The Guardian

The Guardian (blogs)
type	website
shortcut	WP:GUARDIANBLOG
status	no consensus
blacklisted	no
recency	2020
Domain theguardian.com
	In source code; External links in articles; Spamcheck tool

The Guardian (general)
type	website
shortcut	WP:THEGUARDIAN
status	generally reliable
blacklisted	no
recency	2025
Domain theguardian.com
	In source code; External links in articles; Spamcheck tool

The Guardian is a source that has been repeatedly discussed at the Reliable sources noticeboard. This page collects and links information about previous discussions and current consensus, and summarizes it here for convenience.

This source has separate reliability assessments by time period or topic; each is presented in its own section below.

general

Summary

There is consensus that The Guardian is generally reliable. The Guardian's op-eds should be handled with WP:RSOPINION. Some editors believe The Guardian is biased or opinionated for politics. See also: The Guardian blogs. Guardian Media sold The Observer to Tortoise Media with effect from 22 April 2025.

Discussions

Recency

2025

RfCs

No RfCs for this assessment.

blogs

Summary

Most editors say that The Guardian blogs should be treated as newspaper blogs or opinion pieces due to reduced editorial oversight. Check the bottom of the article for a "blogposts" tag to determine whether the page is a blog post or a non-blog article. See also: The Guardian.

Discussions

Recency

2020

RfCs

No RfCs for this assessment.

Excerpt

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as The Manchester Guardian and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, The Guardian Weekly, The Guardian is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust Limited. The trust was created in 1936 to "secure the financial and editorial independence of The Guardian in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of The Guardian free from commercial or political interference". The trust was converted into a limited company in 2008, with a constitution written so as to maintain for The Guardian the same protections as were built into the structure of the Scott Trust by its creators. Profits are reinvested in its journalism rather than distributed to owners or shareholders. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK.

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Perennial sources
Source	Status (legend)	Discussions			Use
Source	Status (legend)	List	Last	Summary	Use
The Guardian (TheGuardian.com, The Manchester Guardian, The Guardian Weekly, The Observer) WP:GUARDIAN 📌 WP:THEGUARDIAN 📌		See these discussions of The Guardian:	2025	There is consensus that The Guardian is generally reliable. The Guardian's op-eds should be handled with WP:RSOPINION. Some editors believe The Guardian is biased or opinionated for politics. See also: The Guardian blogs. Guardian Media sold The Observer to Tortoise Media with effect from 22 April 2025.	1 2 3
The Guardian blogs WP:GUARDIANBLOG 📌		See these discussions of The Guardian blogs:	2020	Most editors say that The Guardian blogs should be treated as newspaper blogs or opinion pieces due to reduced editorial oversight. Check the bottom of the article for a "blogposts" tag to determine whether the page is a blog post or a non-blog article. See also: The Guardian.	1 2 3