Dear Friends of the Observer,

This is quite a week for the paper. Tortoise Media has now taken control and the first issue will be produced from their Berners Street HQ this weekend, with a dedicated Observer website launched tomorrow (Friday).

I went to see editor-in-chief James Harding last week on your behalf and came away cautiously optimistic for the paper. He kindly offered to host FOBS at the Berners Street office in the autumn. More details to follow.

Press Gazette reports on launch plans here:

https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/nationals/observer-tortoise-launch/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

All the best,
Stephen

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