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Amid WaPo woes five US news giants show how industry can grow

Green shoots in digital advertising, video and subs at NYT, Bloomberg, People Inc and Dow Jones.

By Charlotte Tobitt

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A letter to the 300 axed Washington Post staffers from Carole Cadwalladr

A letter to the 300 axed Washington Post staffers from Carole Cadwalladr

Carole Cadwalladr

‘Search isn’t dead, it’s fragmenting’: How to manage Google traffic decline

Charlotte Tobitt

National Newspapers

Newsflation: UK newspaper cover prices up 10.2% since Jan 2025

Alice Brooker

National Newspapers

Jobs at risk as Sun set to merge features desk and Fabulous team

Charlotte Tobitt

How Democracy for Sale is making investigative journalism pay on Substack

How Democracy for Sale is making investigative journalism pay on Substack

Charlotte Tobitt

Broadcast Journalism

Sky News ditches ‘comfy slippers’ as The Wrap replaces News at Ten

Alice Brooker

Latest News

News diary 9-15 February: Jimmy Lai sentencing, Ghislaine Maxwell deposition, Olympics highlights

News diary 9-15 February: Jimmy Lai sentencing, Ghislaine Maxwell deposition, Olympics highlights

Foresight News

Journalism job cuts in 2026 tracked: Washington Post announces biggest media layoffs of year so far

Journalism job cuts in 2026 tracked: Washington Post announces biggest media layoffs of year so far

Charlotte Tobitt

RAJARs Q4 2025: Strong audience growth for Talk and GB News

RAJARs Q4 2025: Strong audience growth for Talk and GB News

Alice Brooker

Washington Post to cut one-third of all staff

Washington Post to cut one-third of all staff

Charlotte Tobitt

Partner Content

Stibo DX signs content technology deal with major Japanese publisher

Partner content

Stibo DX signs content technology deal with major Japanese publisher

Dominic Ponsford

PA Media goes ‘video-first’ to meet demand for live and social-ready content

Partner content

PA Media goes ‘video-first’ to meet demand for live and social-ready content

Freddy Mayhew

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

Prince Harry Versus The Mail

Mail says there is 'no evidence' it obtained call records of Kylie ex

Mail says there is ‘no evidence’ it obtained call records of Kylie ex

Dominic Ponsford

Doreen Lawrence accuses Mail of 'pretending to be her friend' while stealing her private information

Doreen Lawrence accuses Mail of ‘pretending to be her friend’ while stealing her private information

Charlotte Tobitt and PA Media

Former MP denies paying Prince Harry privacy witnesses for testimony

Former MP denies paying Prince Harry privacy witnesses for testimony

PA Media

Sir Simon Hughes says he was target for Mail after being outed by The Sun

Sir Simon Hughes says he was target for Mail after being outed by The Sun

Dominic Ponsford

Editor's Picks

California is a ‘news desert’ says Post editor-in-chief Keith Poole as new title launched

Charlotte Tobitt

Semafor plans investment and expansion after celebrating first profitable year

Charlotte Tobitt

The Hill is growing traffic in a declining market by investing in reporters

The Hill is growing traffic in a declining market by investing in reporters

Charlotte Tobitt

Eight in ten of world’s biggest news websites now block AI training bots

Charlotte Tobitt

Global publisher Google traffic dropped by a third in 2025

Charlotte Tobitt

Named: 50 'experts' and linked brands publishers should treat with caution

Named: 50 ‘experts’ and linked brands publishers should treat with caution

Rob Waugh

The Wire: Job moves | M&A | Rulings

Former agency boss Richard Sexton joins William Reed as COO

30 January

Former agency boss Richard Sexton joins William Reed as COO

Dominic Ponsford

Anna Starnes named Ipswich Star and EADT editor

30 January

Anna Starnes named Ipswich Star and EADT editor

Dominic Ponsford

Publishers

BBC proposes to close central regional investigations unit

Broadcast Journalism

BBC proposes to close central regional investigations unit

Kevin Stanley

Ladbible owner grows revenue thanks to direct deals with brands

Ads & Marketing

Ladbible owner grows revenue thanks to direct deals with brands

Charlotte Tobitt

DMGT reports revenue dip as Google changes hit traffic for Mail publisher

DMGT reports revenue dip as Google changes hit traffic for Mail publisher

Charlotte Tobitt

AI answers cite 'narrow range' of top newsbrands led by BBC and Guardian

AI answers cite ‘narrow range’ of top newsbrands led by BBC and Guardian

Charlotte Tobitt

Tech Platforms

Google 'exploring updates' to let publishers opt out of AI Overviews

Google ‘exploring updates’ to let publishers opt out of AI Overviews

Charlotte Tobitt

Global news industry revenue level in 2025 as publishers diversify beyond print

Global news industry revenue level in 2025 as publishers diversify beyond print

Charlotte Tobitt

Five US publishers sue Google over 'deceptive and manipulative' adtech practices

Ads & Marketing

Five US publishers sue Google over ‘deceptive and manipulative’ adtech practices

Charlotte Tobitt

Google now prioritising Youtube and X over publishers on Discover

Google now prioritising Youtube and X over publishers on Discover

Dominic Ponsford

Reality Wars

PR bodies launch campaign against fake experts after Press Gazette investigation

Trade bodies urge journalists to shun rogue PR operators.

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Photographer awarded compensation from news website whose owners cannot be found

Regional Newspapers

Photographer awarded compensation from news website whose owners cannot be found

Gabriel Kennedy

Regional Newspapers

London news website publishes misleading ‘AI-generated fiction’

Charlotte Tobitt

Cision investigates and MyJobQuote maintains silence over fake experts network

Rob Waugh

Digital Journalism

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

Rob Waugh

How to spot fake AI-written press releases

How to spot fake AI-written press releases

Rob Waugh

Google promotes fake content to millions on Discover news platform

Rob Waugh

Comment

Alastair McCapra

PRs need to stop being complicit in suppression of information via SLAPPs

Steven Wilson-Beales

SEO has changed: The new metrics publishers should focus on

Eleanor Grant

Lawfare at Oxford: ‘No student outlet can afford to go against Carter-Ruck’

David Buttle

Google’s AI deals repeat Showcase playbook

Advertising and Marketing

Rising Ballers grows 30-strong team in ‘saturated’ football space

Alice Brooker

UK publishers report surprise growth in online display advertising revenue

Charlotte Tobitt

Google removes unified pricing rules that hit publisher ad yield in 2019

Google removes unified pricing rules that hit publisher ad yield in 2019

Charlotte Tobitt

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

Media Data

50 biggest UK news websites in December: Daily Star and Substack fastest growers

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

By Press Gazette

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Newspaper ABCs: Sunday People continues to see biggest circulation decline

Newspaper ABCs: Sunday People continues to see biggest circulation decline

Press Gazette

Record opposition to climate action in UK national newspapers in 2025

Alice Brooker

Survey reveals Britons value human journalism and worry about use of AI

Dominic Ponsford

Most popular news apps in the UK: Times and Daily Mail lead on engagement

Top 50 news websites in the US in December: Men’s Journal and US Sun lead growth

Top 50 news websites in the US in December: Men’s Journal and US Sun lead growth

Press Gazette

Top 50 English-language news sites in the world: Substack leads YoY growth for six months running

Press Gazette

Future of Media US

How Vox is using Patreon to grow reader revenue and interaction

Vox editor-in-chief Swati Sharma says it is “first national newsroom to use Patreon at scale”.

By Charlotte Tobitt

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Publishers versus AI: All the copyright legal rulings so far

Publishers versus AI: All the copyright legal rulings so far

Charlotte Tobitt

Senior news leaders reflect on 2025 and what's ahead in 2026 - via emojis

Senior news leaders reflect on 2025 and what’s ahead in 2026 – via emojis

Charlotte Tobitt

The projects publishers are most proud of in 2025

The projects publishers are most proud of in 2025

Charlotte Tobitt

Trump files lawsuit against BBC over 'deceptive, disparaging, inflammatory' editing

Trump files lawsuit against BBC over ‘deceptive, disparaging, inflammatory’ editing

PA Media and Press Gazette

Latest Podcasts

Prince Harry versus tabloids: The final showdown

Prince Harry versus tabloids: The final showdown

Press Gazette

Manchester Evening News editor 'fed up of playing algorithmic games'

Manchester Evening News editor ‘fed up of playing algorithmic games’

Charlotte Tobitt

How to stop working for your CMS and make it work for you

How to stop working for your CMS and make it work for you

Press Gazette

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

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

Charlotte Tobitt

The Big Interview

Observer growth 'on plan' says co-CEO nine months after Tortoise takeover

Observer growth ‘on plan’ says co-CEO nine months after Tortoise takeover

Charlotte Tobitt

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

Charlotte Tobitt

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

Media Law

Digital Journalism

Mill Media journalist faces £10,000 county court bill after exposé

Charlotte Tobitt

Editors unite to demand Parliament takes action on SLAPPs

Alice Brooker

Mirror accepts hacking took place but says new claims brought too late

Mirror accepts hacking took place but says new claims brought too late

PA Media and Press Gazette

Mail on Sunday broke the law to reveal abortion, claims Sadie Frost

PA Media

Liz Hurley claim her phone was tapped ‘entirely baseless’ says the Mail

PA Media

Mail has made Meghan's life absolute misery, says Prince Harry

Mail has made Meghan’s life absolute misery, says Prince Harry

PA Media

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