Suzanne Moore left the Guardian

[DialSquare]

I've just seen this on Twitter. That'll be even more lost readers then. Not that I'm one of their readers.

[MarieIVanArkleStinks]

I don't blame her. It really has come to a pretty pass when, as a PP pointed out, the Daily Mail has better feminist content than the Guardian! But I agree that, even though some of its content is still shockingly misogynistic, it does. Which doesn't say much for the Guardian.

I really do need to take out a subscription to something.

[PerditaNitt]

A big loss for the guardian, and very unsurprising given their direction of travel...

I look forward to seeing her join a paper that respects her views and her writing.

[Woods52]

@Mashingthecompost I agree! All suggestions welcome...
CNN app is good for international, but would love a decent outlet for intelligent domestic stuff (without having to hand money over to Murdoch’s evil empire). New Statesman is OK, just obvs very Labour centric. Spectator again good for a free browse, but just too posh/Tory to actually buy.
There’s definitely room for something better. Hope someone takes notice!

[CaraDuneRedux]

Oh no.

She was one of the very few journalists left at the Graun who had any principles. The way she's been bullied was outrageous.

[OhHolyJesus]

Will Freddy M be back then? I always thought, perhaps wrongly, that Freddy left because of Suzanne.

[ArabellaScott]

Suzanne.

I don't know how she's stuck it out so long. Its been miserable watching the once proud Manchester Guardian slowly turn into the hipster version of the Independent.

[Fairyflaps]

I'd argue that this leaves no need for an obituary. I wonder if Suzanne's reaction to the obituary was the final straw?

@Quillink that's what I thought. Editorial solidarity and all that, even though they showed none to her.That petition organised against her by her colleagues - just awful.

But she has just tweeted that it was entirely her choice to go
Link

[Deltoids1]

Used to be a Guardian reader, now I buy the Saturday Times and the Spectator. I’ve decided I need my views challenge and be allowed to disagree with articles in a grown up way, which both these publications allow me to do whilst reading writing by exceptional people too.

[TabbyStar]

I'd started looking at it again recently, I bought it for years and at one point I was a subscriber but now I subscribe to The Times, my 20-something self would have been horrified. Back to boycotting it then....

[MrsPeacockInTheLibrary]

Is there a place we can write to?

[ListeningQuietly]

John Crace is still worth reading

and the Mail is FULL of misogynist crap

but I do begin to wonder

[motorcyclenumptiness]

O that's sad. Viner seems hell-bent on sacrificing the graun at the altar of wokeism.

[Quillink]

The Guardian covered the shocking mismanagement of his crimes comprehensively throughout the main paper & Comment sections

I'd argue that this leaves no need for an obituary. I wonder if Suzanne's reaction to the obituary was the final straw?

[eddiemairswife]

It has the best Cryptic Crossword.

[NonCisWoman]

That's sad, but she was far too good for them.

I was done with The Guardian years ago. I'd rather read The Daily Mail these days. Their feminist articles are far better and far fairer.

[pepsirolla]

So disappointing. She and Hadley main reason for reading. Fingers crossed new column somewhere soon.

[EarringsandLipstick]

@DrDavidBanner

I was unaware that the Guardian ran an obituary on Peter Sutcliffe.

DAFUK????

Well, it wasn't complimentary in any fashion. It was interesting - it put his heinous crimes front & centre & contextualised the appalling paths he chose.

The Guardian covered the shocking mismanagement of his crimes comprehensively throughout the main paper & Comment sections.

[Mashingthecompost]

I'd be really interested in some alternative media outlets to focus my attention on at the moment, if anyone has any recommendations.

[RealityNotEssentialism]

Hoxton not Horton!

[RealityNotEssentialism]

Good for her. Maybe (although I won’t hold my breath) the Guardian will start to realise why they are in such dire financial straits. The Horton-dwelling, bearded wokesters who they seem to aim themselves at represent a tiny fraction of the population. By letting their quality staff go, they are going to lose so many more readers. I only read stuff by Owen Jones and Ash Sarkar and others so that I can laugh at how clueless and out of touch these idiots are. Suzanne’s stuff was measured and made people think. She was what a journalist should be.

This reminds me of the Labour election. Even when people are screaming in their faces that they are getting it wrong, they just don’t get it.

[WellIWasInTheNeighbourhoo]

I hope The Times snap her up, if they do I will subscribe.

[HecatesCats]

Some of Suzanne's greatest hits (there are too many to catalogue here, but these are some of the ones that have upset so many people at The Guardian):


Women must have the right to organise. We will not be silenced...

www.theguardian.com/society/commentisfree/2020/mar/02/women-must-have-the-right-to-organise-we-will-not-be-silenced



If we can't define what a woman is, how can we organise politically?


www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/aug/03/define-what-a-woman-is-organise-politically-suzanne-moore


We need to talk about miscarriage – and the language we use really matters...


www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/oct/26/we-need-to-talk-about-miscarriage-and-the-language-we-use-really-matters

Some background on the internal row:

The row over Suzanne Moore is a test for the Guardian's liberal credentials

www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-row-over-suzanne-moore-is-a-test-for-the-guardian-s-liberal-credentials

[DrDavidBanner]

I was unaware that the Guardian ran an obituary on Peter Sutcliffe.

DAFUK????