Newsletters Newsletter platforms for publishers compared: Substack versus the rest We compare costs and functionality of Substack, Ghost, Beehiiv and Kit. By Richard Headland
Media Business How business behind German newspaper of record Die Zeit went ‘from misery to paradise’ Charlotte Tobitt
Digital Journalism Google AI Overviews leads to dramatic reduction in clickthroughs for Mail Online Charlotte Tobitt
Digital Journalism Immediate reports video revenue up 60% since 2022 strategy change Richard Headland
News diary 19-25 May: Matt Hancock at Covid inquiry, Gary Lineker’s last Match of the Day, Google I/O Foresight News
Partner content How publishers can avoid affiliate marketing pitfalls and find new revenue Rob Griffin
Partner content Monetising digital audiences: A call for alignment across strategy, teams, and tech Pete Doucette
Digital Journalism Virtual reality: The widely-quoted media experts who are not what they seem Rob Waugh
Magazines Dotdash Meredith CEO Neil Vogel: ‘If you make yourself essential, you will be fine’ Dominic Ponsford
Audience Data Newspaper ABCs: Sunday People sees biggest annual print circulation decline Charlotte Tobitt
Digital Journalism Australian culture brand Broadsheet ‘weirdly optimistic’ about launching in UK Richard Headland
North America New York Times editor Joe Kahn defends publishing Trump story every half hour Bron Maher
Tech Platforms How Google forced publishers to accept AI scraping as price of appearing in search Charlotte Tobitt
Tech Platforms OpenAI content boss on Google ‘ten blue links’ and arrival of ChatGPT search Charlotte Tobitt
Tech Platforms Ofcom says enforcement action coming as Press Gazette highlights Facebook offences Dominic Ponsford
Job Moves 7 May Sunday Times reporter Will Lloyd returns to New Statesman as deputy editor Dominic Ponsford
Paul Doyle BBC study revealing scale of AI-generated news inaccuracies is ‘crucial checkpoint’ but we shouldn’t write the tech off
Why The Independent wants readers to download browser extension for personalised music ads Charlotte Tobitt
50 biggest UK news websites: Substack enters ranking in March Press Gazette's monthly ranking of the top 50 news websites in the UK. а> By Press Gazette
Data UK journalists are getting older, more left-wing and increasingly work freelance Charlotte Tobitt
Audience Data Facebook increasing as part of social traffic mix after algorithm change, data shows Charlotte Tobitt
Audience Data Top 50 news websites in the US: The Atlantic saw 40% rise in visits amid group chat scoop Press Gazette
Audience Data Regional newspaper ABCs: No UK daily now has print circulation of 20,000 or more Bron Maher
The Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg: ‘The market understands what a quality story is’ Goldberg also discussed his addition to a Trump administration group chat, describing it as "too stupid to be believed". а> By Bron Maher
Media Business Politico Europe reports ‘significant growth’ as its team reaches 350 people Bron Maher
Digital Journalism G/O Media CEO says future for Quartz ‘extremely bright’ despite newsroom being laid off Charlotte Tobitt
North America Trump’s threat to global media is more wide-ranging than just a trade war Dominic Ponsford
Ex-Mirror editor Alison Phillips on true crime, the future of tabloids and positive news Dominic Ponsford
Reach digital pioneer Belfast Live marks 10 years: ‘We’re positive and proudly non-partisan’ Charlotte Tobitt
Media Law UK Supreme Court upholds qualified privilege defence over coverage of Pakistan rally Bron Maher
Media Law ‘Unsustainable status quo’: AI companies and publishers respond to Govt copyright consultation Bron Maher
Media Law UK ‘at risk of evolving into propaganda regime’ with unenforced FOI rules and official secrecy Bron Maher
Partner content SWNS at 50: ‘Culture of excellence’ behind success of biggest independent UK news agency Bron Maher
Partner content New technology from EX.CO helps publishers double on-site video revenue Dominic Ponsford
PG Podcast Podcast 79: How Bluesky became News-sky, Google Discover, US election lessons Press Gazette
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