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Journalists begin second strike over proposed deal to sell the Observer to Tortoise Media

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Journalists at the Guardian and the Observer are on Thursday beginning a second 48-hour strike in protest at the proposed sale of the Observer newspaper to Tortoise Media, which was agreed in principle last week.

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