Guardian considering switching to tabloid format and outsourcing printing to rival News UK
The Guardian newspaper could be set to switch from its broadsheet roots to tabloid and outsource its printing to rival publisher News UK as part of its cost-cutting plans, according to reports.
At present Guardian Media Group prints the Guardian and its Sunday counterpart The Observer in mid-sized Berliner format on special presses it bought for £50m, after it scrapped the broadsheet size in 2005. The publisher spent another £30m on new print sites in London’s Stratford and in Trafford Park in Manchester.
However, the publisher has failed to stem print declines, with its average newspaper sale down by over Read full story ›
Source: The Drum




