Top 25 Katharine Viner Quotes

Nearly one year on from his election, Donald Trump disregards the constitution, offends allies, and attacks minorities, the powerless, and those who are holding him to account.

Young people are at a higher risk of homelessness than adults and, when they find themselves in crisis, are too often overlooked by hard-pressed council homelessness departments.

A newspaper is complete. It is finished, sure of itself, certain. By contrast, digital news is constantly updated, improved upon, changed, moved, developed – an ongoing conversation and collaboration. It is living, evolving, limitless, relentless.

Our duty as journalists is to use our clarity – and our imagination – to build hope in the societies in which we work. Our duty is to keep holding power to account, and to fight for press freedom around the world.

At the ‘Guardian,’ we have a special relationship with our readers. This relationship is not just about the news; it’s about a shared sense of purpose and a commitment to understand and illuminate our times.

The most important relationship the ‘Guardian’ has is with its readers.

Muslim women deplore misogyny just as western women do, and they know that Islamic societies also oppress them; why wouldn’t they? But liberation, for them does not encompass destroying their identity, religion, or culture, and many of them want to retain the veil.

At a moment when people are losing faith in their ability to participate in politics and make themselves heard, the media can play a critical role in reversing that sense of alienation.

In the news feed on your phone, all stories look the same – whether they come from a credible source or not.

If people long to create a better world, then we must use our platform to nurture imagination – hopeful ideas, fresh alternatives, belief that the way things are isn’t the way things need to be.

As editor, I think we need to act more decisively on what kind of material appears on the ‘Guardian’. Those who argue that this is an affront to freedom of speech miss the point. That freedom counts for little if it is used to silence others.

Online abuse has been a problem since the earliest days of the web.

The ‘Guardian’ supports the vital work that volunteers and campaigners do to mitigate homelessness and destitution; we will also continue to report on the causes of homelessness and destitution and urge policy change that will solve it.

I’ve always believed that no subject is off-limits as long as you can find a way to make it significant, thoughtful, and interesting.

Producing in-depth, thoughtful, well-reported journalism is difficult and expensive.

Our movements and feelings are constantly monitored, because surveillance is the business model of the digital age.

The Nauru files lifts the secrecy surrounding Australia‘s hidden detention regime for asylum seekers through vivid reporting and the words of the guards and officials on the island themselves.

‘Guardian’ journalism itself will remain what it has always been: thoughtful, progressive, fiercely independent and challenging, and also witty, stylish, and fun.

After working at the ‘Guardian’ for two decades, I feel I know instinctively why it exists. Most of our journalists and our readers do, too – it’s something to do with holding power to account and upholding liberal values.

Being editor-in-chief of the ‘Guardian’ and ‘Observer‘ is an enormous privilege and responsibility, leading a first-class team of journalists revered around the world for outstanding reporting, independent thinking, incisive analysis, and digital innovation.

In the world of British poetry, Carol Ann Duffy is a superstar.

The global movement of displaced people, many of whom end up in detention without hope, is one of the most pressing issues of our times.

Sadly, we can’t eliminate bigotry. But that doesn’t mean we have to tolerate it, much less give it a platform on which to thrive.

Making sense of a political moment when you’re in the midst of it is difficult: even if you avoid commercial and personal conflicts, it can still be hard to see it and understand it.

The resignation of the British home secretary, Amber Rudd, over the Windrush scandal marks an important moment for independent, investigative journalism, demonstrating how it can hold power to account in order unequivocally to change people’s lives for the better.