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The Observer

http://www.observer.co.uk

London
Language : English
Circulation : 449,140

http://www.observer.co.uk
Language : English

The world’s oldest Sunday newspaper (est. 1791) also happens to be one of the best the British quality press has to offer. It was acquired by The Guardian in 1993 with the two titles broadly sharing the same political orientation, despite their differing stance on the second Gulf War in 2003 when it came out in favour of British involvement.

This Berliner-size weekly is renowned for its long, serious, in-depth reports. In addition to the 6 section paper, and weekly magazine the Observer produces a portfolio of lifestyle titles including Music Monthly, Sport Monthly, Food Monthly and Observer Woman.

The online editions of The Guardian and The Observer are accessible on a shared site, which may well be the most complete on-line news service in the British press. In addition to the contents of the two papers, it features a number of specialised sections. This highly useful site includes the published articles on breaking news and topical issues as well as multimedia content.

Latest articles published

After '89 | Loving Europe, despairing of the EU

Twenty years after the fall of Berlin Wall, the hope the event inspired is being thwarted by a European Union that seeks “to standardise behaviour and attitudes”, argues Henry Porter in the Observer.

Published on 10 Nov 2009 | The Observer

Basque Country | ETA’s deadly Amazons

July 31st is the 50th anniversary of the creation of ETA, the Basque nationalist movement that in pursuit of a seperate state straddling the borders of Spain and France, has claimed the lives of over 800 people. The Observer reports that the movement, reportedly weakened since the abortive ceasefire of 2006, is now in a period of reconstruction, with women at the helm.

Published on 29 Jul 2009 | The Observer

Religion | The Islamisation myth

In the wake of the London and Madrid bombings, predictions proliferated in print and on web that Islam was entering a radicial and violent phase. Dire warnings of the imminent “Islamisation” of Europe have turned out, however, to be of little substance, reports the Observer.

Published on 28 Jul 2009 | The Observer

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