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'''The Guardian''' (Sunday edition: '''''The Observer''''')<ref>''The Observer'' began as a separate Sunday newspaper in 1791 and predates the ''Manchester Guardian'' by 30 years. Guardian Media Group acquired ''The Observer'' in 1993.</ref> is a [[UK]] national daily [[newspaper]] known for its [[liberal]], left-wing stance.  ''The Guardian'' has just celebrated the publishing of its 50,000th edition. Originally known as the [[Manchester]] Guardian, since it was originally published there, it is owned by a charitable organisation, the Scott Trust.   

'''''The Guardian''''' (Sunday edition: '''''The Observer''''')<ref>''The Observer'' began as a separate Sunday newspaper in 1791 and predates the ''Manchester Guardian'' by 30 years. Guardian Media Group acquired ''The Observer'' in 1993.</ref> is a [[UK]] national daily [[newspaper]] known for its [[liberal]], left-wing stance.  ''The Guardian'' has just celebrated the publishing of its 50,000th edition. Originally known as the ''[[Manchester]] Guardian'', since it was originally published there, it is owned by a charitable organisation, the Scott Trust.   

Regardless of its political stance, the great strength of ''The Guardian'' is that it rarely (in comparison to most other common newspapers in the UK) publishes sensationalist articles, preferring a quieter more balanced (and researched) approach.  This is achieved by The Guardian organising its contents into two groups: articles about the news and opinion pieces (editorials, blogs, letters, etc.).  News articles tend to be factually researched and factually accurate and written from a centre-left point of view, whereas opinion pieces are individual submissions that can range from the mid-right of the political spectrum to the mid-left, depending on the view of the writer, although submissions from the mid-left outnumber the submissions from the mid-right, due to the stance The Guardian takes on many issues.

Regardless of its political stance, the great strength of ''The Guardian'' is that it rarely (in comparison to most other common newspapers in the UK) publishes sensationalist articles, preferring a quieter more balanced (and researched) approach.  This is achieved by ''The Guardian'' organising its contents into two groups: articles about the news and opinion pieces (editorials, blogs, letters, etc.).  News articles tend to be factually researched and factually accurate and written from a centre-left point of view, whereas opinion pieces are individual submissions that can range from the mid-right of the political spectrum to the mid-left, depending on the view of the writer, although submissions from the mid-left outnumber the submissions from the mid-right, due to the stance ''The Guardian'' takes on many issues.

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{{cquote|The [[Richard Dawkins|Dawkins]] inspired "atheist ranters" come out in force on Guardian pages. They hate organised religion with a zeal, they deride the faithful as mentally retarded, they gibber on about [[Flying Spaghetti Monster|spaghetti monsters]] and sky pixies, as if such talk actually added anything meaningful to the debate. ... It is easy to picture these sycophantic drones smugly typing their intolerant bile, glowing with inner pride at their own rebellious contrariness.|||''Another Angry Voice'', a [[socialist]] internet blogger.<ref>[http://anotherangryvoice.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/richard-dawkins-slave-ancestor.html Richard Dawkins and the slave trade], ''Another Angry Voice''.</ref>}}

{{cquote|The [[Richard Dawkins|Dawkins]] inspired "atheist ranters" come out in force on Guardian pages. They hate organised religion with a zeal, they deride the faithful as mentally retarded, they gibber on about [[Flying Spaghetti Monster|spaghetti monsters]] and sky pixies, as if such talk actually added anything meaningful to the debate. ... It is easy to picture these sycophantic drones smugly typing their intolerant bile, glowing with inner pride at their own rebellious contrariness.|||''Another Angry Voice'', a [[socialist]] internet blogger.<ref>[http://anotherangryvoice.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/richard-dawkins-slave-ancestor.html Richard Dawkins and the slave trade], ''Another Angry Voice''.</ref>}}

The Guardian has recently set up versions of its website in Australia and the United States; its website in the [[United Kingdom]] is one of the most popular in the country, and the majority of the site's views come from the [[United States|US]].<ref>However, despite being a UK-based website, ''guardian.co.uk'' is a more popular in the [[United States]] and multiculturalist [[Sweden]] than in the UK.<br>[http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/guardian.co.uk Statistics Summary for guardian.co.uk]</ref> The Guardian also runs the largest internet forum of any British newspaper in the form of Guardian Unlimited Talk.

''The Guardian'' has recently set up versions of its website in Australia and the United States; its website in the [[United Kingdom]] is one of the most popular in the country, and the majority of the site's views come from the [[United States|US]].<ref>However, despite being a UK-based website, ''guardian.co.uk'' is a more popular in the [[United States]] and multiculturalist [[Sweden]] than in the UK.<br>[http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/guardian.co.uk Statistics Summary for guardian.co.uk]</ref> ''The Guardian'' also runs the largest internet forum of any British newspaper in the form of Guardian Unlimited Talk.

Unsurprisingly, the comments on their internet opinion blog, ''Comment is Free'', can be somewhat problematic, given that anyone on the internet can comment on any article.

Unsurprisingly, the comments on their internet opinion blog, ''Comment is Free'', can be somewhat problematic, given that anyone on the internet can comment on any article.