Amber de Botton

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

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...

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…

Exposed: Labour peer’s involvement in what appears to be a cash-for-access venture

The Guardian view on AI and copyright: creativity should be cherished, not given away | Editorial Editorial: The government’s consultation was weighted towards big tech. Now is the time for a rethink

Read the Guardian’s leader on protecting copyright and the creative industries here:

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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/

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/

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

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.

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...

Our Guardian lobby team is (mostly) here now -

@pippacrerar.bsky.social
@peterwalker99.bsky.social
@kiranstacey.bsky.social
@ecourea.bsky.social
@andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social
@alethaadu.bsky.social

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

Daniel Boffey’s exclusive: Met officers allegedly took hampers and cash bribes to help Fayed persecute staff www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...

The Guardian was the biggest commercial news website in the UK in August
pressgazette.co.uk/media-audien...

‘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

Larry Elliott’s exclusive with Andrew Bailey…
‘It’s tragic’: Bank of England governor watching Middle East crisis closely
www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Between the cows and the nettles, it’s a miracle you made it out of the field alive.