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Jonathan Freedland: 'If you believe in what the Guardian is doing, come and join us' Jonathan Freedland: 'If you believe in what the Guardian is doing, come and join us'
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As a Guardian reader, you won’t need any lectures on what journalism should be about. You’ll know instinctively that one of its core purposes is holding power to account. I hope you think the Guardian has been doing that, especially in recent years - whether through the WikiLeaks, phone-hacking and Snowden revelations or our very latest exposé of the HSBC files.As a Guardian reader, you won’t need any lectures on what journalism should be about. You’ll know instinctively that one of its core purposes is holding power to account. I hope you think the Guardian has been doing that, especially in recent years - whether through the WikiLeaks, phone-hacking and Snowden revelations or our very latest exposé of the HSBC files.
It’s not a coincidence that the Guardian has been behind all these crucial stories. It’s because the Guardian is truly independent. Protected by the Scott Trust, we can probe and dig wherever we like; we have no corporate owner telling us what to think, no proprietor or holding company telling us who to take down, who to build up, who to flatter and who to leave alone. We are free to pursue the facts, wherever they lead.It’s not a coincidence that the Guardian has been behind all these crucial stories. It’s because the Guardian is truly independent. Protected by the Scott Trust, we can probe and dig wherever we like; we have no corporate owner telling us what to think, no proprietor or holding company telling us who to take down, who to build up, who to flatter and who to leave alone. We are free to pursue the facts, wherever they lead.
With no press baron or oligarch ready to dig into deep pockets to fund us, it means we rely only on you – the people who read the Guardian. (And, these days, watch and listen to the Guardian too.)With no press baron or oligarch ready to dig into deep pockets to fund us, it means we rely only on you – the people who read the Guardian. (And, these days, watch and listen to the Guardian too.)
Now you can express that support by becoming a member of the Guardian. As a Guardian member, you’ll experience the Guardian in a new way – directly, live and in person, getting much closer to the process by which the Guardian is produced, adding your voice to the arguments and conversations that shape what we do. And from 2016 you’ll be able to join us in a new dedicated space for screenings, events and debates.Now you can express that support by becoming a member of the Guardian. As a Guardian member, you’ll experience the Guardian in a new way – directly, live and in person, getting much closer to the process by which the Guardian is produced, adding your voice to the arguments and conversations that shape what we do. And from 2016 you’ll be able to join us in a new dedicated space for screenings, events and debates.
As a member, you’ll have access to all that – backed by the knowledge that you’re supporting Guardian journalism, helping it explore, expose and reflect on our world.As a member, you’ll have access to all that – backed by the knowledge that you’re supporting Guardian journalism, helping it explore, expose and reflect on our world.
If you believe in what the Guardian is doing – staying true to a form of open, challenging journalism that is becoming all too rare - then come and join us. Support us. Become a member of the Guardian.If you believe in what the Guardian is doing – staying true to a form of open, challenging journalism that is becoming all too rare - then come and join us. Support us. Become a member of the Guardian.
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