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Biggest UK local newsbrands: Reach sites worst hit after Google algorithm changes

Just 16 of the 75 biggest local news sites increased their audience year on year in April.

By Alice Brooker

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Newsletter market in 2026: $10 per month is default price but not ceiling

Newsletter market in 2026: $10 per month is default price but not ceiling

Charlotte Tobitt

AI reporters churn out error-strewn stories for football websites

Rob Waugh

How slow journalism is paying off for The Lever under Trump Two

Alice Brooker

Publishers versus bots: How Trusted Reviews is fighting back against LLMs

Dominic Ponsford

Premium video has boosted subscriber retention for The Economist

Premium video has boosted subscriber retention for The Economist

Charlotte Tobitt

Digital Journalism

Publishing trends for 2026: Tech platforms overtake publishers as global news source

Charlotte Tobitt

The Wire: Job moves | M&A | Rulings

DMG Media becomes Daily Mail with Vere Harmsworth as exec chairman

4 days ago

DMG Media becomes Daily Mail with Vere Harmsworth as exec chairman

Dominic Ponsford

Independent appoints new president of North America for 'next phase of growth'

8 June

Independent appoints new president of North America for ‘next phase of growth’

Charlotte Tobitt

Latest News

Creative industries to get new monthly print tabloid mag

Creative industries to get new monthly print tabloid mag

Alice Brooker

Journalism job cuts in 2026 tracked: Fintech giant axes Sherwood News staff amid 10% cuts

Journalism job cuts in 2026 tracked: Fintech giant axes Sherwood News staff amid 10% cuts

Charlotte Tobitt

News diary 22-28 June: Burnham returns to Westminster, heat warning and Middle East talks

News diary 22-28 June: Burnham returns to Westminster, heat warning and Middle East talks

Foresight News

World Tonight set for axe, Today presenters cut, local audio producers slashed

World Tonight set for axe, Today presenters cut, local audio producers slashed

Alice Brooker

Enter the Future of Media Awards

Future of Media Awards 2026 open for entries with four new categories

Press Gazette Events

Future of Media Awards 2026 open for entries with four new categories

Publisher of the year, media innovator, tech partner and best use of AI – deadline is 18 June.

By Dominic Ponsford

Publishers

Biggest UK website owners: Meta, Alphabet and Bytedance increase dominance

Biggest UK website owners: Meta, Alphabet and Bytedance increase dominance

Alice Brooker

Wired launching forum-style app as added subscriber benefit

Wired launching forum-style app as added subscriber benefit

Charlotte Tobitt

Mirror launches online paywall for premium content

Mirror launches online paywall for premium content

Alice Brooker

Top 50 English-language news sites in the world: Indian brands hit hardest by traffic drops in May

Top 50 English-language news sites in the world: Indian brands hit hardest by traffic drops in May

Press Gazette

Editor's Picks

Press Gazette meets the UK civil servant trying to regulate Google

Dominic Ponsford

Telegraph, Sun and Mirror hoaxed by AI picture of Thai police in drag

Dominic Ponsford

What Google's expanded AI features mean for publishers

What Google’s expanded AI features mean for publishers

Alice Brooker

No joke: Daily Mash banned from Facebook because platform doesn’t get irony

Charlotte Tobitt

Prolific finance journalists facing questions over identities

Rob Waugh

Globe and Mail grows newsroom by 10% fuelled by online subscriptions

Globe and Mail grows newsroom by 10% fuelled by online subscriptions

Charlotte Tobitt

Partner Content

Why ADWEEK’s tech team was happy to be bored during the Super Bowl

Partner content

Why ADWEEK’s tech team was happy to be bored during the Super Bowl

Dominic Ponsford

Publishers don’t just need more traffic, they need a loyalty system

Partner content

Publishers don’t just need more traffic, they need a loyalty system

Jake Goldman

Stibo DX signs content technology deal with major Japanese publisher

Partner content

Stibo DX signs content technology deal with major Japanese publisher

Dominic Ponsford

The tech stack powering TTG bid to capture 90% of UK travel market

Full Fat Things

The tech stack powering TTG bid to capture 90% of UK travel market

Freddy Mayhew

Tech Platforms

CMA says Google rankings must be fairer and more transparent

CMA says Google rankings must be fairer and more transparent

PA Media

Publishers to bill AI firms for unwanted scraping - and take them to court if they don't pay

Publishers to bill AI firms for unwanted scraping – and take them to court if they don’t pay

Dominic Ponsford

SPUR publishes 'common language' for tracking AI use of publisher content

SPUR publishes ‘common language’ for tracking AI use of publisher content

Charlotte Tobitt

US publishers tell Common Crawl to stop scraping and delete archive

US publishers tell Common Crawl to stop scraping and delete archive

Charlotte Tobitt

Reality Wars

Press Gazette exposé of parasite SEO firm removed from Google results

Story removed from Google index after bogus copyright complaint.

By Dominic Ponsford

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The SEO parasites buying, exploiting and ultimately killing online newsbrands

The SEO parasites buying, exploiting and ultimately killing online newsbrands

Rob Waugh

Staff journalists sacked and misleadingly replaced with AI writers

Rob Waugh

Faces of fakery: More fake and AI generated experts con their way into media

Rob Waugh and Dominic Ponsford

PR bodies launch campaign against fake experts after Press Gazette investigation

Rob Waugh

Named: 50 'experts' and linked brands publishers should treat with caution

Named: 50 ‘experts’ and linked brands publishers should treat with caution

Rob Waugh

Regional Newspapers

Photographer awarded compensation from news website whose owners cannot be found

Gabriel Kennedy

Comment

John Ryley

Survey reveals gap between climate change concern and actual news coverage

Jo Allan

Advertiser blocklists spread during pandemic and have only got worse

Guy Abramo

Journalists using AI to save time but don’t want AI-generated pitches or press releases

Tim Dawson

Why Barnie Choudhury case is blow to public’s right to know

Advertising and Marketing

European publishers seek £552m+ from Google claiming ad market abuse

Charlotte Tobitt

Cannes 2026: All aboard the Press Gazette News Yacht

Press Gazette

Staffordshire Signal local news magazine aims to counter 'clickbait negativity'

Staffordshire Signal local news magazine aims to counter ‘clickbait negativity’

Alice Brooker

Who What Wear on how publishers can think like retailers

Dominic Ponsford

Forbes to settle California class action claim over use of website trackers

Charlotte Tobitt

Google, Meta and Amazon took two thirds of £46bn UK 2025 adspend

Google, Meta and Amazon took two thirds of £46bn UK 2025 adspend

Dominic Ponsford

Media Data

Top 50 US news websites: Traffic decline at four-fifths of major newsbrands in May

Press Gazette’s monthly ranking of the top 50 news websites in the US, using Similarweb data.

By Press Gazette

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50 biggest news websites in UK: Audience down at least 10% for most

50 biggest news websites in UK: Audience down at least 10% for most

Press Gazette

World’s biggest news websites ranking: Traffic decline is global issue

Alice Brooker

Health coverage is getting killed by Google AI Overviews

Charlotte Tobitt

RAJARs Q1 2026: GB News Radio and LBC see strong growth

News booms on Youtube: BBC goes top as leading publishers grow 16%

News booms on Youtube: BBC goes top as leading publishers grow 16%

Alice Brooker

March Google core update brings modest gains for news websites

Charlotte Tobitt

Future of Media US

Mehdi Hasan launches Zeteo in UK with line-up of star left-wing writers

Zeteo aims to be profitable in the UK within a year.

By Alice Brooker

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AI in journalism: Live tracker of scandals and mistakes

Digital Journalism

AI in journalism: Live tracker of scandals and mistakes

Charlotte Tobitt

OpenAI not planning to share advertising revenue with publishers

OpenAI not planning to share advertising revenue with publishers

Charlotte Tobitt

New York Times chief: How and why publishers should fight AI 'tsunami'

New York Times chief: How and why publishers should fight AI ‘tsunami’

Charlotte Tobitt

Why Salt Lake Tribune is gambling one third of revenue by ditching paywall

Why Salt Lake Tribune is gambling one third of revenue by ditching paywall

Alice Brooker

Latest Podcasts

Output down, page views up: Axios shifts from volume to value

Output down, page views up: Axios shifts from volume to value

Charlotte Tobitt

Reporting Andrew arrest, robot reporters at Mediahuis and Dom's verdict on Prince Harry trial

Reporting Andrew arrest, robot reporters at Mediahuis and Dom’s verdict on Prince Harry trial

Press Gazette

Quality not discounts: How The Atlantic is powering subscriber growth

Quality not discounts: How The Atlantic is powering subscriber growth

Press Gazette

Semafor plans investment and expansion after celebrating first profitable year

Semafor plans investment and expansion after celebrating first profitable year

Charlotte Tobitt

The Big Interview

Times close to 'cresting the hill' as digital revenue set to overtake print

Times close to ‘cresting the hill’ as digital revenue set to overtake print

Dominic Ponsford

Simon Calder: The Jack Reacher of travel journalism

Simon Calder: The Jack Reacher of travel journalism

Stephen Smith

Lawyer for press victims says media standards have improved

Lawyer for press victims says media standards have improved

Dominic Ponsford

Wired pulls plug on UK print edition as it focuses on global subscriber growth

Wired pulls plug on UK print edition as it focuses on global subscriber growth

Charlotte Tobitt

WSJ editor Emma Tucker on how title grew digital subs by a third to 4.3m

WSJ editor Emma Tucker on how title grew digital subs by a third to 4.3m

Charlotte Tobitt

The non-profit publisher making local news pay in London

The non-profit publisher making local news pay in London

Charlotte Tobitt

How The Atlantic won 'tortoise and hare' race versus digital news start-ups

How The Atlantic won ‘tortoise and hare’ race versus digital news start-ups

Charlotte Tobitt

Reach CEO Piers North says AI approach 'mixture of courtship and courts'

Reach CEO Piers North says AI approach ‘mixture of courtship and courts’

Charlotte Tobitt

Media Law

Tony Livesey facing questions over time as Daily Sport editor amid allegations against former boss David Sullivan

Dominic Ponsford

FOI tribunal throws out £14k costs claim against journalist Barnie Choudhury

Alice Brooker

'Scamming' landlord libel claim thrown out as Lammy promises legislation on SLAPPs

‘Scamming’ landlord libel claim thrown out as Lammy promises legislation on SLAPPs

Charlotte Tobitt

Telegraph recorded most Editors’ Code breaches in 2025

Alice Brooker

Top libel lawyers ‘killed off’ legislation to protect public interest reporting

Charlotte Tobitt

Wall Street Journal story on Trump and Epstein took six months and 20 staff

Wall Street Journal story on Trump and Epstein took six months and 20 staff

Charlotte Tobitt

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