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Since 1821 the mission of the Guardian has been to use clarity and imagination to build hope.
Katharine Viner, editor-in-chief

Guardian Media Group is a global news organisation that delivers fearless, investigative journalism - giving a voice to the powerless and holding power to account.

Our independent ownership structure means we are entirely free from political and commercial influence. Only our values determine the stories we choose to cover – relentlessly and courageously.

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The Guardian is owned by Guardian Media Group, which has only one shareholder - the Scott Trust.

The Scott Trust, named after our longest serving editor, CP Scott, exists to secure the financial and editorial independence of the Guardian in perpetuity.

Today more than half of our revenue comes directly from our readers, helping to support Guardian journalism and keep it open for everyone.

In short, the Guardian isn’t owned or controlled by advertisers or billionaires. It’s owned by a Trust, and it runs on trust. Let’s keep building that trust together.

Times change but the Guardian’s values don’t: an essay by our editor

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Our investigations have exposed governmental and social failings, including Windrush revelations in the UK, Covid-19, Cambridge Analytica, the Snowden Files, the Panama, Paradise and Pandora Papers, and the Pegasus Project.

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