Clergyman's

“In the days when we could take it for granted that journalism mattered, we could only share assumptions about what it was, how it was delivered and funded, but this is not the case any more.”
— Alan Rusbridger

“When I look back over some of the most high-profile things we’ve done recently at The Guardian I see an interesting pattern emerging – a form of collaborative journalism that I can best describe as a mutualised newspaper.”
— Alan Rusbridger

“We're no longer a once-a-day text medium for a predominantly domestic audience. Increasingly - around the clock - we use a combination of media in telling stories, and in commentary, to millions of users around the globe.”
— Alan Rusbridger

“You can't possibly care about debt relief and the Simpsons. If you listen to Ligeti and James Macmillan then why would you want to know who won the United game last night or which Cabernet Sauvignon to drink with your meal tonight? Get back into your box.”
— Something else missing from the Times of 1968 was anything to do with the home or emotional life. There is nothing about marriage, divorce, children, schools, au pairs, depression, drinking, health, drugs, teenagers, affairs, fashion, sex, successful relationships, failing relationships, interior decor, cancer, infertility, faith, grandparents - or any of the other things that make up the texture of our non-working lives.- Alan Rusbridger

“All journalism is investigative to a greater or lesser extent, but investigative journalism – though it is a bit of a tautology – is that because it requires more, it's where the investigative element is more pronounced.”
— Alan Rusbridger

“Journalists have never before been able to tell stories so effectively, bouncing off each other, linking to each other , linking out, citing sources, allowing response – harnessing the best qualities of text, print, data, sound and visual media. If ever there was a route to building audience, trust and relevance, it is by embracing all the capabilities of this new world, not walling yourself away from them.”
— Alan Rusbridger

“widespread feeling that newspapers are failing in their duty of truly representing the complexity of some of the most important issues in society.”
— Alan Rusbridger

“Unnoticed by most of the world, Julian Assange was developing into a most interesting and unusual pioneer in using digital technologies to challenge corrupt and authoritarian states.”
— Alan Rusbridger

“There are plenty who think that, as our libel laws are cleaned up, smart lawyers are switching horses to privacy.”
— Alan Rusbridger

“The papers should promote minority views as well as mainstream argument and should encourage dissent.”
— Alan Rusbridger

“It would be difficult to devise a process more inclined to throw up errors than the production of a newspaper.”
— Alan Rusbridger