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News trends for 2025: AI chatbots, social video boom, platform fragmentation and rise of news influencers

'Challenges for institutional journalism are intensifying' in platform-enabled ecosystem, report finds.

By Charlotte Tobitt

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Walking the mobile notification tightrope: How to engage audiences while avoiding overload

Digital Journalism

Walking the mobile notification tightrope: How to engage audiences while avoiding overload

Nic Newman

Mediahuis Ireland reaches 100,000 digital subscriber milestone

Charlotte Tobitt

Newsletter strategies: Insights from The Scotsman, Metro and The i Paper

Charlotte Tobitt

Regional Newspapers

Chiswick: Local news oasis

Matt Smith

Reach launches series of Substack-based newsletters in bid to broaden audience

Reach launches series of Substack-based newsletters in bid to broaden audience

Charlotte Tobitt

Journalists are adding extra checks to keep ahead of the fake experts

Rob Waugh

Latest News

Techcrunch owner says he is 'doubling down' on Europe after staff axed

Techcrunch owner says he is ‘doubling down’ on Europe after staff axed

Charlotte Tobitt

Who's suing AI and who's signing: Raft of Prorata partnerships, New York Times signs with Amazon

Who’s suing AI and who’s signing: Raft of Prorata partnerships, New York Times signs with Amazon

Charlotte Tobitt

New IT publication appears to be largely AI-generated

New IT publication appears to be largely AI-generated

Rob Waugh

Daily Star drops page three pictures of scantily dressed women in redesign

Daily Star drops page three pictures of scantily dressed women in redesign

Charlotte Tobitt

Editor's Picks

Google ‘handling stolen goods’ with Youtube theft of paywalled news articles

Rhi Storer

How launching podcasts on Youtube has prompted ‘explosive’ growth for Goalhanger

Dominic Ponsford

Why Business Insider is axing 100-plus staff and who is leaving

Digital Journalism

Why Business Insider is axing 100-plus staff and who is leaving

Dominic Ponsford

Ads & Marketing

Google and Meta’s vast estimated UK earnings revealed

Dominic Ponsford

Digital Journalism

Virtual reality: The widely-quoted media experts who are not what they seem

Rob Waugh

UK news media rich list 2025: Business information chiefs top executive pay table

UK news media rich list 2025: Business information chiefs top executive pay table

Bron Maher

The Wire: Job moves | M&A | Rulings

Sun names new political editor and drops business page

5 June

Sun names new political editor and drops business page

Dominic Ponsford

Anna Mikhailova named political editor of Times Radio

2 June

Anna Mikhailova named political editor of Times Radio

Dominic Ponsford

Partner Content

Content licensing for publishers: Five key questions answered

Partner content

Content licensing for publishers: Five key questions answered

Wright's Media

How advertisers and publishers can unlock branded content growth

Partner content

How advertisers and publishers can unlock branded content growth

Avid Collective

How publishers can avoid affiliate marketing pitfalls and find new revenue

Partner content

How publishers can avoid affiliate marketing pitfalls and find new revenue

Rob Griffin

Monetising digital audiences: A call for alignment across strategy, teams, and tech

Partner content

Monetising digital audiences: A call for alignment across strategy, teams, and tech

Pete Doucette

Publishers

New London culture title to launch in September with five-strong team

Digital Journalism

New London culture title to launch in September with five-strong team

Alice Brooker

Getty legal action against AI photo firm is 'day of reckoning', start of trial hears

Getty legal action against AI photo firm is ‘day of reckoning’, start of trial hears

PA Media

This message will self destruct: Guardian launches new secure tech for sources

This message will self destruct: Guardian launches new secure tech for sources

Dominic Ponsford

Dale Vince legal claim against Daily Mail publisher thrown out

Dale Vince legal claim against Daily Mail publisher thrown out

PA Media and Press Gazette

Tech Platforms

Google AI Mode is undermining original journalism

Google AI Mode is undermining original journalism

Rob Waugh

Publishers will lose out if generative AI becomes another duopoly

Publishers will lose out if generative AI becomes another duopoly

David Buttle

Facebook deactivated journalist's account for posting story about sex offender

Facebook deactivated journalist’s account for posting story about sex offender

Charlotte Tobitt

Newsletter platforms for publishers compared: Substack versus the rest

Newsletter platforms for publishers compared: Substack versus the rest

Richard Headland

Comment

Greg Hurst

Journalists need to change the way they describe homeless people

Polly Vernon

How to write words people will actually pay for

Robin Brown

The new skills journalists need in the era of generative AI

Gill Phillips

Why UK’s contempt of court laws need reform for digital age

Advertising and Marketing

Facebook allows scam ads stealing journalists’ identities to proliferate

Dominic Ponsford

Google scraps plans for alternative Sandbox ad-targeting technology

Dominic Ponsford

Global ad spend against news down by a third since pre-Covid

Global ad spend against news down by a third since pre-Covid

Charlotte Tobitt

Digital publisher display revenues stabilise for first time in two years

Richard Reeves

Why The Independent wants readers to download browser extension for personalised music ads

Charlotte Tobitt

Facebook profits from scam investment site using name of CNN anchor Richard Quest

Facebook profits from scam investment site using name of CNN anchor Richard Quest

Dominic Ponsford

Media Data

Top 50 news websites in the US: AP shrugs off Trump row with huge traffic boost

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

By Press Gazette

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Top 50 news websites in the world: Tabloids take a tumble

Top 50 news websites in the world: Tabloids take a tumble

Press Gazette

50 biggest UK news websites: Top four commercial newsbrands neck and neck

Press Gazette

Newspaper ABCs: Sunday People sees biggest annual print circulation decline

Charlotte Tobitt

RAJARs Q1 2025: News UK’s Talk sees weekly reach fall by a third

UK journalists are getting older, more left-wing and increasingly work freelance

UK journalists are getting older, more left-wing and increasingly work freelance

Charlotte Tobitt

Facebook increasing as part of social traffic mix after algorithm change, data shows

Charlotte Tobitt

Future of Media US

New York Times editor Joe Kahn defends publishing Trump story every half hour

NYT and Reuters editors respond to concerns Trump is purposely overwhelming news media.

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How Google forced publishers to accept AI scraping as price of appearing in search

How Google forced publishers to accept AI scraping as price of appearing in search

Charlotte Tobitt

The Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg: 'The market understands what a quality story is'

The Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg: ‘The market understands what a quality story is’

Bron Maher

'Search is going off a cliff': CNN, BBC and Economist chiefs on future of news

‘Search is going off a cliff’: CNN, BBC and Economist chiefs on future of news

Bron Maher

Politico Europe reports ‘significant growth’ as its team reaches 350 people

Politico Europe reports ‘significant growth’ as its team reaches 350 people

Bron Maher

The Big Interview

Ex-Mirror editor Alison Phillips on true crime, the future of tabloids and positive news

Ex-Mirror editor Alison Phillips on true crime, the future of tabloids and positive news

Dominic Ponsford

Why the Financial Times has gone long with video

Why the Financial Times has gone long with video

Charlotte Tobitt

How Express editor Tom Hunt plans to set title up for next 125 years

How Express editor Tom Hunt plans to set title up for next 125 years

Charlotte Tobitt

Tortoise plans for The Observer: 'We can buck the market trend'

Tortoise plans for The Observer: ‘We can buck the market trend’

Charlotte Tobitt

Reach digital pioneer Belfast Live marks 10 years: 'We’re positive and proudly non-partisan'

Reach digital pioneer Belfast Live marks 10 years: ‘We’re positive and proudly non-partisan’

Charlotte Tobitt

Economist president Luke Bradley-Jones on building a moat to defend against AI

Economist president Luke Bradley-Jones on building a moat to defend against AI

Gen Z outlet says it proves young people will pay for news done the right way

Gen Z outlet says it proves young people will pay for news done the right way

Charlotte Tobitt

The Economist 1843's remit for life after print: 'Do stuff that will win prizes'

The Economist 1843’s remit for life after print: ‘Do stuff that will win prizes’

Charlotte Tobitt

Media Law

Met Police says terror investigation ongoing over journalist’s tweets

Dominic Ponsford

Gerry Adams awarded £84,000 in damages after suing BBC for libel

PA Media

Express rapped by IPSO over inaccurate headlines six times in three months

Express rapped by IPSO over inaccurate headlines six times in three months

Charlotte Tobitt

Man who said Guardian article ‘forced him into hiding’ has libel case thrown out

PA Media

Mail publisher asks Prince Harry’s lawyers for ‘payment for evidence’ documents

PA Media

UK Supreme Court upholds qualified privilege defence over coverage of Pakistan rally

UK Supreme Court upholds qualified privilege defence over coverage of Pakistan rally

Bron Maher

Promoted Solutions

The publishing platform for media companies: Glide

Partner content

The publishing platform for media companies: Glide

Press Gazette

SWNS at 50: 'Culture of excellence' behind success of biggest independent UK news agency

Partner content

SWNS at 50: ‘Culture of excellence’ behind success of biggest independent UK news agency

Bron Maher

New technology from EX.CO helps publishers double on-site video revenue

Partner content

New technology from EX.CO helps publishers double on-site video revenue

Dominic Ponsford

Impress: Regulation, arbitration and complaints resolution

Partner content

Impress: Regulation, arbitration and complaints resolution

Impress

Latest Podcasts

Podcast 90: Death of the website, the never-ending pivot to video and why Dom loves Substack

Podcast 90: Death of the website, the never-ending pivot to video and why Dom loves Substack

Press Gazette

Podcast 89: Alison Phillips on crime, tabloids and positive news

Podcast 89: Alison Phillips on crime, tabloids and positive news

Press Gazette

Podcast 88: Making political news pay the Politico way

Podcast 88: Making political news pay the Politico way

Press Gazette

Podcast 87: Jim Mullen's legacy at Reach | Value of news to Google | Sun losses, Times profits

Podcast 87: Jim Mullen’s legacy at Reach | Value of news to Google | Sun losses, Times profits

Dominic Ponsford

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