The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper and global news website, owned by the Scott Trust and based in London. Widely regarded as left-leaning, it is known for its liberal editorial stance and investigative journalism. It covers UK and international politics, society, and culture for a broad global online readership and operates international editions.

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The Guardian at a glance

Country: United Kingdom
Region: Northern Europe · Europe
Kind of outlet: Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning: Left-leaning
Founded: 1821
Owner: Guardian Media Group (the Scott Trust)
Published from: London
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How Crosswire groups The Guardian

Crosswire groups The Guardian as Left-leaning for comparisons within the United Kingdom's directory. This is an approximate Crosswire label, not a verified rating of its individual articles or a claim that every journalist shares one position. In the United Kingdom, BBC News and Financial Times are listed as Centrist, while Daily Mail and The Sun are listed as Right-leaning — so you can open The Guardian beside a title of a different orientation and compare the same day's front pages directly.

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Where The Guardian sits in the United Kingdom's press

The Guardian was founded in 1821, is published from London and is owned by Guardian Media Group (the Scott Trust). It is one of 9 outlets tracked in the United Kingdom, and one of 2 daily newspapers among them — the other being The Times. By outlets tracked, the United Kingdom ranks fifth of the 45 countries on Crosswire's Europe hub, which lists 264 outlets in all.

Across Europe, Crosswire tracks 109 of the 396 daily newspapers in the directory. The nearest counterparts to The Guardian outside the United Kingdom, starting with Northern Europe, are The Irish Times (Ireland), Morgunblaðið (Iceland), Aftenposten (Norway) and Dagens Nyheter (Sweden). Opening one of them beside The Guardian is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.