After a hectic and at times harrowing 12 months, we reflect on a year in the news – and how the Guardian covered it all

It was the year of vaccines, variants and voters, as the world embarked on a fragile recovery from the pandemic, according to the Guardian’s 2021 report

‘Our most challenging year’: how the Guardian covered 2020

Our working report helps our readers, supporters and others better understand our mission and the impact of our journalism. It gives an insight into the workings of the organisation that produces the Guardian, the Observer, and the Guardian in the US and Australia, over the last year