The Observer
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The Observer is a British newspaper published on Sundays. It is a sister paper to The Guardian and The Guardian Weekly, having been acquired by their parent company, Guardian Media Group Limited, in 1993. First published in 1791, it is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.[5]
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Type | Sunday newspaper (If Christmas Day falls on Sunday instead of a normal edition a special Christmas edition would be published on Saturday which is Christmas Eve) |
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Format | Originally broadsheet, Berliner (2006–2018), Compact (since 2018)[1] |
Owner(s) | Guardian Media Group |
Editor | Paul Webster |
Founded | 4 December 1791; 232 years ago (1791-12-04) |
Political alignment | Centre-left[2] British republicanism[3] |
Language | English |
Headquarters | Kings Place, 90 York Way, London |
Circulation | 136,656 (as of July 2021)[4] |
Sister newspapers | The Guardian, The Guardian Weekly |
ISSN | 0029-7712 |
OCLC number | 50230244 |
Website | observer |
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