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Records relating to the International Press Institute (IPI) conference at the London School of Economics (LSE) to discuss the state of the press and broadcasting freedom in the United Kingdom, held at the London School of Economics on 21 April 1989, March - April, 1989.

Includes correspondence with IPI members, attendees and speakers concerning arrangements for the conference; press releases announcing the conference; guests lists; registration slips and lists of speakers and attendees.

Correspondents include: Lord Hailsham (politician); Max Hastings (editor, Daily Telegraph); Andrew Neil (editor, Sunday Times); Stewart Purvis (ITN); David MacCormick (Newsnight); Dr Albert Scharf (president, European Broadcasting Union); David Owen (MP) and John Tusa (BBC) and Donald Trelford (editor, The Observer).
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Peter Preston (1938-2018)

Newspaper clippings about Alan Rusbridger. Includes a cutting on the death of Princess Diana and AR's reactions and discussion relating to future press activity.

A clipping from the Daily Telegraph titled 'Who's smiling now?' outlines AR's thoughts on the jailing of Jonathan Aitken and the outcome of the libel cases involving the Guardian in which he stresses the importance of not allowing people to use libel charges to shut down journalistic investigations. A copy of the Oxford University Law society magazine titled 'The sword of truth' also discusses the Aitken case and AR's comments on its impact.

A clipping from the 11 April edition of the Sunday Business 'Guardian takes calmer design route to expanding its audience' details AR's and the paper's success in contrast to the other broadsheets.

An issue of Press Gazette includes a two page free thinkers welcome Guardian advert as well as photographs of AR. In another issue an article refers to the Guardian winning three awards at the Press Gazette press awards.

Also included is a Sunday Times supplement titled 'Power list 1999' that includes AR.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Alan Rusbridger

Contains cuttings and magazine articles discussing matters related to the Guardian and its journalists generally or pieces written by Guardian reporters and contributors. An article in a 2003 edition of the Cambridge alumni magazine mentions Guardian sketchwriter Simon Hoggart and cartoonist Martin Rowson.

Other collections of media coverage clippings from September 2005 discuss the Guardian's re-launch and Berliner format as well as the performance of the paper along with various other news stories.

Includes an article from PJ Production journal and headlines from 2013 detailing the Guardian's efforts to reduce carbon emissions in their printing plates as well as reducing costs. Other articles discuss the Guardian generally such as an article concerning editorships vacancies at both the Guardian and Observer [1995] and a comment from the Daily Telegraph in 2015 discussing its reporting of allegations made against HSBC while also criticising the Guardian for its reporting. Another Telegraph article from 2003 details a YouGov poll rating the trustworthiness of journalists among other professions and public roles.

Other articles relate to individuals working for the Guardian including a 1999 interview with Caroline Marland discussing her career and efforts to improve the Observer. Another article from City AM in 2008 discusses the then chief executive of the Guardian Media group Carolyn McCall at a time when the paper was being sued by Tesco which McCall was a non-executive director of.

Also included are a July 2010 edition of Der Spiegel featuring an article on Wikileaks, two journals of the London press Club (Summer and Winter 2008) mentioing Guardian and Observer staff and a number of editions of Press Gazette, one features an article discussing the appointment of Roger Alton as editor of the Independent in 2008. Another article from 2006 discusses discusses the Guardian winning newspaper of the year at the British Aress awards.

Included is an article about the Guardian in Preston's final months of tenure and a copy of 'journalist' which includes a cartoon parodying the Guardian.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Alan Rusbridger

Correspondence concerning subscriptions and potential subscriptions to Gemini News Service articles and maps by United Kingdom daily newspapers, 1967-1988, including the Guardian, the Daily Telegraph; the Independent; the Financial Times; the London Daily News and News (UK) Limited.

Papers relating to the 1987 post budget edition of the Guardian including information from the 1986 budget.

Includes planning documents such as tables of financial information from coverage of the 1986 budget, copies of graphs and tables of financial information for inclusion in the edition, lists of contributors of articles and graphics, schedules for completion of pages, suggested page breakdowns, a proposed layout, family profiles and introductory paragraphs of typical families for information on the budget's effects.

Also includes copies of the Guardian 4 February 1987 with budget predictions and 18 March 1987 with the budget information included.

There is a fax to Peter Cole from the Brewers Society detailing the retail price and level of tax for beer from 1937 to 1987, notes on the retail price and level of tax on whiskey from 1938 to 1988, cuttings from the Daily Telegraph making predictions for the 1988 budget (dated 12-13 March 1988), an agenda for the House of Commons week beginning 14th March 1988, completion schedule Wed 9th March, .
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Peter Cole

Correspondence, notes of meetings and draft papers relating to negotiations for, and the implementation of, the Guardian Newspapers Limited (GNL) and National Union of Journalists (NUJ) 1989 house agreement, December 1988 - November 1989.

Includes: letters from Ken Dodd to the Daily Telegraph, Financial Times, The Times and Press Association requesting information on their pay claims, December 1988; correspondence between Ken Dodd, Jim Markwick and Lovell, White and Durrant concerning legal advice for the Guardian NUJ pay claim, January 1989; report and accounts for the Guardian and Manchester Evening News, 1989; lists of updated staff salaries, May 1989; direct input agreement, nd; draft list of proposed house agreement changes for 1989; annotated summary of the Guardian responses to Lord McCarthy's mediation of differences between the Guardian and NUJ at ACAS, May 1989; memorandums from Peter Preston to Guardian staff announcing the settlement of the NUJ pay claim, June 1989; Reuters journalists' salary survey, October 1989; correspondence between Ken Dodd and Seumas Milne concerning the interpretation of the 1989 agreement, October 1989 and a newspaper cutting concerning an 10% increase in freelance rates at the BBC, November 1989.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Kenneth Dodd

Agreement between the Guardian Newspapers Limited and the National Union of Journalists concerning the introduction, operation and extension of new technology, 1 January 1989.

Also includes: a memorandum outlining the impact of shift changes in the Guardian foreign department, nd; a note on sub-editorial staffing on the Guardian city desk, 20 March 1995 and notes on staffing and hours at national newspapers, including the Independent, Times, Daily Telegraph and Financial Times, nd.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Ian Wright

Miscellaneous letters to and correspondence with LP Scott, from individuals with a surname beginning with, and organisations starting with the letters J, K, L and M.

They include correspondence with Alastair Hetherington on the publication of a contentious article, and on a complaint received (1958); with George Kenyon of WM Kenyon & Sons Ltd on a misunderstanding, and on joining committees (1960); with the Manchester Grammar School on financing a school expedition to the Arctic (1964); correspondence with RA Butler on becoming the vice-president of the Association of Lancastrians in London (1965); with the Winnipeg Free Press on newspaper economies (1968); with Rutherford College, Canterbury, on an interview for the student newspaper, including cutting (1968); letter from Thames Television on a new human rights television series (1968); correspondence with Richard S Malone on Rupert Murdoch and the News of The World (1969); with Harold [Wilson] on reading the Guardian, 'the MG and MEN were the only daily papers admitted to our house till I was fourteen' (1969); correspondence with WJ Lascelles on the Bedside Guardian (1970); with KR (Rupert) Murdoch on attending a party to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Guardian (1971); with Michael Kennedy, northern editor of the Daily Telegraph on the same (1971); with John E Mossey on his time as private secretary to CP Scott (1971); with the Yorkshire Post on printing methods (1972); with Irwin Maier, publisher of the Journal, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on the fortunes of both newspapers (1972); with Viscount Lionel Berry Kemsley on attending a memorial service for his father (1972); with the Newspaper Publishers Association on pension provision (1973); with Donald MacLean, managing director of EMI Broadcast Programmes Ltd on commercial radio (1973); and with the New Statesman and others on the publication of Malcolm Muggeridge's novel, Picture Palace (1973).
Creator: Manchester Guardian and Evening News Limited; Chairman's Office; Laurence Prestwich Scott

Contains correspondence of LP Scott with many UK newspaper publishers, much of which concerns administrative and other incidental matters.

Correspondents include Alick Jeans of the Liverpool Daily Post, Allan Stephen of the Glasgow Herald, Malcolm Graham of the Wolverhampton Express and Star, Rodney Andrew of the Southern Evening Echo, JB Walker of the Birmingham Post, James Henderson of the Belfast News-Letter, David Astor of The Observer (congratulating him on the launch of a colour magazine), Michael Renshaw of the Times (concerning obtaining a mailing list), Frank Rogers of the Daily Mirror (concerning recommendations for a job vacancy) and Fred Burnham of the Daily Telegraph.
Creator: Manchester Guardian and Evening News Limited; Chairman's Office; Laurence Prestwich Scott

Three folders, titled 'Publishers Policy, General 1947-64', 'Publishers Policy, Educational Weekly Project 1958' and 'Publishers Policy, Survey of Industry 1951-58'.

Folder titled 'Publishers Policy, General 1947-64' includes correspondence, predominantly with readers, on newspaper policy. Subjects include joint publishing venture proposals with Reynolds News, and Ernest Kay of John O' London's, Literary Periodicals Ltd, amongst others (all rejected), and correspondence with Lord Frederick Burnham on the printing of the Sunday Telegraph, for one day only, at the Guardian's Cross Street premises in Manchester, on 26 March 1961.

Folder titled 'Publishers Policy, Educational Weekly Project 1958', contains correspondence and papers on the proposed publishing of a weekly education paper. Documents include an assessment of current provision (predominately the Times Educational Supplement), and discussion between LP Scott and both Alastair Hetherington and Kenneth Searle, on the same; documents relating to the costing of the project, and projected revenue; a typed memorandum by Scott, commenting on the proposal, dated 21 April 1958; projected revenue figures drawn up by WJ Lascelles, and a letter giving circulation details of the main educational supplements currently published (including Teachers' World), provided by the London Press Exchange Ltd and sent to the same; second report on the project, by Scott, dated 30 April 1958, and appendix added by Searle, in May of that same year; report on survey conducted amongst the Chief Education Officers, on current provision, and their thoughts on the project (undated) and a revised assessment of the project, leading to it's ultimate rejection, dated May 1958.

Folder titled 'Publishers Policy - Survey of Industry 1951-58' contains correspondence and papers relating to the Survey of Industry, published annually, by the Guardian, for these years. Correspondents include Scott, AP Wadsworth, J Anderson, Richard Fry, W MacMillan, HG Milner, W Lascelles, H Roscoe and R Grey, all of the Guardian.
Creator: Manchester Guardian and Evening News Limited; Chairman's Office; Laurence Prestwich Scott