Comments on: Guardian Says It Needs to Become an Open Platform

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Guardian: We need to become a platform! — Tue, 25 May 2010 15:52:52 +0000

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Guardian Says Its Open Platform is Now Open For Business — Thu, 20 May 2010 14:48:26 +0000

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By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 20 May 2010 13:09:53 +0000

WIKI: "The Guardian has been consistently loss-making. The National Newspaper division of GMG, which also includes The Observer, reported operating losses of £49.9m in 2006, up from £18.6m in 2005.[73] The paper is therefore heavily dependent on cross-subsidisation from profitable companies within the group, including Auto Trader and the Manchester Evening News."

By: Avro

Avro — Wed, 19 May 2010 16:56:36 +0000

I very much doubt The Guardian has lost money since 1821. As I remember it turns a nice profit, but the same cannot be said of The Observer.

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Tiago Dória Weblog » Blog Archive » Guerra de APIs de jornais — Wed, 19 May 2010 14:32:06 +0000

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By: Scott LaPlant

Scott LaPlant — Wed, 19 May 2010 11:35:08 +0000

What a brilliant idea. Think if the New York Time or some other large media company did the same thing? The've missed the boat while the Guardian is pushing the envelope and leading.

The Guardian is one very smart organization for being able to be so forward thinking. Love it!

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 19 May 2010 02:35:11 +0000

Interesting - would be even more interesting with links to some of the "over 200 apps and web services" created using the API.

By: Rob T

Rob T — Tue, 18 May 2010 22:12:42 +0000

I guess they can do this becaue The Guardian is basically a non-profit - it has consistently lost money almost since inception and only survives due to cross funding from other profitable publications in the Guardian Media Group.