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Take a Break fiction magazine pauses commissions and starts using AI

Bauer brand tells writers it has “introduced the use of AI tools” for its in-house editorial team.

By Alice Brooker

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Print magazine boosts revenue for Youtube newsbrand TLDR

Print magazine boosts revenue for Youtube newsbrand TLDR

Alice Brooker

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

Rob Waugh

Press Gazette Events

‘Travesty’ if publishers don’t take up chance to opt out of Google AI Overviews

Charlotte Tobitt

Prince Harry privacy trial judgment: ‘Overwhelming victory’ for Daily Mail

Charlotte Tobitt

Paul Dacre: Prince Harry privacy case ‘conspiracy to destroy paper’

Paul Dacre: Prince Harry privacy case ‘conspiracy to destroy paper’

Alice Brooker

How Le Monde is ‘fiercely defending’ journalism from bad bots

Anna Tobin

Latest News

News diary 13-19 July: World Cup final, Labour expected to confirm Burnham as PM, BBC Proms

News diary 13-19 July: World Cup final, Labour expected to confirm Burnham as PM, BBC Proms

Foresight News

AI in journalism: Live tracker of scandals and mistakes

AI in journalism: Live tracker of scandals and mistakes

Charlotte Tobitt

The 53 Mail articles vindicated by Prince Harry privacy judgment

The 53 Mail articles vindicated by Prince Harry privacy judgment

Charlotte Tobitt

ITV News to remain distinct from Sky News up to 'at least' 2030 following merger

ITV News to remain distinct from Sky News up to ‘at least’ 2030 following merger

Alice Brooker

The Wire: Job moves | M&A | Rulings

Sun pays damages to Coronation Street actor over false Islamic extremism story

25 June

Sun pays damages to Coronation Street actor over false Islamic extremism story

Alice Brooker

Liz Murdoch part of $27m fundraising round for Piers Morgan media company

23 June

Liz Murdoch part of $27m fundraising round for Piers Morgan media company

Charlotte Tobitt

Editor's Picks

Confusion and anger as publisher moves journalists to pay-per-click contracts

Rob Waugh

‘Timidity is the thing that kills you’: Ian Hislop on 40 years editing Private Eye

Charlotte Tobitt

Google AI changes could deal further blow to publisher Discover traffic

Google AI changes could deal further blow to publisher Discover traffic

Charlotte Tobitt

Ads & Marketing

Time and Axios turn AI prominence into advertising revenue

Dominic Ponsford

AI reporters churn out error-strewn stories for football websites

Rob Waugh

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

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

Dominic Ponsford

Publishers

Top 50 English-language news sites in the world: Indian news sites see biggest declines in June

Top 50 English-language news sites in the world: Indian news sites see biggest declines in June

Press Gazette

Top 50 US news websites: Traffic decline at 90% of newsbrands in June

Top 50 US news websites: Traffic decline at 90% of newsbrands in June

Press Gazette

Journalism job cuts in 2026 tracked: GB News could cut one-third of staff

Journalism job cuts in 2026 tracked: GB News could cut one-third of staff

Charlotte Tobitt

The Canary halts daily print edition after two weeks as it is 'debanked'

The Canary halts daily print edition after two weeks as it is ‘debanked’

Alice Brooker

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

Who's suing AI and who's signing: Microsoft signs Australian Copilot deal, US local newspapers sue

Who’s suing AI and who’s signing: Microsoft signs Australian Copilot deal, US local newspapers sue

Charlotte Tobitt

Google AI Overviews give 'incredibly worrying' prominence to suicide method

Google AI Overviews give ‘incredibly worrying’ prominence to suicide method

Charlotte Tobitt

CMA targets Apple and Google app stores: 'Good news for publishers'

CMA targets Apple and Google app stores: ‘Good news for publishers’

Alice Brooker

Spurious copyright claim sees second Press Gazette story removed from Google search

Spurious copyright claim sees second Press Gazette story removed from Google search

Dominic Ponsford

Reality Wars

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

Image shared on Thai police Facebook page was created using AI.

By Dominic Ponsford

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

Prolific finance journalists facing questions over identities

Prolific finance journalists facing questions over identities

Rob Waugh

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

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

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

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

Video monetisation mastery: Tips for publishers from JWX

Alice Brooker

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

Charlotte Tobitt

Cannes 2026: All aboard the Press Gazette News Yacht

Cannes 2026: All aboard the Press Gazette News Yacht

Press Gazette

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

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

Charlotte Tobitt

Media Data

Substack reveals newsletters with most paying subscribers in UK

News publications including London Centric, Democracy for Sale and Will Hayward Newsletter appear in top 50.

By Charlotte Tobitt

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50 biggest news websites in UK: Newsquest's Herald Scotland and Oxford Mail lead growth in May

50 biggest news websites in UK: Newsquest’s Herald Scotland and Oxford Mail lead growth in May

Press Gazette

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

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

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

Digital Journalism

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

Charlotte Tobitt

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

Alice Brooker

Future of Media US

Daily Mail sued over ‘systematic’ lifting of social media images

US copyright claim says Mail liabilities could run to $10m per year.

By Charlotte Tobitt

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Guardian to create 55 jobs in digital and global push

National Newspapers

Guardian to create 55 jobs in digital and global push

Charlotte Tobitt

Google accepts need for 'new value exchange' with publishers

Google accepts need for ‘new value exchange’ with publishers

Alice Brooker

B2B tech title The Stack boosts newsletter audience with acquisition

B2B tech title The Stack boosts newsletter audience with acquisition

Alice Brooker

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

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

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

Press Gazette meets the UK civil servant trying to regulate Google

Press Gazette meets the UK civil servant trying to regulate Google

Dominic Ponsford

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

Media Law

Court sets precedent on source protection in Westgaph-Mill Media case

Alice Brooker

UK news industry backs law to stop deceptive AI scraping

Charlotte Tobitt

News publishers could be made prominent at top of Youtube and social feeds

News publishers could be made prominent at top of Youtube and social feeds

Charlotte Tobitt

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

Dominic Ponsford

US publishers tell Common Crawl to stop scraping and delete archive

Charlotte Tobitt

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

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

Dominic Ponsford

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