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Pink News to cut up to 11 staff and shut office amid Snapchat changes

The second round of cuts this year comes as changes to Snapchat look set to hit revenue.

By Alice Brooker

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The news publishers on Tiktok with biggest growth since 2024

The news publishers on Tiktok with biggest growth since 2024

Alice Brooker

Spectator’s sister art title Apollo adds digitised archive as ‘niche’ content serves it well against Google AI

Charlotte Tobitt

What I’ve learned: Metropolis CEO Robert Marr who went ‘from finance bro to media guy’

Emily McPhee

Digital Journalism

Subscriber retention mastery: Tips for publishers from The Economist

Alice Brooker

Cloudflare says bot blocking is fuelling publisher AI deals

Cloudflare says bot blocking is fuelling publisher AI deals

Charlotte Tobitt

Which UK national newsbrands reach the most under-35s?

Charlotte Tobitt

Latest News

Guardian journalist David Conn, Andy Burnham and the 'Hillsborough law'

Guardian journalist David Conn, Andy Burnham and the ‘Hillsborough law’

Emily McPhee

Reach hits 50,000 paid subscribers in under nine months

Reach hits 50,000 paid subscribers in under nine months

Charlotte Tobitt

IPSO reviewing 'high volume' of Jason Arday coverage complaints after Cambridge academic's death

IPSO reviewing ‘high volume’ of Jason Arday coverage complaints after Cambridge academic’s death

Charlotte Tobitt

AI in journalism: Live tracker of scandals and mistakes

AI in journalism: Live tracker of scandals and mistakes

Charlotte Tobitt

Editor's Picks

Fake Forbes websites and the PR agency offering guaranteed coverage – at a price

Rob Waugh

The prisoner’s dilemma: Why UK publishers are signing Google AI deals

Dominic Ponsford

How Hello! fought back after saying goodbye to Google Discover traffic

How Hello! fought back after saying goodbye to Google Discover traffic

Charlotte Tobitt

Reach moves away from ‘volume’ as traffic, revenue and share price plunge

Charlotte Tobitt

US copyright law has been weaponised to silence reporting around the world

Rob Waugh

Future of Media Awards shortlists celebrate excellence in digital news

Press Gazette Events

Future of Media Awards shortlists celebrate excellence in digital news

Charlotte Tobitt

Publishers

SFGate creates paywalled ad-free app as website traffic tumbles

SFGate creates paywalled ad-free app as website traffic tumbles

Charlotte Tobitt

Journalism job cuts in 2026 tracked: Latest from Restart, Chattanooga Times Free Press and Buzzfeed

Journalism job cuts in 2026 tracked: Latest from Restart, Chattanooga Times Free Press and Buzzfeed

Charlotte Tobitt

Top 50 US news websites: The Times of India and The Hill lead growth in July

Top 50 US news websites: The Times of India and The Hill lead growth in July

Press Gazette

Boston Globe invests in local news, politics and sport to boost subscriptions

Boston Globe invests in local news, politics and sport to boost subscriptions

Charlotte Tobitt

Tech Platforms

Charity websites hit by rollout of Google AI answers

Charity websites hit by rollout of Google AI answers

Emily McPhee

Who's suing AI and who's signing: Perplexity's motion to dismiss vs Reddit rejected, News Corp sues Brave

Who’s suing AI and who’s signing: Perplexity’s motion to dismiss vs Reddit rejected, News Corp sues Brave

Charlotte Tobitt

Australia to tax Meta if it doesn't pay news publishers

Australia to tax Meta if it doesn’t pay news publishers

Charlotte Tobitt

Google adds Top Stories links to many news-related AI summaries

Google adds Top Stories links to many news-related AI summaries

Charlotte Tobitt

The Wire: Job moves | M&A | Rulings

Daily Mail appoints US general manager to build subscriptions and ad partnerships

3 days ago

Daily Mail appoints US general manager to build subscriptions and ad partnerships

Alice Brooker

Andrew Pierce bid farewell to Daily Mail with Paul Dacre dinner

6 August

Andrew Pierce bid farewell to Daily Mail with Paul Dacre dinner

Charlotte Tobitt

The Big Interview

What I've learned: Express investigations editor Zak Garner-Purkis

What I’ve learned: Express investigations editor Zak Garner-Purkis

Emily McPhee

What I've learned: NCTJ chief executive Joanne Forbes

What I’ve learned: NCTJ chief executive Joanne Forbes

Emily McPhee

What I've learned: Computer Weekly editor Bryan Glick

What I’ve learned: Computer Weekly editor Bryan Glick

Emily McPhee

What I've learned: Newsguard co-founder Steven Brill on the fight for truth

What I’ve learned: Newsguard co-founder Steven Brill on the fight for truth

Emily McPhee

What I've learned: Reach editor Natalie Fahy who fought against Reform ban

What I’ve learned: Reach editor Natalie Fahy who fought against Reform ban

Emily McPhee

Mike Soutar on what today's media leaders can learn from Genghis Khan

Mike Soutar on what today’s media leaders can learn from Genghis Khan

Dominic Ponsford

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

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

Reality Wars

Journalist response platform plays ‘whack-a-mole’ against AI deluge of PR content

Three more widely-published experts touted by PR industry appear not to exist

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Journalist fired by Clickout Media saw robot reporter take over their byline

Journalist fired by Clickout Media saw robot reporter take over their byline

Rob Waugh

AI reporters churn out error-strewn stories for football websites

Rob Waugh

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

Dominic Ponsford

Prolific finance journalists facing questions over identities

Rob Waugh

Press Gazette exposé of parasite SEO firm removed from Google results

Press Gazette exposé of parasite SEO firm removed from Google results

Dominic Ponsford

The SEO parasites buying, exploiting and ultimately killing online newsbrands

Rob Waugh

Comment

Mary Hockaday

Two-thirds of audiences want climate change story as part of extreme weather reporting

Richard Reeves

New research reveals AI answers only as trusted as the newsbrands they cite

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

Advertising and Marketing

‘First tremors’ of AI earthquake showing in digital revenue hit

Charlotte Tobitt

Video monetisation mastery: Tips for publishers from JWX

Alice Brooker

Time and Axios turn AI prominence into advertising revenue

Time and Axios turn AI prominence into advertising revenue

Dominic Ponsford

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

Media Data

Top 50 English-language news sites in the world: BBC hits one billion visits

Press Gazette’s analysis of the 50 biggest English-language news websites in the world, updated monthly.

By Press Gazette

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RAJARs Q2 2026: GB News radio audience up 34% as BBC dips

RAJARs Q2 2026: GB News radio audience up 34% as BBC dips

Alice Brooker

50 biggest news websites in UK: ITV and Irish Mirror lead engagement growth in June

Press Gazette

Top-paid BBC journalists 2025/26: Stephen Nolan and Laura Kuenssberg top list

Charlotte Tobitt

Substack reveals newsletters with most paying subscribers in UK

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

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

Alice Brooker

Future of Media US

New visa rules limit foreign journalists to 240-day stays in the US

Self-censorship fears raised over need for regulator visa renewals.

By Emily McPhee

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Non-website audience is focus of revenue growth for new Business Insider CEO

Digital Journalism

Non-website audience is focus of revenue growth for new Business Insider CEO

Charlotte Tobitt

People Inc not blocking Google 'at the moment' as it rolls out digital subscriptions

People Inc not blocking Google ‘at the moment’ as it rolls out digital subscriptions

Charlotte Tobitt

Creator-style content helps Time deliver seven-fold increase in Youtube views

Creator-style content helps Time deliver seven-fold increase in Youtube views

Charlotte Tobitt

The Hill subscriptions aimed at helping 'superfans' to 'geek out' with journalists

The Hill subscriptions aimed at helping ‘superfans’ to ‘geek out’ with journalists

Charlotte Tobitt

Latest Podcasts

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

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

Dominic Ponsford

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

Media Law

Tony Livesey leaves 5 Live following allegations against former Sport Newspapers boss David Sullivan

Dominic Ponsford

Why reporting of Ann Widdecombe killing pushed legal boundaries

Alice Brooker

Police and crime commissioner to pay Allison Pearson 'substantial damages'

Police and crime commissioner to pay Allison Pearson ‘substantial damages’

PA Media and Press Gazette

Mail spent £35m fighting Harry’s ‘campaign for Leveson 2’ privacy claim

Charlotte Tobitt

Mirror publisher to pay ‘substantial’ damages to model over alleged phone hacking

Charlotte Tobitt

MI5 and police illegally grabbed journalist's call records to find sources

MI5 and police illegally grabbed journalist’s call records to find sources

Dominic Ponsford

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