The Guardian is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as The Manchester Guardian, and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers The Observer and The Guardian Weekly, The Guardian is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust. The trust was created in 1936 to “secure the financial and editorial independence of The Guardian in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of The Guardian free from commercial or political interference”. The trust was converted into a limited company in 2008, with a constitution written so as to maintain for The Guardian the same protections as were built into the structure of the Scott Trust by its creators. Profits are reinvested in journalism rather than distributed to owners or shareholders. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK.
Speed report
| Metric | Value | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Blocking Time | 0.09 seconds | 97 | 🟢 |
| Time it takes for a page to start working after it loads | |||
| Cumulative Layout Shift | 0.08 | 93 | 🟢 |
| How much stuff moves around on a page after it loads | |||
| First Contentful Paint | 0.62 seconds | 99 | 🟢 |
| Time it takes for first piece of content to appear on a page | |||
| Speed Index | 2.11 seconds | 56 | 🟡 |
| Time it takes for a page to be visibly loaded | |||
| Largest Contenful Paint | 1.00 seconds | 94 | 🟢 |
| Time it takes for most of the content to appear on a page | |||
| Interactive | 4.14 seconds | 56 | 🟡 |
| Time it takes for links, buttons, and interactive features to begin working on a page | |||
This report was run on June 27, 2022 against www.theguardian.com.
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