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- 2005 (Creation)
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8 object(s)
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Transferred from on-site records management storage March 2013.
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Commemorative 'goodie bag' issued to GNL staff to mark the first day of the new-format Berliner Guardian, containing: a letter to GNL staff from Carolyn McCall and Alan Rusbridger; an invitation to celebration launch party (13 October 2005); a book of postcards of photographs by Guardian photographers over last 20 years; Hidden History publication featuring items from the Newsroom Archive; a limited edition print by Steve Bell; a first edition of the first Berliner sized Guardian (12 September 2005); and a commemorative Berliner edition of the Guardian featuring the following articles and content :
- 'Unique size, unique journalism, full colour, a new newspaper is born' by Tania Branigan;
- 'Why is it called a Berliner?' by Richard Hollis;
- 'The new Guardian Egyptian typeface' by Tania Branigan;
- a Guardian timeline;
- 'The planning and the future starts here' by Alan Rusbridger;
- 'How we carried the big idea of a small newspaper' by Carolyn McCall;
- a list of GNL staff.
Production place: England
Materials: Vinyl; Paper; Card
Colour: Blue; White; Red; Black
Condition: Good
Dimensions: h 330mm x w 340mm x d 70mm
Completeness: Complete
Inscription: Front flap: "theguardian"
Creator: Bolmoor Industries
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