{"id":111537,"date":"2018-01-15T13:58:40","date_gmt":"2018-01-15T13:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/?p=111537"},"modified":"2018-01-15T14:01:37","modified_gmt":"2018-01-15T14:01:37","slug":"reaction-the-guardians-new-look-and-tabloid-size","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/reaction-the-guardians-new-look-and-tabloid-size\/","title":{"rendered":"Reaction: The Guardian\u2019s new look and tabloid size"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Guardian has been redesigned and its print edition is now tabloid format. As ever with change, the new look, masthead, colour scheme, font and size has divided the public, with some believing the it really works<\/a>, while others think the Guardian has stepped back in time<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The redesign is part of an ongoing cost-cutting exercise at the paper,\u00a0in an attempt to reduce\u00a0significant losses; The Guardian plans to break even in 2018\/19. As reported in Press Gazette<\/a>, the new-look also spells the end of regular columns from Paul Mason, Deborah Orr and Giles Fraser.<\/p>\n

The Guardian has, itself,\u00a0curated<\/a> reactions from the media industry, including The Daily Telegraph\u2019s masthead now including<\/a> \u2018Britain\u2019s biggest & best quality paper\u2019, and The Sun\u2019s<\/a> \u2018\u00a31.50 less than tabloid Guardian\u2019.<\/p>\n

Over on Twitter, a big concern is that the redesign has made the paper too similar to other publications; whether that\u2019s The Times\u2019 Twitter profile pic:<\/p>\n

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(gah the guardian and times now look the same scrolling through a twitter feed) pic.twitter.com\/x06sJpudWi<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Mark Di Stefano ?? (@MarkDiStef) January 15, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n