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- 1977-1984 (Creation)
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1 file
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Includes correspondence from and concerning Nicholson.
Other correspondents include: Donald Trelford, Roger Harrison, Conor Cruise O'Brien, Alan Johnstone
Subjects covered include: harmonisation of editorial features and advertisements, recurring debates about the ratio between editorial and advertising space, mostly advertising matters including selection, approval, rejection and placement of advertisements in the Observer, promotion of the Observer, sponsorships, competitions and awards supported by the Observer, circulation and readership figures and issues
Also includes: Submission by the Observer to the inquiry on cable expansion and broadcasting policy (1982), booklet 'World Reporter, a datasolve BBC service'
Creator: The Observer Limited; Editor's Office; Donald Trelford
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Small amount of material concerning financial and staffing matters closed
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Copyright: Mainly Guardian News & Media
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- Trelford; Donald Gilchrist (1937-2023); journalist, broadcaster, and editor of The Observer (Subject)
- Nicholson; Brian Thomas Graves (1930-); journalist and managing director of the Observer (Subject)
- Harrison; Desmond Roger Wingate (1933-); managing director and chief executive of The Observer (Subject)
- O'Brien; Conor Cruise (1917-2008); historian, politician, diplomat, journalist (Subject)
- Johnstone; Alan; journalist (Subject)