Siobhain Butterworth



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Full name: Siobhain Butterworth

Area of interest: Media law, media business, press freedom, Guardian readers' rights

Journals/Organisation: The Guardian

Email: [mailto:reader@guardian.co.uk reader@guardian.co.uk] (Mail: Readers' editor, The Guardian, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU; Fax: +44 (0)20 3353 3188)

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Websites: Guardian.co: Siobhain Butterworth | Open Door | Readers' editor

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Career: Private practice lawyer, 1991/1997; The Guardian News & Media: legal director (setting up the paper’s in-house legal function) 1997/2007, Readers' editor 2007-

(see: Scott Trust Appoints New Guardian Readers' Editor Guardian.co.uk, 12th December 2006)
 * As legal head was involved in a number of high profile and reported cases, including: Jonathan Aitken v Guardian Newspapers Ltd & Ors (1997), Bennett & Ors v Guardian Newspapers Ltd (1998); R v Hashemi, ex parte Guardian Newspapers Limited [1998] All ER (D) 432; City of London Police v Guardian Newspapers Limited & Ors (1999); ex parte Guardian Newspapers Limited, [1999] All ER 65; AG v Associated Newspapers & Guardian Newspapers Limited (1999); AG v Guardian Newspapers Limited [1999] All ER (D) 856; R v Central Criminal Court, ex parte Bright, Alton and Rusbridger (The Times, 26 July 2000); James Mawdsley v Guardian Newspapers Ltd (The Guardian, August 2002); Financial Times and others v Interbrew SA,[2002] EMLR 446; Sara Keays v Guardian Newspapers Ltd (Lawtel, 07 July 2003).

Current position/role: The Guardian: Readers' editor (succeeding Ian Mayes), 2007-


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Other activities: Teaches media law at University College London faculty of laws

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Column name: Open Door

Remit/Info: addressing readers' concerns/suggestions/complaints, see: Readers' editor terms of reference

Section: Editorials & reply

Role: Readers' editor

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Email: [mailto:reader@guardian.co.uk reader@guardian.co.uk]

Websites: Guardian.co: Siobhain Butterworth | Open Door | Readers' editor

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Day published: Monday

Regularity: Weekly

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 * see also Corrections & clarifications archive



Articles: 2010

 * readers' editor with… a valediction: going quietly'' - 25th January
 * reader's editor on… getting mixed up in the business of film and music reviews'' - 18th January
 * door'' - The readers' editor on... new year's resolutions and some sheepish corrections - 11th January



Articles: 2009

 * readers' editor on ... unwrapping complaints with a touch of bah humbug'' - 21st December
 * readers' editor on… death and sorrow in pictures'' - 14th December
 * readers' editor on bringing friendships out into the open'' - 7th December
 * door'' - The readers' editor on… taking credit only where it's due - 30th November
 * door'' - The readers' editor on... flouting rules and flaunting style - 23rd November
 * door'' - The readers' editor on … the familiar confusion between underestimate and overestimate - 16th November
 * readers' editor on… reporting the misuse of 'autistic' on the front-page'' - 9th November
 * readers' editor on... new media ethics: police spotter cards'' - 2nd November
 * readers' editor on ... the boundaries between news, views and reviews'' - 26th October
 * readers' editor on… 1,000 teenagers, one survey, and two sets of results'' - 19th October
 * readers's editor on ... the need for responsible reporting of suicide stories'' - 12th October
 * readers' editor on... misplaced accents causing confusion and hilarity'' - 5th October
 * Door'' - The readers' editor asks whether hiding someone's face is the same as hiding her identity - 28th September
 * door'' - The readers' editor on… pedantry, up to a point - 21st September
 * readers' editor on… laughing off complaints about Corrections and clarifications'' - 14th September
 * door'' - The readers' editor on… small, but not trivial, science errors - 7th September
 * readers' editor on ... the British propensity for profanity'' - 17th August
 * door'' - The readers' editor on ... squeezing the whole show into a few lines - 3rd August
 * the journalist and the mystery impersonator'' - 27th July
 * readers' editor on ... the reasons for some painful paper cuts'' - 20th July
 * readers' editor on ... Michael Jackson coverage - don't stop 'til you get enough?'' - 13th July
 * readers' editor on ... hug-and-tell stories: putting the kids in the spotlight'' - 6th July
 * readers' editor on ... the Twitter revolution and the need for solidarity'' - 22nd June
 * readers' editor on ... the Guardian's production of Seven Jewish Children: an act of journalism or art?'' - 15th June
 * readers' editor on ... everyday corrections in print and on the web'' - 8th June
 * readers' editor on ... Aung San Suu Kyi: an apology and correction'' - 1st June
 * readers' editor on ... the accidental plagiarist and the P-word'' - 25th May
 * questions she expects to be asked frequently'' - 18th May
 * readers' editor on ... imperfect journalism and the fact-checking public'' - 11th May
 * readers' editor on ... web hoaxes and the pitfalls of quick journalism'' - 4th May
 * readers' editor on ... truth and fiction in a writer's life story'' - 27th April
 * readers' editor on... abseiling or rappelling, banners and wires'' - 20th April
 * readers' editor on ... location, location, locution (mea culpa)'' - 13th April
 * readers' editor on ... April foolishness'' - 6th April
 * readers' editor ... on Marilyn, Jade and moving news values'' - 30th March
 * readers' editor on ... how Freud got his cap back'' - 23rd March
 * door'' - The readers' editor: they write you up your mum and dad - 16th March
 * readers' editor on ... court reporting in a semi-secret society'' - 9th March
 * readers' editor on why we shouldn't always publish and be damned'' - 2nd March
 * readers' editor on ... the handling of reader responses in the digital age'' - 23rd February
 * readers' editor on the question of trust and media standards'' - 16th February
 * readers' editor on ... fury (or mild annoyance) at a so-called alibi'' - 9th February
 * readers' editor on cartoons that are just not funny'' - 2nd February
 * readers' editor on ... pills, spills and the wrong kind of splash'' - 26th Janaury
 * readers' editor on ... pulling opinion polls apart'' - 19th January
 * readers' editor on ... language barriers'' - 12th January
 * readers' editor on ... financial reporting and the banking crisis'' - 5th January



Articles: 2008

 * readers' editor on ... getting too close to The Wire'' - 22nd December 2008
 * readers' editor on ... why it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas'' - 15th December 2008
 * readers' editor on the studious reader's approach to "studies"'' - 8th December 2008
 * readers' editor on ... wiggly lines and axes for beginners - graphs and The Guardian'' - 1st December 2008
 * readers' editor on ... rules of the road for users of the information superhighway'' - 24th November 2008
 * readers' editor on ... the Guardian's green and global mission'' - the News & Media sustainability report - 17th November 2008
 * readers' editor on ... the film blogger who was hoist by his own petard'' - 10th November 2008
 * readers' editor on ... the fine line between wit and prejudice'' - 3rd November 2008
 * ... zombie covers (not for the squeamish)'' - 27th October 2008
 * readers' editor on ... unpublishing'' - 20th October 2008
 * readers' editor asks: why has the Guardian become so rude?'' - 13th October 2008
 * readers' editor on tea and sympathy for those upset by minor errors'' - 6th October 2008
 * editor asks: is it bare cheek to have nudity on the homepage?'' - 29th September 2008
 * readers' editor on ... holding and unfolding front pages'' - 22nd September 2008
 * readers' editor on ... spelling and grammar errors - aka Spag'' - 15th September 2008
 * readers' editor on ... advertising that lacks the human touch'' - 8th September 2008
 * readers' editor on ... leaky ships and journalistic privilege'' - 1st September 2008
 * Mr Picasso or Picasso? The readers' editor on ... honorifics - 4th August 2008
 * The readers' editor on ... language that bores - 28th July 2008
 * Not exactly one nation under a groove. The readers' editor on ... devolution - 21st July 2008
 * ... blogging and accountability - 14th July 2008
 * The readers' editor asks: do letter-writers have anything to declare? - 7th July 2008
 * The readers' editor on ... ghostwriters in the storm - 30th June 2008
 * The readers' editor on ... critical thinking - 23rd June 2008
 * The readers' editor on ... why advice from the boss on what not to wear may not be the right answer - 16th June 2008
 * The readers editor on either a giant leap or a very big jump - the Grand Canyon photo story - 9th June 2008
 * The readers' editor offers a smorgasbord of ideas from the annual ONO conference - 2nd June 2008
 * The readers' editor on ... scratching the record and digital footprints - 26th May 2008
 * The readers' editor asks: 'Whose content is it anyway?' - 19th May 2008
 * The readers' editor on ... how we might have gained Boris a few extra votes - 12th May 2008
 * The readers' editor on ... confusion over fused participles - 5th May 2008
 * The readers' editor on... stereotypes - 28th April 2008
 * The readers' editor on ... exposing prejudices or seeming to reinforce them - 21st April 2008
 * The readers' editor on ... Russian dolls and tangled webs - 14th April 2008
 * The readers' editor on ... alternatives to impartiality - 7th April 2008
 * The readers' editor on ... self-regulation and reputation management - 31st March 2008
 * The readers' editor on new opportunities to put the record straight online - 17th March 2008
 * The readers' editor on ... journalists and online etiquette - 10th March 2008
 * The Guardian readers' editor on ... why numbers don't always add up - 3rd March 2008
 * The readers' editor on ... reporting the suicides in south Wales - 25th February 2008
 * The readers' editor on the video and reporting of the Dimona suicide bombing - 18th February 2008
 * The readers' editor on ... crime and punishment - 11th February 2008
 * The readers' editor on... nobullies (anag): the not so-quick crossword - 4th february 2008
 * The readers' editor on ... the use of library photographs to illustrate news stories - 28th January 2008
 * The readers' editor on ... relevant and irrelevant details - 21st January 2008
 * The readers' editor on ... the official British army fitness programme - 14th January 2008
 * The readers' editor on ... the mining of social networking sites for information - 7th January 2008



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