From the archive special: CP Scott’s centenary essay – podcast

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🗓️ 5 May 2021

⏱️ 16 minutes

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This year marks a very special moment in the history of the Guardian. It is 200 years since the first incarnation of the newpaper, a four-page weekly, first appeared in Manchester. In honour of this we have dug very deep into our archive to bring you a piece from 100 years ago. In May 1921, the great Manchester Guardian editor CP Scott wrote a leading article to mark the centenary of the paper. The essay, published under the headline “A Hundred Years”, is still recognised around the world as the blueprint for independent journalism. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

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0:36.5	The Guardian Hi, my name is David Wolf and I'm the editor of the Guardian Longread.
0:42.4	As you know, every week we bring you a piece from the Longread archives, asking our writers to
0:47.2	introduce their articles and tell you a bit about how they came together. This week is a little
0:52.6	different as May 2021 marks a very special moment in the history of the Guardian. It's 200 years
0:58.5	since a four-page weekly first appeared in Manchester. More than 54,000 editions and several million
1:04.7	articles later, we're proud to say we're older than Germany, Bishopships, the FA Cup, the New
1:10.6	York Times and the State of Texas. So for this week's archive Longread, we're going back a lot
1:16.5	further than usual. To 1921, when the legendary Guardian editor C.P. Scott wrote a brilliant essay
1:23.0	to mark the paper centenary. What's striking about the piece 100 years later is how relevant it
1:28.8	remains in its championing of the importance of independent journalism and the importance of facts,
1:34.6	fairness and the ideals that all journalists should strive for. We hope you enjoy the piece
1:39.9	and do look out for the rest of the Guardian's 200th anniversary coverage. You can be part of
1:44.4	the celebrations too. Watch videos, discover other podcasts and take part in events such as the
1:50.0	Guardian at 200 Made in Manchester on the 11th of May. It's all that the Guardian.com slash 200.
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