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Digital Journalism

Dubious experts deployed by MyJobQuote published more than 600 times in UK press

Quoted experts do not appear to be real and some have AI-generated profile pictures.

By Rob Waugh

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Future takes action on ‘Google Zero’ as revenue declines

Charlotte Tobitt

Digital Journalism

How Essentially Sports grew from $100 domain to $8m-plus annual turnover

Alice Brooker

People Inc launch of MyRecipes proves publishers can beat LLMs

Dominic Ponsford

The Economist reveals revenue growth as Rothschild stake up for sale

Charlotte Tobitt

Politico journalists fight back over AI tools that published 'glaring errors'

Politico journalists fight back over AI tools that published ‘glaring errors’

Dominic Ponsford

Canadian streaming TV platform invests in news

Charlotte Tobitt

Latest News

News diary 8-14 December: Australia enacts under-16 social media ban, Time reveals Person of the Year and UK GDP estimate

News diary 8-14 December: Australia enacts under-16 social media ban, Time reveals Person of the Year and UK GDP estimate

Foresight News

Meta signs raft of AI content licensing deals

Meta signs raft of AI content licensing deals

Dominic Ponsford

Who's suing AI and who's signing: NYT and Chicago Tribune sue Perplexity, Meta signs licensing deals

Who’s suing AI and who’s signing: NYT and Chicago Tribune sue Perplexity, Meta signs licensing deals

Charlotte Tobitt

OpenAI ordered to share 20 million ChatGPT user logs with news publishers

OpenAI ordered to share 20 million ChatGPT user logs with news publishers

Charlotte Tobitt

Publishers versus AI: All the copyright legal rulings so far

Publishers versus AI: All the copyright legal rulings so far

Charlotte Tobitt

Guardian faces trial after influencer sues over 'alt-right agitator' label

Guardian faces trial after influencer sues over ‘alt-right agitator’ label

Charlotte Tobitt

News publishers file criminal complaint against Mark Zuckerberg over scam ads

News publishers file criminal complaint against Mark Zuckerberg over scam ads

Dominic Ponsford

Manchester Evening News launches paywall

Manchester Evening News launches paywall

Dominic Ponsford

Partner Content

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

Journalist.net: The platform enabling any publisher to draw on global newsroom

Partner content

Journalist.net: The platform enabling any publisher to draw on global newsroom

Freddy Mayhew

Four ways publishers should respond to the generative AI shift

Partner content

Four ways publishers should respond to the generative AI shift

Press Gazette

Former tabloid editor's 'life-affirming' job delivering good news

Partner content

Former tabloid editor’s ‘life-affirming’ job delivering good news

Freddy Mayhew

The Wire: Job moves | M&A | Rulings

GB News pays substantial damages to Islamic Relief over false terrorism claim

Mistakes and Rulings

3 days ago

GB News pays substantial damages to Islamic Relief over false terrorism claim

Charlotte Tobitt

Scottish Sun editor Gill Smith to lead US operation

3 days ago

Scottish Sun editor Gill Smith to lead US operation

Charlotte Tobitt

Editor's Picks

News publishers who are beating social media networks at their own game

Jessica Patterson

ChatGPT took Press Gazette content then said that could not have happened

Dominic Ponsford

AI cannot replace human insight and inspiration, says People Inc tech chief

Digital Journalism

AI cannot replace human insight and inspiration, says People Inc tech chief

Dominic Ponsford

Interview: How Forbes CEO Sherry Phillips is responding to Google challenge

Charlotte Tobitt

Press Gazette Events

UK public service journalism heroes recognised at British Journalism Awards

Dominic Ponsford

Wall Street Journal and Washington Post tech chiefs on personalisation for publishers

Wall Street Journal and Washington Post tech chiefs on personalisation for publishers

Dominic Ponsford

Publishers

Observer launches first paywall and ditches Guardian-era masthead

Observer launches first paywall and ditches Guardian-era masthead

Dominic Ponsford

The Week Junior: Ten years of proving the young still read print journalism

The Week Junior: Ten years of proving the young still read print journalism

Alice Brooker

Gulf between AI journalism hype and concerns at the coalface revealed

Gulf between AI journalism hype and concerns at the coalface revealed

Dominic Ponsford

Telegraph deal gives Rothermere UK print dominance, but regulators should wave it through

Telegraph deal gives Rothermere UK print dominance, but regulators should wave it through

Dominic Ponsford

Tech Platforms

Scam ads on Meta in UK likely worth more than all online news advertising

Scam ads on Meta in UK likely worth more than all online news advertising

Dominic Ponsford

Gamified news app secures $100k funding boost

Gamified news app secures $100k funding boost

Dominic Ponsford

Bloomberg uses 'synthetic characters' to test out products and marketing

Press Gazette Events

Bloomberg uses ‘synthetic characters’ to test out products and marketing

Dominic Ponsford

News publishers win first round of copyright claim against AI start-up Cohere

News publishers win first round of copyright claim against AI start-up Cohere

Charlotte Tobitt

Reality Wars

How to spot fake AI-written press releases

Reporters are being bombarded with millions of press releases from virtual PR agencies.

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Google promotes fake content to millions on Discover news platform

Google promotes fake content to millions on Discover news platform

Rob Waugh

AI companies steal publisher traffic then undermine trust by getting answers wrong

Dominic Ponsford

Automated PR tool is bombarding UK media with AI-generated content

Rob Waugh

Royal cleaner stories removed by Times and Sun after authenticity questions

Rob Waugh

Dubious PR agencies are bombarding journalists with fake content

Dubious PR agencies are bombarding journalists with fake content

Rob Waugh

Digital Journalism

‘Flipping the script’ and other tell-tale signs of AI-written copy

Rob Waugh

Comment

Reed Showalter

Youtube dominance is mirroring what Google and Facebook did to publishers

Kathryn Cearns

The public haven’t been fooled: it’s time to stop pretending Leveson lessons were learned

Gregory Perreault

How to manage newsroom change without the misery

Dominic Ponsford

How to grow publishing revenue in a world of declining traffic

Advertising and Marketing

DMG Media expands social media publishing team with senior hires

Dominic Ponsford

Footballco gears up for World Cup in 2026 with Youtube and affiliate revenue drivers

Charlotte Tobitt

Why The Guardian is no longer dependent on page views to drive revenue

Why The Guardian is no longer dependent on page views to drive revenue

Alice Brooker

Google AI Overviews ‘leading to affiliate revenue drop of 20-40% at some publishers’

Alice Brooker

The Guardian tells marketers to stop buying intrusive online ads

Alice Brooker

'Brave' advertisers who advertise next to news are seeing results

‘Brave’ advertisers who advertise next to news are seeing results

Charlotte Tobitt

Media Data

50 biggest UK news websites in October: Daily Star up, Forbes down

Press Gazette’s monthly ranking of the top 50 news websites in the UK.

By Press Gazette

Photo of 50 biggest UK news websites in October: Daily Star up, Forbes down

Newspaper ABCs: Five nationals see double-digit weekday and Saturday declines

Newspaper ABCs: Five nationals see double-digit weekday and Saturday declines

Charlotte Tobitt

Top 50 news websites in the US in October: Ten biggest sites see YoY traffic decline

Press Gazette

Top 50 English-language news sites in the world: The Hill leads growth in October

Press Gazette

UK Labour Force Survey data suggests sharp fall in younger journalists

Study claims 9% of US newspaper articles at least partly AI generated

Study claims 9% of US newspaper articles at least partly AI generated

Charlotte Tobitt

RAJARs Q3 2025: GB News Radio reach jumps by 25% in a quarter

Charlotte Tobitt

Future of Media US

Newsweek editor on making brand ‘more reflective of the modern era’

Editor-in-chief Jennifer H Cunningham says redesign is about making brand premium and elegant.

By Charlotte Tobitt

How Tiktok inspired the New York Times vertical video strategy

Broadcast Journalism

How Tiktok inspired the New York Times vertical video strategy

Dominic Ponsford

Press Gazette hosts media strategy conference in New York

Press Gazette hosts media strategy conference in New York

Dominic Ponsford

Matt Frei: Western media in Gaza would have curbed IDF excesses

Matt Frei: Western media in Gaza would have curbed IDF excesses

Alice Brooker

Los Angeles Times reveals $50m loss as it seeks $500m investment

Los Angeles Times reveals $50m loss as it seeks $500m investment

Charlotte Tobitt

The Big Interview

Country Life editor Mark Hedges crosses 1,000 issues: We're 'the great print triumph'

Country Life editor Mark Hedges crosses 1,000 issues: We’re ‘the great print triumph’

Charlotte Tobitt

Inside the Daily Star's year of change: 'We've got big ideas and serious talent'

Inside the Daily Star’s year of change: ‘We’ve got big ideas and serious talent’

Charlotte Tobitt

Travel magazine TTG closes print title to focus on digital and events growth

Travel magazine TTG closes print title to focus on digital and events growth

Charlotte Tobitt

UK's biggest podcast producer Goalhanger is now a video company

UK’s biggest podcast producer Goalhanger is now a video company

Dominic Ponsford

Katharine Viner interview: Guardian editor sets out multi-year transformation plan

Katharine Viner interview: Guardian editor sets out multi-year transformation plan

Charlotte Tobitt

Why The Economist isn't doing AI deals but has launched on Substack

Why The Economist isn’t doing AI deals but has launched on Substack

Conde Nast UK's plan for digital revenue to match print within a year

Conde Nast UK’s plan for digital revenue to match print within a year

Charlotte Tobitt

Newsletter-based publisher gets huge boost from European Commission grant

Newsletter-based publisher gets huge boost from European Commission grant

Alice Brooker

Media Law

Mistakes and Rulings

Express business coverage found to have breached Editors’ Code 12 times this year

Alice Brooker

BBC apologises to Trump but offers five reasons why it won’t pay his claim

PA Media and Dominic Ponsford

Manchester Evening News pays £16k damages to Bob Vylan frontman

Mistakes and Rulings

Manchester Evening News pays £16k damages to Bob Vylan frontman

Charlotte Tobitt

New police media guidance aims to reset post-Leveson culture of suspicion

Dominic Ponsford

Getty vs Stability AI ruling is ‘damp squib’ that fails to create precedent

Charlotte Tobitt

Express rapped by IPSO over inaccurate headlines 12 times in 2025 so far

Express rapped by IPSO over inaccurate headlines 12 times in 2025 so far

Charlotte Tobitt

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

Press Gazette

Events

Future of Media Technology Conference 2025: Full line-up

Press Gazette Events

Future of Media Technology Conference 2025: Full line-up

Press Gazette Future of Media Technology Conference and Awards return to London on 11 September.

By Press Gazette

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