According to their source, "the headline of an article about Iraq on The Guardian's website was changed amid concerns about offending Apple, and the article was

According to their source, "the headline of an article about Iraq on The Guardian's website was changed amid concerns about offending Apple, and the article was later removed from the home page entirely." Changing a headline of a story and making it much less prominent (removing it from the home page) so as not to offend an advertiser is quite a big deal. They quote the 'insider' at The Guardian saying: "If editorial staff knew what was happening here they would be horrified." I'm no fan of The Telegraph, and also think they published the piece because the Guardian revealed their own timidity in standing up to an advertiser (HSBC). But that doesn't mean the Telegraph piece about the Guardian is untrue. My own interpretation is that this kind of thing must be more common than we think when these publishers rely so heavily on advertising money. Of course it's not in their interest to be so open about it, so we probably hear little - except when they start flinging mud at each other.