Currently only contains records of Emily Bell as director of digital content.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited
Currently contains subject files created by Emily Bell in her role as director of digital content.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Emily Bell
Emily Bell's subject files on the Guardian website(s) and digital developments.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Emily Bell
File primarily containing reports and presentations relating to strategies for the development of MediaGuardian.co.uk, 2000-2003.
The file includes: an agenda (including list of planned attendees) for a Media team brain storming session, includes notes on challenges facing the media sector, September 2003; 'MediaGuardian strategy - update and positioning statement' by Adam Freeman and Brenda Gordon, September 2002; Media Research report, May 2002, which provides a summary of research carried out into media professionals, media information and the role of Media Guardian and MediaGuardian.co.uk in the media sector; report by Brand Research Unit on 'Media - Current Research to Guide Development Strategies for Media Guardian and MediaGuardian.co.uk', 2002; 'mock -up' of MediaGuardian.co.uk front showing links to subscriptions and subscriber's login, nd [c2002] and a mock-up' of MediaGuardian.co.uk front with handwritten annotations, [2000].
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Emily Bell
File primarily containing papers and presentations relating to Guardian Unlimited subscriptions and registration, largely undated but thought to be from [c2002].
The file includes: draft paper 'Email review', draft v0.1, by Chris Moisan, September 2002, concerning a review of Guardian Unlimited email service subscriptions; presentation slides by the Net Strategy Group on Guardian Unlimited subscriptions, 6th September 2002; paper on GU Subscriptions - products and pricing by Simon Waldman, September 2002*; Guardian Unlimited subscription Q&As, nd [c2002]; document outling production requirements for the GU registration system, nd [c2002]; Guardian Unlimited paper on business requirements for registration, v.0.1, 16 April 2002; registration and subscription: reporting and stats business requirements, nd [c2002], containing lists of stats reports on registration and subscriptions; paper on 'user impact of the registration launch', nd [c2002] and list of [Guardian Unlimited] business requirements for crosswords, ad free site, MediaGuardian subscription site and registration, nd [c2002].
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Emily Bell
Contains papers relating to the following speeches made by Alan Rusbridger in 2010:
1. Acceptance speech for honorary degree, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Kingston University, 20 January 2010. Typed notes with handwritten annotations. Also includes printed presentation ceremony programme.
2.. Does journalism exist?', The Hugh Cudlipp lecture, 25 January 2010. Typed transcript with drafts for AR's lecture which discusses the future of journalism.*
3. 'The Future of Journalism in the Digital Age' ,The Hindu and Asian College of Journalism lecture, Museum Theatre, Chennai, 18 September 2010. Recording of AR's lecture which discusses challenges and opportunities to newspapers in a digital age and the Guardian's approach. Includes Q&A with the audience. The recording is split over five VOB files.
4.Privacy and Free Speech LSE seminar, Max Mosley and Alan Rusbridger, 27 October 2010. Typescriped note cards with handwritten annotations by AR. Also includes related correspondence and seminar programme **
5.Speech given by AR on Emily Bell leaving the Guardian, nd [c June 2010]. Typed notecrads with handwritten annotations.***
6. American Society of Newsaper Editors, 12 April 2010. Typed transcipt with handwritten annotations for a speech by AR on mutulisation at the Guardian.
7. Sir Nicholas Stadlen's 60th birthday, nd [c May 2010]. Handwritten note cards for a speech celebrating Stadlen's birthday.
8. Alan Rusbridger in conversation with Eric Schmidt, Google CEO, Guardian Activate, [c July 2010]. Typescript note cards with handwritten annotations of questions / topics of discussion for Schmidt.****
9. Leaving speech for Carolyn McCall, [c June 2010]. Typed note cards with hand written annotations for a speech on McCall leaving as GMG chief exceutive.***
10. 'Journalism and democracy', The Amsterdam Royal Palace Foundation Symposia, 16 June 2010. Typescript notes with handwritten annotations for a lecture which discusses business models at the Guardian and open journalism.
11. Sixth annual Guardian Public Services Awards, 23 November 2010. Typescript note cards with handwritten annotations for two speeches given by AR at the awards ceremony.
12. Unidentified event 'Portland 14 September', nd [c2010]. Typed note cards for a speech/lecture discussing mutualisation.*****
13. 'The Splintering of the Fourth Estate', Andrew Olle Lecture 2010, 19 November 2010. Printed [draft] transcript of lecture which discusses how digital has transformed journalism.
14. 'Gagging the Press', Gray's Inn, February 2010. Typed notes for a speech about libel cases involving the Guardian during his editoriship.
15. 'Murdoch LSE', nd [possibly Polis debate on Murdoch and BSKYB held at LSE and chaired by AR, 14 December 2010]. Typed note cards.
16. Unknown event, titled 'Karen Armstrong, St Pauls Cathedral, 14 Decmber 2010' by AR. Typed notecards with and written annotations for a discussion / talks on religion.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Alan Rusbridger
Paper by Ian katz outlining plans for G+, a virtual fourth section of the daily Guardian, 3 January 2003*.
Also contains printed email correspondence between Ian katz and Emily Bell concerning how G+ fits in with the Guardian website, 4 January 2004
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Ian katz
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Jane Glentworth
Presentation by Simon Waldman and Emily Bell concerning the Guardian Unlimited 2001 strategy review The presentation is undated but the date created on the ppt file is 1 August 2001.
Topics covered by the 29 slides include developments in the last year, advertising campaigns, examples of creative commercial solutions, marketing, staff development and audience demographics.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Simon Waldman
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Emily Bell
Draft design brief written by Jane Glentworth with hand-written annotations by [Emily Bell] for the redesign of the Guardian Unlimited website front.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Jane Glentworth
Colour designs for Guardian webpages created as part of the R2 rebuild and redesign, 2007-2008. Many of the designs are annotated with comments and are signed by Emily Bell (Guardian director of digital content).
The designs have been kept in the original order that they came to the archive, arranged in the following sections:
- Network front
- Newszone, including designs for UK, Europe and World news and education pages
- Observer, includes designs for the network front and Observer branded galleries and articles
- Sport, includes designs for the front, Euro 2008, fixtures and results, keywords and match report pages
- Comment, includes designs for columnist index, CiF front, keyword and contributor pages
- Culture, including designs for gateway, art and design, books, film and music pages
- Business, includes designs for market and share price pages
- Life & Style, only includes one design for the front page
- Travel, includes designs for the front and article pages
- Content type pages, includes designs for cartoon, gallery, quiz, poll, article, contents, series, index, keyword and audio pages
- Communities, includes designs for user profile, comments, post pages*
- Rebranding/[Janes], includes designs for favicons, navigation bars for sections and film pages
The original folder included subject dividers for Money, Environment, Blogs and A-Z/Global section but these sections contained no designs so have not been kept.
The file also includes an internal email listing bugs across the site with release R35, 12 May 2008.
Creator: Guardian News & Media Limited; Jane Glentworth