist in perpetuity - that they are totally independent, they can say what they want and behave the way they want without a proprietor. That is a fantastic thing and we think it gives us a great loyalty with not only with our readers but also with our staff.”
Fast-forward to 2009 and McCall is considering closing The Observer to stem GMG losses and safeguard the future of journalism of The Guardian “in perpetuity”.
Tags: The Guardian, The Observer
