BrainCan - the guardian

good to meet you… duncan hannant

This academic first noticed the Guardian because it was the one newspaper that was never to be found...

reader responses to guardian price rise | letters

The paper could be a lot better without costing much more. Why am I being asked to increase my...

when peter preston had to dive for cover | letters

Journalists and readers reflect on their dealings with former Guardian editor Peter Preston,who died...

ian wright obituary

Guardian deputy editor who steered the paper through three decades of changeIan Wright,who has died...

good to meet you… imogen roy

This Paris-based polyglot is a Scot and staunch Europhile,who feels that the Guardian is the only UK...

michael simmons obituary

Guardian journalist who focused on events in eastern Europe and hardship in BritainWhen the Guardian...

good to meet you… kuv ahmad

This Tokyo-dwelling expat admires the Guardian’s coverage of race,human rights and gender issues...

can you picture poverty without humiliating the...

A reader objects to a photograph that identifies a family as vulnerableComplaints approximately...

good to meet you… tony blundell

From research work in Antarctica to prospecting in Australia to a security job in Ottawa,this reader...

some new year resolutions for the guardian |...

It’s inspiring to read in the modern Year’s honours list (31 December) about the individuals who...

good to meet you… edith pierce

This sudoku fan married a parish priest,drove an ambulance during the war – and is about to...

comment is free launched 10 years ago today - so...

For the past decade we’ve been publishing your opinions and stories on all sorts of topics. But...

is it time for newsrooms to run on charitable...

PBS in America survives on its fundraisers. So should the BBC and Guardian accept donations from...

good to meet you… rachael healy

This well-travelled Scot first found the Guardian when she was working in Palestine and admires its...

the guardian s decision to publish shocking photos...

Thankfully,it is only rarely that our coverage requires a questionable image to be run in order to...

tragedy, outrage and optimism: gary younge on...

It’s tough selecting the best articles for the Guardian’s annual anthology,especially in the...

good to meet you… elise butt

This FE college teacher reads the Guardian for its food features and its live blogsI was born in...

good to meet you… fiona longmuir

This London-dwelling Glasgow girl finds writing inspiration in the Guardian’s comment sectionI’m...

our battle with the living wage and readers...

When the Guardian is suspected of using words carelessly,we attract the ire of readers. Here are...

good to meet you… maz simon

This retired lecturer runs a community woodland but still finds time to delight in the Guardian’s...

keep a space open for us snail mailers | letters

I have just read the article where you have asked that you would prefer comments by mechanical means...

online comments: we want to be responsible hosts

Improving comments does not mean censorship or eliminating criticism,we want to free the voices that...

good to meet you… sophie blaney parslow

This aspiring writer first started reading the Guardian when it was 20p in her students’ union and...

where is the space in the guardian for traditional...

Is there no room for people who hold conservative views on issues such as marriage and abortion,asks...

good to meet you … ian hughes

A reader who was introduced to the Manchester Guardian in 1938 shares articles with his partially...

good to meet you… becky john

This maker of women’s underwear first discovered the Guardian at Glastonbury and reads the Guide...

stuck in the midlands with you: guardian geography...

Many Guardian staff are now based closer to Manchester,modern Hampshire, than Manchester, or...

good to meet you… mary elizabeth dillon

This civil funeral arranger lives in a small village in Ireland where it can be difficult to find...

good to meet you… michael garbutt

Boxing Day brings poignant memories for Michael,whose uncle, Robert Whymant, or a former Tokyo...

political surprises that might be worth a punt |...

What a surprising paper the Guardian sometimes is. Reading Friday’s edition over Sunday lunch just...

good to meet you… anthony jones

This English teacher thinks he may be a ‘red Tory’ because he is drawn to the writing of Rafael...

the guardian s international homepage opens up new...

The new setup will enable experimentation by,for example, targeting audiences around the world with...

good to meet you… julian knowles

This Guardian-reading adventurer once spent his birthday being bombed by the Americans in LibyaI’m...

snail mail s place on the guardian letters page |...

Posted letters face two disadvantages: they rob longer to reach on our desk than an email and they...

good to meet you … bruce hayes

For this reader,music’s been all-encompassing in life – from tuning pianos for a living to...

good to meet you… luke tinkler

This vegan education researcher and proud northerner loves the Guardian for its wildlife...

good to meet you… michael and sheila parker

This retired Suffolk couple believe had the Guardian delivered since the 1960s,and revel in their...

a final fever as one door closes for a departing...

In some ways this week was like any other in my five-and-a-half years in the post,as readers took...

good to meet you … colin muris

This 90-year-obsolete former county librarian brought up four children by himself – and still...

good to meet you… kieran brehany

This first-year law student found the Guardian enhanced his studies – and keeps him amused while...

good to meet you… chris bennett

This music teacher from Cornwall loves the Guardian’s football podcast and politics coverage,but...

coverage of isis videos should be about news, not...

There is a simple set of guidelines used by the Guardian’s editors when a video involving Isis...

yes, we get words wrong, but perhaps not as often...

Language can be difficult to withhold on top of when we have readers spread across the continentsIn...

too few laughs in the news that the guardian...

There seems to be a failure of humour in your publication of late. I say this as an assiduous reader...

how the guardian decides which sources can be...

In the digital age,the paper’s status as a highly respected global news brand means that the...

good to meet you… matthew jones

This Australian started reading the international edition of the Guardian in the 90s and enjoys its...

david beresford obituary

Guardian and Observer correspondent whose reporting illuminated the Northern Ireland Troubles and...

caroline jones obituary

My friend and former colleague Caroline Jones,who has died aged 55 after a tumble, was a senior...

good to meet you… susie chan

This exhibitions manager spends her spare time endurance running so is particularly keen on the...

allegations of bias, factual errors and queries...

A flavour of a typical day dealing with complaints and queries approximately the Guardian’s...

reporting on historical sexual abuse allegations...

The challenge for journalists is to be fair to those who arrive forward with the allegations and to...

challenging stereotypes about tourette syndrome |...

Only 10% of those with the disorder enjoy coprolalia – so why the common misconception that...

the guardian, mecca, and the tripe industry: the...

The 1950 Manchester Guardian stylebook’s warning against cliches,inappropriate and outworn...

good to meet you … rebecca brown

A latecomer to the Guardian,this reader finds herself in tune with many of the female contributors...

the importance of clear labelling when it comes to...

Articles that possess – in one way or another – been paid for by advertisers are a important...

how the guardian became the first newspaper in...

Fifty-five years ago,editor Alastair Hetherington set a precedent when he approved using the...

anonymous pejorative quotes should be used only in...

The substance of the criticisms of former Islamist Maajid Nawaz contained within the anonymous...

michele hanson: kind, clever, eccentric and sweary

Guardian columnist,who has died aged 75, showed compassion for the disadvantaged and vulnerable on...

battle lines drawn over the origins of the...

When the Guardian reported Jeremy Corbyn had sung the leftist anthem at a rally,it sparked a furious...

the guardians online comment section is 10 - which...

Time to delve into the archives It’s 10 years nowadays since the launch of Comment is free – or...

how we correct the record in the guardian archives...

Each day an email is sent to more than 60 clients,such as the newspaper text database hosts...

early steps to trace and block the trolls who...

For those journalists who seek truth and take seriously their role to facilitate democracy,it is...

minority reporting and an age old question of the...

Journalists absorb to be sensitive to the needs of readers who are affected by the issues being...

a tale of two press releases: whats behind the...

It’s not unusual for the Guardian and Mail to report stories differently,but is there more to...

good to meet you… justine butler

This researcher and ex-punk rocker likes vegan cookery and is a fan of Tim Dowling’s deadpan...

guardian middle east reporter martin chulov wins...

Foreign Press Association recognised correspondent for his coverage of Isis and war in Syria,while...

good to meet you… rhys morgan

This former priest grew up with the Guardian,and has stuck by its pages throughout an eclectic...

guardian news media to cut costs by 20%

Publisher of the Guardian and Observer aims to break even within three years and launches a new...

what you read, watched and shared this year at the...

Our audience data reveals the most-read stories and most-viewed videos of 2015 – including cats on...

who wants a souffle when you can have raw meat in...

Whimsy has gone from newspapers. It’s a unhappy lossWhatever happened to whimsy in newspapers? It...

chris elliott on being the guardian readers editor...

After five and a half years as the Guardian readers’ editor,Chris Elliott is stepping down. Here,...

press turns on david cameron over his pathetic eu...

Prime minister caught in the middle of a storm of criticism from both sides David Cameron is...

nils pratley wins guardian staff ballot for scott...

Financial editor tops poll as 65% of Guardian and Observer staff voteNils Pratley,the Guardian’s...

guardian journalists shortlisted for top awards

Writers’ work recognised by nominations for the British Journalism Awards and Foreign Press...

this is the time to listen: readers on the future...

Guardian readers share their thoughts on editor-in-chief Katharine Viner’s essay on the role of...

willingness to admit error is key in the fake news...

To ticket the 20th anniversary of the Guardian readers’ editor role,the incumbent asked his three...

the toughest of tests for the guardian to pass |...

I come to the Guardian as a current reader,after 30 years reading the Independent. You are on trial...

michele hanson, warm, witty and much loved...

Author who wrote for the Guardian for more than 30 years had stroke after walking her dogsTributes...

anushka asthana and heather stewart to share role...

Sky News politics correspondent and Observer economics editor will replace Patrick Wintour,who is to...

why should newspapers not be accountable?

To tag the 20th anniversary of the Guardian readers’ editor role,the incumbent asked his three...

the guardian to increase its cover price by 20p

Price rise,which will capture weekday cost to £2 and Saturday to £2.90, is a response to an...

the guardian hires usvsth3m founder martin belam

Former Mirror executive,who also launched data journalism project Ampp3d, appointed as social and...

the guardian appoints aol uks hamish nicklin as...

Former Google executive to be responsible for Guardian News & Media’s advertising revenues,its...

does britains rightwing press really want to bring...

Key anti-EU national newspapers,responsible for Europe’s most hostile European Union bias,...

newsnights nick hopkins returns to the guardian as...

Investigations correspondent for BBC2 show rejoins newspaper where he was share of Pulitzer...

rightwing newspapers rage against david camerons...

National press leader writers and columnists line up to attack the prime ministerRightwing...

guardian to increase north of england coverage...

Three reporters to move to novel team responsible for coverage in northThe Guardian is to...

guardian us appoints jill abramson as political...

Former fresh York Times executive editor to write every two weeks on politics and societyFormer...

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