The Guardian Lost $50 Million Last Year

The Guardian is widely respected for breaking such huge stories as the News International phone hacking scandal, but Alan Rusbridger, its Edit0r-in-Chief, knows that while admiration is nice, money is necessary. He tells New York that the fantastic paper lost a whopping $50 million last year, and if things don’t change, it might be forced to fold in five years.

Rusbridger says that is part of the reason why The Guardian launched the United States, web-only version.

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