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Quotes from Katharine Viner

At a moment when people are losing faith in their ability to participate in politics and make themselves heard, the media can play a critical role in reversing that sense of alienation.
~ Katharine Viner
The Nauru files lifts the secrecy surrounding Australia's hidden detention regime for asylum seekers through vivid reporting and the words of the guards and officials on the island themselves.
~ Katharine Viner
The 'Guardian' supports the vital work that volunteers and campaigners do to mitigate homelessness and destitution; we will also continue to report on the causes of homelessness and destitution and urge policy change that will solve it.
~ Katharine Viner
The political solutions to the refugee crisis may be complex, but that does not mean we should abandon our humanity. We should not close our hearts, retreat behind walls, real or imagined, or ignore the pressing moral imperative to provide assistance and sanctuary for some of the world's most desperate people.
~ Katharine Viner
In the world of British poetry, Carol Ann Duffy is a superstar.
~ Katharine Viner
If people long to create a better world, then we must use our platform to nurture imagination - hopeful ideas, fresh alternatives, belief that the way things are isn't the way things need to be.
~ Katharine Viner
Once refugee children are in the U.K., adapting to their new surroundings can be a lonely and demoralising experience.
~ Katharine Viner
Our movements and feelings are constantly monitored, because surveillance is the business model of the digital age.
~ Katharine Viner
As editor-in-chief of the 'Guardian' and the 'Observer', my job is to ensure that our independent journalism continues to be enjoyed by as many readers as possible and that our print newspapers make a positive financial contribution to securing a sustainable future.
~ Katharine Viner
Digital is not about putting up your story on the web. It's about a fundamental redrawing of journalists' relationship with our audience, how we think about our readers, our perception of our role in society, our status.
~ Katharine Viner
Online abuse has been a problem since the earliest days of the web.
~ Katharine Viner
In the digital age, it is easier than ever to publish false information, which is quickly shared and taken to be true - as we often see in emergency situations, when news is breaking in real time.
~ Katharine Viner
Nearly one year on from his election, Donald Trump disregards the constitution, offends allies, and attacks minorities, the powerless, and those who are holding him to account.
~ Katharine Viner
People long to help each other, to be together, to share experiences, to be part of a community, to influence the powers that control their lives.
~ Katharine Viner
The global movement of displaced people, many of whom end up in detention without hope, is one of the most pressing issues of our times.
~ Katharine Viner
Being editor-in-chief of the 'Guardian' and 'Observer' is an enormous privilege and responsibility, leading a first-class team of journalists revered around the world for outstanding reporting, independent thinking, incisive analysis, and digital innovation.
~ Katharine Viner
In the news feed on your phone, all stories look the same - whether they come from a credible source or not.
~ Katharine Viner
My friendship with the great actor and director Alan Rickman did not have a particularly auspicious start.
~ Katharine Viner
'Guardian' journalism itself will remain what it has always been: thoughtful, progressive, fiercely independent and challenging, and also witty, stylish, and fun.
~ Katharine Viner
Producing in-depth, thoughtful, well-reported journalism is difficult and expensive.
~ Katharine Viner
I've always believed that no subject is off-limits as long as you can find a way to make it significant, thoughtful, and interesting.
~ Katharine Viner
The most important relationship the 'Guardian' has is with its readers.
~ Katharine Viner
Sadly, we can't eliminate bigotry. But that doesn't mean we have to tolerate it, much less give it a platform on which to thrive.
~ Katharine Viner
Helping refugees settle and integrate peacefully, often in the face of distrust and prejudice, is essential work.
~ Katharine Viner