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Google told to ‘stop the BS’ as it claims AI has not harmed website clickthroughs

Google's Liz Reid claims total click volume from search is "relatively stable" year on year.

By Charlotte Tobitt

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Why publishers should worry about growing reliance on Google Discover

Why publishers should worry about growing reliance on Google Discover

David Buttle

US news giants grow revenue despite AI-driven turmoil

Dominic Ponsford

Digital Journalism

Former Techcrunch staff join rapidly expanding defence technology title

Charlotte Tobitt

Digital Journalism

How lifestyle brand Man of Many has changed to counter falling Google traffic

Alice Brooker

Dubious UK local news websites, Russian links and cash for coverage

Dubious UK local news websites, Russian links and cash for coverage

Gabriel Kennedy

Major UK publishers have seen Google search visibility ‘drop by up to 80%’ since 2019

Charlotte Tobitt

Latest News

Bloomberg Media reports growing subs, advertising and events revenue

Bloomberg Media reports growing subs, advertising and events revenue

Charlotte Tobitt

Nearly 1,000 journalists sign new petition urging end to Gaza 'information blackout'

Nearly 1,000 journalists sign new petition urging end to Gaza ‘information blackout’

Ellen Ehrlich

Publishers see apps as solution to vanishing social traffic, says Pugpig

Publishers see apps as solution to vanishing social traffic, says Pugpig

Alice Brooker

Andrew Norfolk memorial service to be held

Andrew Norfolk memorial service to be held

Ellen Ehrlich

The Wire: Job moves | M&A | Rulings

Leon Hickman: 'Peerless' journalist who headed up sport at Birmingham Post for decades

Yesterday 4:49 pm

Leon Hickman: ‘Peerless’ journalist who headed up sport at Birmingham Post for decades

Niall Hickman

Telegraph showed 'lack of care' with headline: 'Quarter of UK sex crimes carried out by foreigners'

Mistakes and Rulings

2 days ago

Telegraph showed ‘lack of care’ with headline: ‘Quarter of UK sex crimes carried out by foreigners’

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

AI Overviews cutting publisher clickthrough rates by 50%, new report finds

Alice Brooker

How Which? is building a long-term subscriber base less reliant on quick washing machine decisions

Charlotte Tobitt

Inside The Observer's Salt Path investigation: Legal hurdles, 'AI' book and putting new version of paper on the map

National Newspapers

Inside The Observer’s Salt Path investigation: Legal hurdles, ‘AI’ book and putting new version of paper on the map

Alice Brooker

National Newspapers

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

Dominic Ponsford

Digital Journalism

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

Charlotte Tobitt

The PR agency, the publishers and the disappearing lottery winners

The PR agency, the publishers and the disappearing lottery winners

Rob Waugh

Publishers

2025 journalism job cuts tracked: August starts with layoffs at Vox Media and Wyoming local newspapers

2025 journalism job cuts tracked: August starts with layoffs at Vox Media and Wyoming local newspapers

Charlotte Tobitt

Youtuber's libel claim against Spectator dismissed after reporting was 'substantially true'

Youtuber’s libel claim against Spectator dismissed after reporting was ‘substantially true’

Charlotte Tobitt

Dotdash Meredith (now People Inc) says premium ads up as programmatic declines

Dotdash Meredith (now People Inc) says premium ads up as programmatic declines

Charlotte Tobitt

Swindon Town website eyes national expansion with 500 paying subscribers

Regional Newspapers

Swindon Town website eyes national expansion with 500 paying subscribers

Ellen Ehrlich

Tech Platforms

Who's suing AI and who's signing: Gannett signs up with Perplexity

Who’s suing AI and who’s signing: Gannett signs up with Perplexity

Charlotte Tobitt

Google AI Mode goes live in the UK

Google AI Mode goes live in the UK

Charlotte Tobitt

Third-party scrapers are stealing publisher content to order for AI companies

Third-party scrapers are stealing publisher content to order for AI companies

Rob Waugh

Google AI summaries start to roll out in Discover in US

Google AI summaries start to roll out in Discover in US

Rob Waugh

Comment

Tim Dawson

Freelance journalists given rare chance to ‘right wrongs’ of unfair payment practices

Dominic Young

There’s only one way the news industry will win in the AI era: together

Mandy Gardner

Clickbait has become ‘self-perpetuating cycle’ drowning out genuine news

Tini Sevak

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

Advertising and Marketing

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

Charlotte Tobitt

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

Charlotte Tobitt

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

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

Charlotte Tobitt

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

Dominic Ponsford

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

Richard Headland

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

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

Richard Reeves

Media Data

GB News marks milestone on mission to be biggest TV news channel in UK by 2028

Average daily viewership for GB News was 81,000, with BBC News Channel on 79,000.

By Charlotte Tobitt

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Top 50 news websites in the US in June: Times of Israel visits double in a month

Top 50 news websites in the US in June: Times of Israel visits double in a month

Press Gazette

50 biggest English-language news websites in the world: Al Jazeera leads growth in June

Press Gazette

50 biggest UK news websites in June: Express audience up by almost a third in a year

Press Gazette

RAJARs Q2 2025: Times Radio reports record year-on-year growth

Newspaper ABCs: Daily Star and Sunday People move down circulation table

Newspaper ABCs: Daily Star and Sunday People move down circulation table

Charlotte Tobitt

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

Charlotte Tobitt

Future of Media US

White House embraces rise of ‘newsfluencers’

How social media 'newsfluencers' have made their way into the heart of the US government.

Photo of White House embraces rise of ‘newsfluencers’

'Unbiased' US news publisher believes app is key in world of AI search summaries

Digital Journalism

‘Unbiased’ US news publisher believes app is key in world of AI search summaries

Alice Brooker

Ladbible launches Betches in UK to talk ‘with, not to’ millennial and Gen Z women

Digital Journalism

Ladbible launches Betches in UK to talk ‘with, not to’ millennial and Gen Z women

Charlotte Tobitt

The Atlantic and The Economist among initial partners for Google 'featured notebooks'

Digital Journalism

The Atlantic and The Economist among initial partners for Google ‘featured notebooks’

Jessica Patterson

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

The Big Interview

How to build a 70-strong newsbrand with 20,000 subscribers in a warzone

How to build a 70-strong newsbrand with 20,000 subscribers in a warzone

Dominic Ponsford

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

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

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

Paywall launch was fourth-time lucky for Belfast Telegraph publisher

Paywall launch was fourth-time lucky for Belfast Telegraph publisher

Alice Brooker

Bustle focuses on originality and access as revenue grows 38%

Bustle focuses on originality and access as revenue grows 38%

Charlotte Tobitt

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

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

Media Law

Courts to notify journalists of reporting restrictions so they can be challenged

Ellen Ehrlich

Broadcast Journalism

Public service broadcasters need ‘stable’ funding for news and prominence on Youtube, Ofcom finds

Alice Brooker

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

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

Dominic Ponsford

Former Guardian blogger alarmed that work included in OpenAI deal

Rob Waugh

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

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

PA Media and Press Gazette

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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