Observer reporter Carole Cadwalladr has actually had her agreement “cancelled” by the Guardian following the Sunday newspaper’s controversial sale to Tortoise Media.
Ms Cadwalladr, an investigatory reporter that has actually composed numerous high account tales on Brexit, composed on social networks website X that the Guardian was “cancelling my contract after 19 years continuous employment with no pay-off”.
It follows the Scott Trust, the ₤ 1.3 bn fund that possesses both The Guardian and The Observer, shut a bargain prior to Christmas to market the Sunday title to loss-making startup Tortoise regardless of extensive resistance from team.
Ms Cadwalladr is amongst numerous consultants and informal team that have actually been spoken to by elderly administration to claim their existing agreements will certainly “end” when the Observer is officially marketed. She is recognized to be taking into consideration lawsuit along with lots of informal team.
She stated: “The Guardian professes to be a liberal, progressive organisation. But when you look at its actions and its disregard for workers rights, it tells a completely different story.
“There is such anger across the workforce at the way that journalists have been treated, especially at the decision to totally ignore the opinions of 93pc of the workforce who voted for industrial action.”
Ms Cadwalladr is amongst one of the most prominent authors for the Observer, whose examination right into Cambridge Analytica made her an election for the Pulitzer Prize in 2019.
The reporter is likewise popular for her long-running lawful row with Brexit advocate Arron Banks.
Mr Banks taken legal action against Ms Cadwalladr for libel after recommending he had a “covert relationship with the Russian government”, something he stated was incorrect and vilifying.
Mr Banks won a partial success in the Court of Appeal in 2014, with Ms Cadwalladr gotten to pay lawful prices. Her lawful group stated in November 2023 they planned to test the judgment at the European Court of Human Rights.
An e-mail sent out by Guardian supervisor Robert Hahn to consultants on Dec 18, stated impacted consultants would certainly be used a brand-new 1 year agreement with Tortoise Media with the exact same pay.
The e-mail stated: “Freelance contracts with GNM will end once the Observer is formally transferred to Tortoise Media, which we expect to be in spring 2025.
“At the same time, Tortoise Media will offer Tortoise contracts to all contracted freelance contributors on the same basis as current GNM agreements insofar as remuneration and contributions are concerned. These contracts will all have an end date of March 31, 2026, at which point they will be reviewed in the normal way.”
