{"id":321349,"date":"2026-02-27T09:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T09:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/guardian-editor-katharine-viner-facts-are-essential-but-theyre-not-enough\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T09:00:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T09:00:05","slug":"guardian-editor-katharine-viner-facts-are-essential-but-theyre-not-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/guardian-editor-katharine-viner-facts-are-essential-but-theyre-not-enough\/","title":{"rendered":"Guardian editor Katharine Viner: \u201cFacts are essential, but they\u2019re not enough\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/BNppw17LJ_4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Guardian editor Katharine Viner: \u201cFacts are essential, but they\u2019re not enough\u201d\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BNppw17LJ_4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Katharine Viner has spent the past decade running one of the most influential news organisations in the world, steering it through profound industry change, digital upheaval and intense political pressure. She became the first woman to lead The Guardian in its 205-year history. Under her editorship the paper has transformed its funding model, expanded globally, and fought to preserve the idea of independent public interest journalism at a time when trust in the media is under sustained strain.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>On this episode of Ways to Change the World, Krishnan Guru-Murthy speaks to Katharine about defending liberal values in a polarised age, navigating internal editorial battles during turbulent political moments, and why The Guardian sees itself as a global mainstream newsroom.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Katharine Viner has spent the past decade running one of the most influential news organisations in the world, steering it through profound industry change, digital upheaval and intense political pressure. 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