Georgina Henry

Executive Comment Editor, The Guardian

Georgina Henry joined the Guardian in 1989 and became Editor of Media Guardian a year later. She was appointed Deputy Features Editor in 1992 and was Deputy Editor of the Guardian from 1995-2006 and also sat on the board of Guardian Newspapers. In March 2006 she launched ‘Comment is Free’ and is now Executive Comment Editor of the Guardian across print and web, and Assistant Editor of the paper.

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    About the session

    Comment is Free, but Facts are Sacred

    What did the Guardian learn when it opened up its journalism to the public?

    SPEAKER: Georgina Henry (UK), Executive Comment Editor, The Guardian
    MODERATOR: Martin Krasnik (DK), journalist, Weekendavisen

    Web 2.0 users want to have a say in things. In response to this need, the Guardian launched ‘Comment is free’ on their website in 2006: An open-ended space for debate, dispute and arguments in which users are able to comment on everything they read. But how does it influence journalism when the readers become writers and the traditional gatekeeper role of the media is blurred? In this talk, Georgina Henry will share the key learning experiences from opening up the Guardian’s journalism to the public.

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