File 2 - Guardian North

1 file

File containing material relating to Guardian North, a northern edition of the paper which launched on 18 September 2000.

Contains reports, memorandum and correspondence relating to: development ideas; press coverage; board updates (covering proposal, rationale, sales opportunities and resource implications); proposed spatial distribution of different editions of the Guardian; partner support (2000); lists of articles that either did, or did not appear in Guardian North (2001); Guardian North debate on the regionalisation of northern cities (2001); audience research; press test (2000); publicity and launch (2000); potential collaboration with BBC Radio 4's 'The Message' series (2000); reader feedback; staffing arrangements; communication arrangements; Nick Davies' coverage of Leeds; circulation figures and the Focus on Leeds series.

The file also includes:
A presentation titled 'NRS October 1994 - March 1995: Demographics, topics of interest % duplication tables. Regional maps and regional readership tables;'
A draft business plan for Guardian North (May 2000);
Publicity leaflets detailing northern staff (nd).

Key correspondents include Chris Elliot (Managing editor), Alan Rusbridger (Editor) and Harriet Sherwood (Home news editor)

Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited

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