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== History == [[File:Freedom_N1.jpg|thumb|left|1886 front page]] [[File:FreedomPress.jpg|thumb|260px|September 1897 front page]] The paper historically featured news from the [[peace movement|peace]] and [[labour movement]]s and events as well as listing planned events and [[protest]]s. Staying true to Kropotkin's principle of [[mutual aid (organization)|mutual aid]], the paper regularly featured reviews of other anarchist and [[libertarian socialist]] publications, such as ''Organise!'' and ''[[Direct Action (periodical)|Direct Action]]'' as well as other local and international newsletters and journals. In 2006, the paper gained a colour front for the first time in its history. Along with a number of gradual changes in the content and structure of the paper and organisational changes at Freedom Press, ''Freedom'' got a re-design in January 2008. While remaining a fortnightly newspaper, it doubled the number of pages to 16 and reduced to A4 in size, introducing a basic theory section, dedicated business and public sector pages and an increased story count.<ref>Rob Ray's blog includes an analysis of story counts in the anarchist press: [https://libcom.org/blog/news-comparisons-start-2008-13012008]</ref> In late 2011, it switched from fortnightly to monthly publication, which continued until its closure as a regular paper in 2014. It cost [[Pound sterling|Β£]]2 per issue. On 1 March 2014, ''Freedom'' announced the closure of its print edition as a monthly publication,<ref>http://www.freedompress.org.uk/news/2014/03/10/a-statement-from-the-freedom-collective/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714183030/http://www.freedompress.org.uk/news/2014/03/10/a-statement-from-the-freedom-collective/ |date=2014-07-14 }} )offline)</ref> continuing to publish online alongside a semi-annual printed freesheet. This was expanded into a 20-page journal from 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://freedomnews.org.uk/about/ |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=Freedom News |language=en-GB}}</ref>
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