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by Janette Martin March 9, 2025 5

Sir Harold Evans (1928-2020), legendary editor, journalist and author

Dr Janette Martin celebrates Sir Harold Evans, journalist, editor and author who campaigned against injustice and advanced British press freedoms. (Image: David Shankbone, Wikimedia Commons)

by John Hodgson April 9, 2019 0

A Closer Look at the Manchester Observer (1819–1822)

Dr Janette Martin, curator of our current exhibition Peterloo: Manchester’s Fight for Freedom, writes: The spring and summer of 1819Continue Reading

by Fran Baker November 30, 2015 0

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Word from the ‘House’ – final blog post from ‘Behind the Headlines’

We are delighted to announce the successful completion of our project ‘Behind the Headlines: Documenting the People in the GuardianContinue Reading