Guardian editor Katharine Viner: “Facts are essential, but they’re not enough”
About this episode
Krishnan Guru-Murthy interviews Katharine Viner about her leadership at The Guardian and the challenges facing journalism today.
Katharine Viner has spent the past decade running one of the most influential news organisations in the world, steering it through profound industry change, digital upheaval and intense political pressure. She became the first woman to lead The Guardian in its 205-year history. Under her editorship the paper has transformed its funding model, expanded globally, and fought to preserve the idea of independent public interest journalism at a time when trust in the media is under sustained strain. On this episode of Ways to Change the World, Krishnan Guru-Murthy speaks to Katharine about defending liberal values in a polarised age, navigating internal editorial battles during turbulent political moments, and why The Guardian sees itself as a global mainstream newsroom.
People in this episode
Host: Krishnan Guru-Murthy
Guest: Katharine Viner
Topics covered
- journalism
- media trust
- political pressure
- liberal values
- digital transformation
Keywords
- Katharine Viner
- The Guardian
- journalism
- media trust
- politics
- digital upheaval
- independent journalism
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Guardian, Channel 4 News
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