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The Scott Trust

A unique form of media ownership
  • A stack of the first edition of the Manchester Guardian, overlaid with an etching of slaves on a plantation in South Caroline ginning cotton and a cartoon of John Bull kneeling before "'King Cotton' and with old ledger pages poking out underneath

    The Scott Trust Legacies of Enslavement report

  • C P Scott

    The Scott Trust: purpose, values and history

    The Trust forms part of a unique ownership structure for the Guardian that ensure editorial interests remain free of commercial pressures

History

  • Guardian Archive photo

    History of the Guardian

  • Old Observer building

    History of the Observer

  • C P Scott

    The Scott Trust timeline

  • Charles Gurassa

    Who is on the GMG board

  • The Guardian - Newspaper and Tablet

    GMG and Scott Trust: Questions answered

  • Scott Trust Bursary students. Left to right: Lucy Campbell, Jessica Murray, Gregory Robinson. Photo by Linda Nylind. 14/9/2018.

    The Guardian Foundation

    Our purpose is to promote global press freedom and access to liberal journalism. As a charity, we work with journalists, news organisations audiences and educators, in schools and across communities. Our work drives forward the vision of a world where people have access to reliable information, from a diverse range of sources, strengthening their ability to hold power to account.