Sub-series 17 - 2011

2 folders, 1 pdf (54.8MB)

Contains papers relating to the following speeches made by Alan Rusbridger in 2011:

1. 'The long, slow road to libel reform', 2011 Anthony Sampson lecture, [City University]. Draft typescript transcript with handwritten annotations.
2. 'Sales Conference and Achievement Awards 2011', September 2011, Bruges. One PDF file of AR's presentation slides given at the event. The slides cover some of the paper's main news stories over the past year including phone hacking, the UK riots and uprising in Libya. They include images of a number of Guardian newspaper and web front pages and quotes from readers and significant individuals about the newspapers' coverage of events.*
3. 'Hacking away at the truth - an investigation and its consequences', George Orwell Memorial lecture, Darwin Lecture Theatre, UCL, 10 November 2011. Typed notes with handwritten annotations and typescript for a lecture on the Guardian's phone hacking investigation.**
4. Unknown event / speech, nd [possibly notes for an internal briefing, c2011/2012***]. Notes cover changing media landscape, open journalism, Guardian / The Times and Egypt, future Guardian plans and Guardian America.
5. '190', 2011. Typed note cards for a speech to mark the 190th anniversary of the Guardian.
6. Dinner for Nick Davies, L'Escargot, 2 June 2011. Typed note cards, with handwritten annotations for a speech celebrating Nick's work at the Guardian with special reference to the phone hacking investigation. Also includes menu for the dinner and list of attendees.***
7. 'Notes for a speech in honour of John Graham (Araucaria) [90th birthday celebration], Scott Room, Kings Place. Typed notecards for a speech with covers his life and work at the Guardian.
8. Unidentified event [c2011]. Typed notecards, with handwritten annotations for a speech on the Guardian's investigation into phone hacking.
9. [Award acceptance speech], event unknow [c2011]. One double sided typed note card for an acceptance speech relating to the Guardian's WikiLeaks reporting.
10. David Lammy memior [book launch]. Typed notecards for a speech by AR which discusses Lammy's memoir which was published by the Guardian in 2011.
11. [All staff briefing, undated c2011]. Typed notes with hand written annotations discussing phone hacking, the News of the World closure, and future vision for the Guardian.*
12. Unknown event [titled 'ad speech' by AR], undated c2011. Typed notecards with hand written annotations for a speech covering the phone hacking investigation.
13. Unknown event, undated c2011. Typed notecards with hand written annotations for a speech covering thoughts on the phone hacking investigation.
    Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Alan Rusbridger