The Observer

The Observer
The Observer front page on 21 January 2018
TypeSunday newspaper[1]
FormatBroadsheet (until 2006)
Berliner (2006–2018),
Compact (since 2018)[1]
Owner(s)Tortoise Media[2]
EditorLucy Rock
Founded4 December 1791 (1791-12-04)
Political alignmentCentre-left[3]
British republicanism[4]
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters22 Berners Street, London W1T 3LP
Circulation136,656 (as of July 2021)[5]
ISSN0029-7712
OCLC number50230244
Websitehttps://observer.co.uk
The Observer (International Edition)
ISSN9976-1971
OCLC number436604553

The Observer is a British newspaper published on Sundays and formerly sister paper to The Guardian and The Guardian Weekly up to the 20 April 2025 edition.

First published in 1791, it is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.[6] In 1993 it was acquired by Guardian Media Group Limited. In December 2024, Tortoise Media acquired the paper from the Scott Trust Limited with the transition taking place on 22 April 2025.[2][7]

  1. ^ Graham, Snowdon (16 January 2018). "Inside the 19 January edition: A new look for the Weekly; is Finland's basic income experiment working?". The Guardian Weekly. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b Rackham, Annabel (6 December 2024). "Observer newspaper sale to Tortoise Media approved". BBC News. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  3. ^ Matt Wells (16 October 2004). "World writes to undecided voters". The Guardian. UK. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  4. ^ Katwala, Sunder (12 February 2012). "The monarchy is more secure than ever". The New Statesman. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  5. ^ Tobitt, Charlotte; Majid, Aisha (14 February 2025). "Newspaper ABCs: Daily Mail defies trend of monthly print circulation decline: Press Gazette's monthly analysis of ABC national newspaper circulation figures.". Press Gazette. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  6. ^ Ben King (17 September 2024). "Guardian in talks to sell world's oldest Sunday paper". BBC News. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  7. ^ Pylas, Pan (18 December 2024). "World's oldest Sunday newspaper, the UK's Observer, sold in face of journalistic opposition". The Associated Press. Archived from the original on 18 December 2024.

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