How the Guardian works: Alan Rusbridger passes the buck on Julie Burchill
by Anorak | 23rd, January 2013
HOW the Guardian newspaper works. Observer editor John Mulholland’s weak decision to censor an article by Julie Burchill reached the attention of Alan Rusbridger, the editor-in-chief of Guardian News & Media. Having deemed the piece by the riling journalistic firebrand fit for publication, the Observer saw a few comments calling it offensive, and erased it. So much for sticking up for your writers. So much for free speech.
But what did the man in charge, the editor-in-chief do an outraged readers told him about the article? He tweeted:
It’s actually an Observer piece.
Yep. It is. Rusbridger is the Observer’s editor-in-chief.
Pass the buck…
Posted: 23rd, January 2013 | In: Reviews Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
