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The Observer is a British newspaper published on Sundays. It is a sister paper to The Guardian and The Guardian Weekly, having been acquired by their parent company, Guardian Media Group Limited, in 1993. First published in 1791, it is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.[5]
The first issue, published on 4 December 1791 by W.S. Bourne, was the world's first Sunday newspaper.[6] Believing that the paper would be a means of wealth, Bourne instead soon found himself facing debts of nearly 1,600. Though early editions purported editorial independence, Bourne attempted to cut his losses and sell the title to the government. When this failed, Bourne's brother (a wealthy businessman) made an offer to the government, which also refused to buy the paper but agreed to subsidise it in return for influence over its editorial content. As a result, the paper soon took a strong line against radicals such as Thomas Paine, Francis Burdett and Joseph Priestley.[citation needed]
In 1807, the brothers decided to relinquish editorial control, naming Lewis Doxat as the new editor. Seven years later, the brothers sold The Observer to William Innell Clement, a newspaper proprietor who owned a number of publications. The paper continued to receive government subsidies during this period; in 1819, of the approximately 23,000 copies of the paper distributed weekly, approximately 10,000 were given away as "specimen copies", distributed by postmen who were paid to deliver them to "lawyers, doctors, and gentlemen of the town."[7]
Clement maintained ownership of The Observer until his death in 1852.[citation needed] After Doxat retired in 1857, Clement's heirs sold the paper to Joseph Snowe, who also took over the editor's chair.
In 1870, wealthy businessman Julius Beer bought the paper and appointed Edward Dicey as editor, whose efforts succeeded in reviving circulation. Though Beer's son Frederick became the owner upon Julius's death in 1880, he had little interest in the newspaper and was content to leave Dicey as editor until 1889.[citation needed] Henry Duff Traill took over the editorship after Dicey's departure, only to be replaced in 1891 by Frederick's wife, Rachel Beer,[6] of the Sassoon family. She remained as editor for thirteen years, combining it in 1893 with the editorship of The Sunday Times, a newspaper that she had also bought.[8]
Upon Frederick's death in 1903, the paper was purchased by the newspaper magnate Lord Northcliffe. Northcliffe sold the paper to William Waldorf Astor in 1911, who transferred ownership to his son Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor four years later. Garvin's departed as editor in 1942.[citation needed]
Ownership passed to Waldorf's sons in 1948, with David taking over as editor. He remained in the position for 27 years, during which time he turned it into a trust-owned newspaper employing, among others, George Orwell, Paul Jennings and C. A. Lejeune. In 1977, the Astors sold the ailing newspaper to US oil giant Atlantic Richfield (now called ARCO) who sold it to Lonrho plc in 1981.[citation needed]
The Observer was awarded the National Newspaper of the Year at the British Press Awards 2007.[14] Editor Roger Alton stepped down at the end of 2007, and was replaced by his deputy, John Mulholland.[15]
In early 2010, the paper was restyled. An article on the paper's website previewing the new version stated that "The News section, which will incorporate Business and personal finance, will be home to a new section, Seven Days, offering a complete round-up of the previous week's main news from Britain and around the world, and will also focus on more analysis and comment."[16]
In July 2021, Ofcom announced that The Guardian continued to be the UK's most widely used newspaper website and app for news and had increased its audience share by 1% over the preceding year. 23% of consumers, who used websites or apps for news, used The Guardian, which also hosts The Observer online content.[when?] This compared to 22% for the Daily Mail website.[17]
Previously, the main paper had come with a larger range of supplements including Sport, Business & Media, Review, Escape (a travel supplement), The Observer Magazine and various special interest monthlies, such as The Observer Food Monthly, Observer Women monthly which was launched in 2006,[20] Observer Sport Monthly and The Observer Film Magazine.
The Observer and its sister newspaper The Guardian operate a visitor centre in London called The Newsroom. It contains their archives, including bound copies of old editions, a photographic library and other items such as diaries, letters and notebooks. This material may be consulted by members of the public. The Newsroom also mounts temporary exhibitions and runs an educational programme for schools.
The Observer was named the British Press Awards National Newspaper of the Year for 2006.[25] Its supplements have three times won "Regular Supplement of the Year" (Sport Monthly, 2001; Food Monthly, 2006, 2012).[25]
Sunday Observer is a weekly English-language newspaper in Sri Lanka, published on Sundays. The Sunday Observer and its sister newspapers the Daily News, Dinamina, Silumina and Thinakaran are published by Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited (Lake House), a government-owned corporation.The paper, which was established in the present-day format in 1928, has roots that date back to 1834 when Sri Lanka was under the British rule.It is the oldest Sri Lankan newspaper in circulation apart from the Government Gazette.[1][2][3]The current Editor is Dharisha Bastians.[4]
The commission's recommendations, presented in 1833, marked the beginning of the modern period of Sri Lanka.[7] One was to launch independent newspapers to limit the sweeping powers enjoyed by the governor.[8] At that time, the only newspaper in circulation was The Government Gazette of Ceylon, which had been published in British-controlled areas in Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) since 1802.[9]
As a result of the commission's recommendations the newly arrived governor, Robert Wilmot-Horton, started to publish a newspaper named the Colombo Journal in January 1832.[10]However it was closed down by the British government in 1833 on the grounds that there was a need for an independent newspaper industry.To fill the vacuum created by the discontinuation of the Colombo Journal, two merchants of Colombo, G. Ackland and E. J. Darley, founded a biweekly named The Observer and Commercial Advertiser.[3]
This paper, first published on 4 February 1834, was edited by E. J. Darley and George Winter.[11]The paper was charged with libel in the same year for criticising the superintendent of police, but the case was rejected by the courts.[12]Christoper Elliott, who was the colonial surgeon serving at Badulla, was appointed editor-in-chief of the newspaper in 1835. Later he changed its name to Colombo Observer. The paper was heavily critical of the government.At the time of the 1848 Matale Rebellion the newspaper even reported that the sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy had been destroyed by the British forces. The paper, which became the first daily in Ceylon by 1873, was slanted towards the planters of central highlands.[1]
D. R. Wijewardena, a business magnate and press baron, bought the Colombo Observer and restored its name as the Ceylon Observer in 1923.[13]Wijewardena ultimately established a media network called "Lake House" consisting of 7 newspapers: Dinamina, Silumina, Ceylon Daily News, Observer, Sunday Observer, Thinakaran and Sunday Thinakaran (Thinakaran Varamanjari).[14] In 1973, the government of Sirimavo Bandaranaike nationalised the company by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon (Special Provisions) Act No.28.[3] A. K. Premadasa was appointed its first chairman.[14]
The newspaper is now published online as well as in print form. It conducts several competitions annually including Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year.[15] As of February 2012, the paper had a circulation of 175,000 copies per week.[16]
The Ambani family, promoters of Observer India Ltd, has decided to stop publication of the two newspapers The Observer of Business and Politics (OBP) and Sunday Observer from December. If and when that happens, it would be the first time that the Ambanis have actually exited a business.
A Mumbai-based spokesperson for the Ambanis confirmed the move and added that the Ambani family has decided to exit from the print medium "within a suitable time frame". Market observers point out that the two newspapers are being folded up because the print medium business does not have any synergy with the other business interests of the Ambanis, including their forays in area of Internet and other Net-related infrastructure.
Interestingly, OBP was the first to float the idea of a pink business paper on the lines of Financial Times of London. In its 10-year stint, the OBP has had some stalwarts from the world of journalism as staffers and editors including Prem Shankar Jha who was the first editor of a paper. Two of OBP and Sunday Observer's former editors are currently members of Parliament.
While OBP debuted as Business & Political Observer in October, 1990, the Ambanis bought The Sunday Observor from its original owners almost around the same time. A Hindi edition of the Sunday Observer, a weekly newspaper, too was started in 1990, but was closed down in 1992 as it was not earning enough revenue despite having a sizeable circulation.
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