🇬🇧 The Guardian

About The Guardian

The Guardian is part of the Guardian Media Group, which is wholly owned by The Scott Trust Limited. The Scott Trust was established in 1936 and converted into a limited company in 2008, with the core purpose of ensuring the financial and editorial independence of The Guardian and safeguarding its journalistic freedom and liberal values from commercial or political interference. Any profits are reinvested into its journalism.

The Guardian is consistently rated as having a left-leaning bias by multiple media watchdogs. AllSides rates it as 'Left', noting strong left word choice, slant, story choice bias, and content that may demonize American conservatives/Republicans. Ad Fontes Media categorizes it as 'Skews Left', and Media Bias/Fact Check (MBFC) assesses it as 'Left-Center biased' based on story selection that moderately favors the left. While historically having some failed fact checks, MBFC now rates The Guardian as 'High for factual reporting' due to minimal failed fact checks in recent years. Ad Fontes Media also rates its reliability as 'Reliable, Analysis/Fact Reporting'. Notable editorial controversies include its reporting on the Edward Snowden leaks, which led to the British government ordering the destruction of hard drives containing information. The UK's press freedom environment is generally free, though Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has previously raised concerns about surveillance laws im