The potato solution: how the Guardian switched to biodegradable packaging

In January, the Guardian became the first national newspaper to use recyclable packaging. Here, the team behind the change explain how it came about – and how readers have respondedAs part of a pioneering move to reduce plastic waste, the Guardian’s print edition will no longer be sold in plastic packaging. Behind the scenes, the team behind this big change were Richard Furness, managing director of reader revenue and publishing, Mylene Sylvestre, director of publishing, Roger Clapham, head of supply chain, and Dave Kirwan, the production director for publishing. Here they explain how they did it. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2019-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Guardian view on Heartstopper: a phenomenon that defines a generation | Editorial

Alice Oseman’s tale of queer romance is a global success story built on fans who want to feel good about themselves in tough timesAfter boy met boy in a crowdfunded graphic novel set in a British grammar school in 2018, hearts began to flutter and tills started to ring around the world. This... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2023-08-03 17:41:27 UTC ]
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How The Guardian US Fetched Ad Revenue Hike of 42% Despite Broader Downturn

The U.S. outpost of the general news publisher The Guardian finished the first quarter of its fiscal year, which ended June 30, with advertising revenues up 42% year over year, according to senior vice president of advertising Luis Romero. The hikes buck common trends most publishers are seeing.... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2023-07-12 08:56:56 UTC ]
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The Guardian view on Bloomsbury’s success: publishing wizardry | Editorial

The Harry Potter publisher ascribes its record profits to a hunger for affordable diversion. That’s the magic of booksIn the gloom of a UK economy teetering on the edge of recession, a glittering puff of smoke wafted up last week from the publisher that will for ever be associated with Harry... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2023-06-04 17:25:05 UTC ]
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The Guardian view on US book bans: time to fight back | Editorial

Censorship is surging thanks to an organised rightwing minority targeting books on LGBTQ and Black characters and issues“A book is a loaded gun in the house next door,” warns a character in Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury’s dystopian vision of an America where books are considered so dangerous they... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2023-04-13 17:21:33 UTC ]
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Eric Brown, science fiction author and Guardian critic, dies aged 62

Writers, publishers and agents pay tribute to a warm, generous figure, author of more than 50 books ranging from SFF to crime to children’s literatureEric Brown, a prolific, award-winning author who published more than 50 novels, children’s books and short story collections, and who was the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2023-03-23 13:58:10 UTC ]
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The Guardian hit by suspected ransomware attack

Prominent news organizations are high-value targets for hackers and it appears that The Guardian is the latest to have fallen victim to an attack. A "serious IT incident" struck the publication on Tuesday evening. “We believe this to be a ransomware attack but are continuing to consider all... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2022-12-21 19:15:42 UTC ]
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The Final Fantasy 'Pixel Remaster' series heads to Switch and PS4 next spring

Square Enix’s “pixel perfect” remasters of the first six Final Fantasy games will arrive on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 next spring, the publisher announced on Monday. First announced at E3 2021 and subsequently released on PC and mobile over the course of that same year, the Final Fantasy... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2022-12-19 17:30:26 UTC ]
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'Hogwarts Legacy' delayed for Nintendo Switch, PS4 and Xbox One

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today delayedHogwarts Legacy yet again, but the most demanding versions of the game are spared. Instead, the postponement pushes the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions back to April 4th, 2023, with the Nintendo Switch variant arriving on July... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2022-12-13 18:54:21 UTC ]
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The Guardian view on the book publishing industry: no one size fits all | Editorial

The failure of a recent bid to merge two large publishing companies shines a light on a central issue of cultural powerDespite a rise in self-publishing, commercial publishers are still the main gatekeepers of what arrives on our bookshelves. As such, they have great cultural and – if a book... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2022-11-04 18:25:28 UTC ]
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The Guardian view on Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover: the unfulfilled promises pile up | Editorial

The world’s richest man promises more than he has delivered. His social network purchase is likely to go the same wayElon Musk is a fan of the science fiction writer Isaac Asimov. When his spacecraft company SpaceX successfully sent its Falcon Heavy rocket payload into orbit around the sun in... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2022-11-01 18:50:19 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Week: Wiley Opens Its ‘Partner Solutions’ Division

Two days before Frankfurter Buchmesse opens, Wiley Partners Solution is announced, a new division in research. The post Frankfurt Week: Wiley Opens Its ‘Partner Solutions’ Division appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-10-17 07:05:45 UTC ]
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The Guardian view on BookTok: a welcome disruptor of the status quo | Editorial

The social media platform is revolutionising bookshops and galvanising publishers. Enjoy it while it lastsThe bestselling book in the UK last week, and of the year so far, is an American novel that was published in 2016. If that sentence sounds implausible, the odds are you have not yet caught... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2022-09-04 17:25:02 UTC ]
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‘Roller Champions’ comes to Switch and Epic Games Store on June 21st

Ubisoft released its long-delayed sports game Roller Champions last month on PC, PlayStation and Xbox, and Nintendo Switch players are about to join the fray. A UK eShop listing spotted by Nintendo Life first indicated the free-to-play title will be released on the hybrid console on June 21st.... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2022-06-20 17:10:28 UTC ]
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Nielsen's new measurement solution takes shape with custom audiences and ROI options

Nielsen One Alpha, to be showcased at Cannes, will add outcomes measurement options for CPG and automotive by early 2023. Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2022-06-15 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Vox Media Relaunches and Expands Group Nine’s Performance Marketing Solution

Vox Media announced Wednesday the launch of VM Connect, a rebranded and expanded version of the performance-marketing solution G9 Direct, which Vox Media inherited from Group Nine Media after it acquired the digital media company in February. As G9 Direct, the platform enabled brands to purchase... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2022-06-01 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Guardian wins Amnesty media award for best use of digital media

Award given for the interactive reconstruction of the moment Israeli forces hit a residential tower block in GazaThe Guardian has won a prestigious Amnesty media award for the interactive reconstruction Countdown to the airstrike: the moment Israeli forces hit al-Jalaa tower, Gaza, showing the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2022-05-06 10:11:30 UTC ]
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Falling in Love Is Hard When You’re the Guardian of the Dead

Ayanna Lloyd Banwo’s debut novel When We Were Birds begins in the time before time and follows the uneasy truce between the living and the dead. Cigarettes are offered, liquor is poured, prayers are said, all in the hope that the buried stay buried. This is the story of Yejide, a young woman who... Continue reading at Electric Literature

[ Electric Literature | 2022-04-01 11:00:00 UTC ]
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The Guardian view on social media’s metaverse: it may remain science fiction | Editorial

The online virtual reality experience that almost every tech giant today wishes to commercially exploit may not catch onIn the 1992 sci-fi dystopia Snow Crash, the author Neal Stephenson imagined a bleak 21st century where the collapse of the global economy had seen governments fall and their... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2022-02-07 19:11:48 UTC ]
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Bandai Namco is making a 'My Hero Academia' battle royale for PS4, Xbox One and Switch

As if the market for battle royale games wasn’t crowded enough already, you’ll soon have another option in the form of My Hero Academia: Ultra Rumble. Based on the popular manga and anime, Bandai Namco teased the title in a Weekly Shōnen Jump article spotted by Gematsu.The latest issue of Weekly... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2022-01-13 16:55:22 UTC ]
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When the drugs get stronger, the stories get sadder and the solutions more elusive

Sam Quinones’s latest book, ‘The Least of Us,’ comes with some dark conclusions about people with addiction Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-11-26 13:00:00 UTC ]
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