Originally published in 1985. One of the most distinguished editors
in the history of British journalism, J. L. Garvin created the
Sunday newspaper as we now know it. His career at the Observer
spanned the golden age of the British press when newspapers had a
powerful influence on political affairs. Like the other great
editors of the first half of the twentieth century Garvin clashed
with his proprietors. He liked to contrast 'Responsible Editorship'
with 'Austensible Editorship' where the editor took his political
orders from the owners. He passionately believed that the readers
of any newspaper worth buying had a right to know what the editor
himself thought about any important matter. This was the essence of
an implied contract, the basis of trust between paper and the
reader. It was Garvin's energy and integrity which transformed the
Observer into a major force in the British press so that long
before his death most respectable middle class families would have
hesitated to admit they had not seen the Observer. This first
substantial biography of Garvin of the Observer will be of interest
to all students of modern political history and of the press in
contemporary society.
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