The Observer view on our new tabloid format | Observer editorial

From the French revolution to Brexit, this newspaper has put itself at the heart of the issues of the moment, whatever its sizeToday, we are proud and excited to launch our new design for the Observer. We think it’s vital for a newspaper to shed its skin from time to time, to reimagine itself for loyal readers and to welcome a new generation to our journalism. The aim of the new look is to make the paper a little sharper and a little friendlier, while not compromising the scope and depth of its engagement with politics or the arts, foreign news or sport, innovation and ideas and all the light and shade of life.The Observer is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper, founded in 1791. It is published by Guardian News & Media and is editorially independent.A polarised politics has led to unprecedented official attacks on expert opinion and established fact Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

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