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National Newspapers

The Times: From loss-making broadsheet to profit on a tiny screen

Times Media head of digital Edward Roussel says AI can't replace journalists.

By Dominic Ponsford

Photo of The Times: From loss-making broadsheet to profit on a tiny screen

Reach in the US: 70-strong team is turning a profit with more growth planned

Reach in the US: 70-strong team is turning a profit with more growth planned

Charlotte Tobitt

Ads & Marketing

Adblockers stop publishers serving ads to (or even seeing) 1bn web users

Charlotte Tobitt

Nick Robinson and Fiona Bruce are top-paid BBC journalists after Huw Edwards exit

Charlotte Tobitt

How social and video drive revenue for UK podcast network Crowd

Rob Waugh

Gay Times raises £150k from supporters after advertiser diversity backlash

Gay Times raises £150k from supporters after advertiser diversity backlash

Charlotte Tobitt

Podcasts, paywalls and Apple News fuel growing profitability at Immediate Media

Dominic Ponsford

Latest News

News diary 21-27 July: Trump visits Scotland, Women's Euros final, Oasis at Wembley

News diary 21-27 July: Trump visits Scotland, Women’s Euros final, Oasis at Wembley

Foresight News

Afghan data breach super injunction 'deeply disturbing' for press freedom, says Lewis Goodall

Afghan data breach super injunction ‘deeply disturbing’ for press freedom, says Lewis Goodall

Alice Brooker

Local news to be integrated into neighbourhood app Nextdoor

Local news to be integrated into neighbourhood app Nextdoor

Alice Brooker

'Streak mechanism' found to be key with Gen Z on gamified news app

‘Streak mechanism’ found to be key with Gen Z on gamified news app

Alice Brooker

The Wire: Job moves | M&A | Rulings

Mail defended inaccurate immigrants story by saying Telegraph was source

Mistakes and Rulings

10 July

Mail defended inaccurate immigrants story by saying Telegraph was source

Charlotte Tobitt

Elite Traveler names Paul Croughton as editor-in-chief

7 July

Elite Traveler names Paul Croughton as editor-in-chief

Charlotte Tobitt

Partner Content

Data and tech overhaul paved way for Prensa Iberica expansion

Partner content

Data and tech overhaul paved way for Prensa Iberica expansion

Rob Griffin

Outsourcing your content licensing: Five reasons why

Partner content

Outsourcing your content licensing: Five reasons why

Wright's Media

How 20-strong PA Media puzzles team feeds growing publisher demand for brain teasers

Partner content

How 20-strong PA Media puzzles team feeds growing publisher demand for brain teasers

Freddy Mayhew

The most profitable revenue stream some publishers have never heard of

Partner content

The most profitable revenue stream some publishers have never heard of

Dominic Ponsford

Editor's Picks

Digital Journalism

Future of Media Awards shortlist highlights best of digital journalism in 2025

Charlotte Tobitt

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

Charlotte Tobitt

The PR agency, the publishers and the disappearing lottery winners

The PR agency, the publishers and the disappearing lottery winners

Rob Waugh

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

Dominic Ponsford

How SFGATE is making local news pay and filling California’s news gaps

Lucy Kenningham

How Google AI Overviews is fuelling zero-click searches for top publishers

How Google AI Overviews is fuelling zero-click searches for top publishers

Charlotte Tobitt

Publishers

2025 journalism job cuts tracked: Informa Techtarget to cull 10% of staff after merger, Reach to cut 50 sports roles

2025 journalism job cuts tracked: Informa Techtarget to cull 10% of staff after merger, Reach to cut 50 sports roles

Charlotte Tobitt

BBC wrong to use child narrator for Gaza documentary, review finds

Broadcast Journalism

BBC wrong to use child narrator for Gaza documentary, review finds

Alice Brooker

Indian news websites are fastest growers in global English language top 50

Indian news websites are fastest growers in global English language top 50

Press Gazette

Prince Harry lawyers told to disclose details of payments to witnesses in Mail trial

Prince Harry lawyers told to disclose details of payments to witnesses in Mail trial

Dominic Ponsford

Tech Platforms

Who's suing AI and who's signing: Conde Nast and Hearst join NYT to sign Amazon AI deal

Who’s suing AI and who’s signing: Conde Nast and Hearst join NYT to sign Amazon AI deal

Charlotte Tobitt

Journalist says 4,000 fake AI news websites created to game Google algorithms

Journalist says 4,000 fake AI news websites created to game Google algorithms

Rob Waugh

Prorata: The generative AI player planning to share revenue with publishers

Digital Journalism

Prorata: The generative AI player planning to share revenue with publishers

Charlotte Tobitt

Google Offerwall explained: Easy way for publishers to test pay-as-you-go and ad-gated access

Google Offerwall explained: Easy way for publishers to test pay-as-you-go and ad-gated access

Richard Headland

Comment

Tini Sevak

Why news is one of the safest places for advertising to go

Richard Reeves

Google’s site reputation abuse policy: the wrong solution to a real problem

Jonathan Levy

‘We accept the risks’: Sky News boss calls for journalists to be allowed into Gaza

Nic Newman

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

Advertising and Marketing

From ‘hedged gardens’ to new metrics: How publishers can grow ad revenue

Dominic Ponsford

Brand safety: Why social is far more risky than news for marketers

Dominic Ponsford

CMA set to force Google to work more fairly with UK publishers

CMA set to force Google to work more fairly with UK publishers

Dominic Ponsford

Rise of the influencers: How publishers should respond

Matt Smith

Google and Meta’s vast estimated UK earnings revealed

Dominic Ponsford

Content licensing for publishers: Five key questions answered

Partner content

Content licensing for publishers: Five key questions answered

Wright's Media

Media Data

World’s biggest news websites: Japan and Brazil sites top ranking

Press Gazette has ranked the top 50 news websites globally based on Similarweb data.

By Dominic Ponsford

Photo of World’s biggest news websites: Japan and Brazil sites top ranking

Where do UK 'decision makers' get their news? Publishers, social media and AI

Where do UK ‘decision makers’ get their news? Publishers, social media and AI

Dominic Ponsford

50 biggest UK news websites in May: Two-thirds see audience growth while half get engagement boost

Press Gazette

Top UK online publishers: X plummets, Reddit surges, news publishers ranked

Charlotte Tobitt

Top 50 news websites in the US: Top sites see steep traffic falls in May

Newspaper ABCs: Daily Star Sunday staves off month-on-month print circulation decline in May

Newspaper ABCs: Daily Star Sunday staves off month-on-month print circulation decline in May

Charlotte Tobitt

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

Charlotte Tobitt

Future of Media US

Substacker Judd Legum on doing journalism that ‘went out of fashion’

Popular Information has four staff and turns over around $1m per year.

Photo of Substacker Judd Legum on doing journalism that ‘went out of fashion’

Making local news pay the Greater Long Island way

Making local news pay the Greater Long Island way

Dominic Ponsford

President of Canada's Bell Media says FAST news channel growing quickly

President of Canada’s Bell Media says FAST news channel growing quickly

Charlotte Tobitt

Harvard Business Review 'bets big' on $700 a year subscription tier

Harvard Business Review ‘bets big’ on $700 a year subscription tier

Charlotte Tobitt

Bustle focuses on originality and access as revenue grows 38%

Digital Journalism

Bustle focuses on originality and access as revenue grows 38%

Charlotte Tobitt

The Big Interview

Paywall launch was fourth-time lucky for Belfast Telegraph publisher

Paywall launch was fourth-time lucky for Belfast Telegraph publisher

Alice Brooker

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’

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

Dominic Ponsford

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

Media Law

Former Guardian blogger alarmed that work included in OpenAI deal

Rob Waugh

Charlie Elphicke’s legal bill cut after Sunday Times libel battle

PA Media and Press Gazette

Publicist to receive damages after settling legal claim against Sun publisher

Publicist to receive damages after settling legal claim against Sun publisher

PA Media

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

PA Media

Dale Vince legal claim against Daily Mail publisher thrown out

PA Media and Press Gazette

Google 'handling stolen goods' with Youtube theft of paywalled news articles

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

Rhi Storer

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 91: Video masterclass with PA Media's Joe Pickover

Podcast 91: Video masterclass with PA Media’s Joe Pickover

Press Gazette

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

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