Harold Wilson’s press secretary Joe Haines dies at 97
Joe Haines was a journalist for The Sun before joining Wilson, and later at the Daily Mirror.
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Women’s interest magazine ABCs: Four out of 60 titles see print growth in 2024
Four out of 60 women's interest magazines saw print growth in 2024.
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Magazine ABCs 2024: Half of print titles see distribution drop 10% or more
Press Gazette's full rundown of magazine ABC circulation data for 2024, by sector.
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ABCs: 55% of digital magazine circulation comes from Spotify-style services
Just over half of digital magazines saw year-on-year decline despite "all you can read" boost.
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News and current affairs magazine ABCs 2024: Prospect digital growth offsets print decline
Private Eye stays steady in full-year figures for 2024.
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AI and events help power RELX to record £9.4bn revenue
Business information giant is UK's largest media company by revenue.
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Notts TV to close in November when licence ends
News comes weeks after closure of London Live.
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New London newspaper launches with promise to revitalise Fleet Street
London Daily Digital now has an 18-strong team working on Fleet Street.
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Reach told by ASA to stop posting ad features on social media without flagging
ASA closes Hull Live case informally but warns problem must be fixed.
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2025 journalism job cuts tracked: More than 900 layoffs in UK and US news in January
This page will stay up-to-date with redundancies and layoffs hitting UK and US journalists in 2025.
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Newspaper ABCs: Daily Mail defies trend of monthly print circulation decline
Press Gazette's monthly analysis of ABC national newspaper circulation figures.
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Who’s suing AI and who’s signing: 14 publishers join lawsuit against start-up Cohere
14 major publishers sue AI start-up Cohere Inc.
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News diary 17 – 23 February: stayed Trump citizenship order due to come into effect, Luigi Mangione in court
A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News.
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Guardian signs licensing deal with ChatGPT owner OpenAI
Deal comes day after Guardian was part of a legal case filed against Canadian AI start-up Cohere.
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National World shareholders approve acquisition by Media Concierge
The deal is expected to go into effect on 7 March.
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Two Birmingham Live headlines ‘actively misleading’ says IPSO
Clickbait headlines on two Birmingham Live stories were breach of Editors' Code.
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Three tech start-ups using AI to boost publisher ad revenue
AI-powered programmatic advertising could offer a boost to free online news publishers.
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Giving readers less can lead to more subscribers, new research
Study says discounts are best incentive to persuade online readers to subscribe.
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100k Club: 2025 ranking of world’s biggest news publishers by digital subscribers
The 50 leading paywalled news publishers in the world have seen strong growth.
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A record 124 journalists were killed in 2024, mostly by Israeli military
The Committee to Protect Journalists reports a deadly year for the news business.
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News UK to acquire Bauer share of digital audio ad venture
Octave will continue with "no immediate impact" on clients.
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‘More than 60,000’ complain over GB News LGBTQ+ ‘paedos’ comment
The Good Law Project says it will present more than 60,000 complaints it has collected to Ofcom next week.
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Thomson Reuters wins ‘fair use’ AI copyright ruling
'Actual copying' in some summaries was 'so obvious that no reasonable jury could find otherwise'.
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‘World’s most wholesome men’s magazine’ goes digital-only
Founder Steve Legg died in September but brand he created will live on.
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Around one third of Observer staff ‘taking redundancy’ ahead of Tortoise transfer
Insiders believe 46 Observer staff are set to transfer to new owner Tortoise next month.
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Sun reporter visited parents of aid worker killed in Gaza before they knew of his death
A Sun reporter told John Chapman's family: "I think he might have been involved in an incident."
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Most generative AI responses based on news content contain inaccuracies
AI chatbots producing "confused cocktail" of facts and opinions and current and old information, BBC research claims.
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DeepSeek launch underlines value of news content to AI companies
AI tech becoming commoditised means news data could have more value for LLMs.
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Top 50 news websites in the world: India.com reports fastest year-on-year growth
Press Gazette's analysis of the 50 biggest English-language news websites in the world, updated monthly.
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Garth Pearce: Showbiz writer who lived like a celebrity without having to be one
Former Daily Express showbiz editor Garth Pearce has died aged 77.
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Top 50 news websites in the US: Trump and wildfires spur traffic increases
Press Gazette's monthly ranking of the top 50 news websites in the US, using Similarweb data.
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Media Concierge owner Malcolm Denmark likely to offer contrasting management style.
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News diary 10 – 16 February: Chinese counter tariffs come into effect, BAFTA
A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News.
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London Economic editor steps down citing ‘punishing algorithms and scarce resources’
Jack Peat said running the site "requires huge personal sacrifices".
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Reach reporters warned over unauthorised linking to commercial sites
Guidance follows freelance adding links to escort and gambling websites.
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News Corp results cite Sun traffic decline but growing Times subscriptions
Sun global website traffic has halved in the space of a year.
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£6.4m sale costs pushed Spectator into loss for 2023
Challenges with subscription technology platform blamed for dip in turnover.
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FT head of newsletters on how title quadrupled email subscribers in four years
There is more to life than open rates says Sarah Ebner in this masterclass Q&A.
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Le Monde CEO: Digital subscriber revenue will pay for entire newsroom within two years
French title has nearly doubled editorial team in 13 years says Louis Dreyfus.
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Fifteen essential AI resources for publishers
Paul Hood recommends some essential podcasts, newsletters, events and AI tools for publishers.
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RAJARs Q4 2024: Times Radio grows amid declines at Talk and GB News
Meanwhile the weekly reach of Radio 5 Live dropped below that of the BBC's local and regional stations.
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UK Government shelves taking action against SLAPP anti-media lawsuits
Response to Future of News inquiry "fails to reflect severity of situation".
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MPs told of ‘suspicions’ of UK-wide spying on journalists by police
Documents showed two journalists were spied on “solely to identify our journalistic sources”.
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Noel Clarke loses bid to get Guardian libel defence thrown out
Guardian lawyers described an accusation of evidence fabrication by Clarke's team as "hopeless".
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Third of New York Times subscribers do not pay for its news product
The number of news-only NYT subscribers dropped 30% year-on-year as the company encouraged them onto "bundled" subs.
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Digital Spy’s Laurence Mozafari named editor for Gen Z at Reach
Laurence Mozafari becomes editorial director - youth audience at Reach.
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Kay Burley retires from Sky News: ‘Let politicians of every party rejoice’
Burley, who has been at the broadcaster since launch, has anchored her final broadcast.
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FT policy chief warns MPs watered-down copyright regime for AI is ‘huge mistake’
The FT and PPA pushed back against government proposals to create "opt-out" copyright exemptions for AI companies.
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Mail Online sued by agency for payment over Mahsa Amini image
Agency says Mail Online position undermines the economics of newsgathering.
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Tortoise appoints co-CEOs from both sides of Observer acquisition
Tortoise's Basia Cummings named digital editor of the new daily Observer online.
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UK-based sports publisher aims to create 100 new jobs in 2025
GRV Media co-founder sets out goal to increase headcount by 100 and reach 2bn page views in 2025.
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The Sun launches £1.99 paywall for premium online content
Sun Club also includes reader offers and some previously free video content.
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Mail Online becoming home for in-depth multimedia storytelling with Deep Dive strand
Deep Dive pieces do not carry adverts and are not paywalled as part of Mail+.
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Will Hayward says quitting Wales Online to launch Substack was financial ‘no-brainer’
But the former Wales Online Welsh affairs editor said independence had meant a lot more work.
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Digital advertising and cost cuts fuel growing profits at Mail titles
DMGT reports growing digital advertising revenue and booming UAE-based events business.
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Nine reasons why Mirror journalists think page-view targets are wrong
Union raises concerns over coverage of sex worker Bonnie Blue.
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News diary 3 – 9 February: Trump and Netanyahu meet, negotiations due on second phase of Israel-Hamas agreement
A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News.
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‘It’s nice to feel wanted’ – Sun reporter defiant after Russian arrest warrant issued
Sun editor Victoria Newton says Russian move is blatant attempt to suppress the free press.
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Online publishing revenue trends: Audio rising, video stalls, data is golden
In a new quarterly series AOP managing director Richard Reeves analyses online publishing industry revenue trends.
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Major job cuts at Mail titles in final stage of digital-first transition
Mail says job losses "always regrettable" but it needs to position for "an even brighter future".
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Channel 4 chief says Gen Z media habits causing ‘immense issues’
Alex Mahon says news providers must take urgent action to reach young people who appear to hold extreme views.
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Could AI-powered personalisation boost reader engagement for publishers?
Publishers need clean data, the right tools and trust with readers to power personalised content.
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Google owes UK news industry £2.2bn from 2023 alone, claims new research
Google says it does not run ads or make money from "vast majority" of news searches.
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Future’s former chief technology officer Kevin Li Ying named CEO
Jon Steinberg will remain a senior advisor until June to help with the transition.
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Sky News plans for life after 2030 with ‘premium video’ focus and possible paid content
Sky News current funding guarantee from Comcast expires in 2028.
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Lords amendments offer AI copyright protection for publishers
Data (Use and Access) Bill will now go back to Commons with Government urged to hear concerns.
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BBC World Service to cut 130 roles to save £6m in the next year
BBC says additional Government funding not enough to avoid World Service cuts.
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Police force slammed over ‘risible’ decision to bar former journalist from job
Former Telegraph foreign desk manager Paul Hill worked for the police after leaving newspapers.
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Law firm OK to represent Russian warlord against UK editor, legal watchdog rules
Bellingcat editor Eliot Higgins lost £70,000 defending against the spurious claim.
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Jewish Chronicle announces new editor, new look and revamped membership
World's oldest Jewish newspaper appoints Daniel Schwammenthal to replace Jake Wallis Simons.
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Who are the UK’s national newspaper editors?
An up-to-date page so you can keep track of all the UK's national newspaper editors.
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Daily Star editor Jon Clark to leave amid new digital-first strategy
Ex-Mirror online editor Ben Rankin to become Daily Star Online editor-in-chief.
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BBC News digital director Naja Nielsen to exit for Swedish broadcaster
Nielsen is leaving the corporation after almost six years to join Swedish public broadcaster SVT.
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Reddit tips from Metro: ‘It’s trial and error… You’re probably going to get banned’
Senior social media journalist Kate Rice and audience growth editor Anushka Suharu on Metro's Reddit strategy.
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50 biggest UK news websites: Mail Online top commercial publisher for reach and engagement
Press Gazette's monthly ranking of the top 50 news websites in the UK.
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Media events for 2025: Awards, conferences and networking
Details of Press Gazette's awards, conferences and networking events in UK and USA this year.
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British Journalism Awards hall of fame: Winners and finalists 2012-2024
Links to Press Gazette coverage detailing all British Journalism Awards winners and finalists.
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Middlesbrough’s last freelance court reporter retires after 69 years in journalism
Court reporting was once a good living for Peter Holbert but demand from publishers has now gone.
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Fire the boss and fight for your rights: How publishers can succeed in 2025
New York-based media consultant Matthew Scott Goldstein shares his publisher shopping list for success.
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Planned costs of Harry and Mail publisher legal battle ‘excessive’, judges rule
Trial is due to start in January 2026 and last for 45 days.
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News diary 27 January – 2 February: Trump nominee confirmation hearings, 80 years since Auschwitz liberation
A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News.
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Sara Sharif murder case judges to be named after ‘unfair’ treatment of journalists
Court of Appeal says previous judge "got carried away" with "inappropriate and unfair" remarks about the media.
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Journalist denies stalking George Osborne
A trial date has been set for 18 May 2026.
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‘Consent or pay’ model is OK for UK news publishers, ICO confirms
Information Commissioner's Office also set to begin looking at cookie tracking on the 1,000 most popular websites.
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Ladbible CEO on how brand will reach £200m revenue
CEO Solly Solomou says 2024 was 'transformational' for the popular media publisher.
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Why synthetic market research is an untapped AI goldmine for news publishers
Why AI-powered synthetic research could be better for publishers than traditional market research revenue.
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More than 50 newsletters earn $500,000+ on Substack: Exclusive new ranking
The biggest publishers on Substack ranked by minimum estimated subscription revenue.
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Guardian management agrees deal with staff over Observer sale dispute
Questions remain over whether Observer journalists will be protected from compulsory redundancies.
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DC Thomson plans to cut 35 jobs and close four magazines
Data journalism roles among those affected.
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Laura Wilshaw named next ITV News editor
Wilshaw joins from Channel 4 News where she is deputy editor.
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News UK admits ‘unlawful activities’ at Sun in settlement apology to Prince Harry
See News Group Newspapers apology to Prince Harry and Lord Tom Watson in full.
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LGBTQ+ journalists set to leave Facebook over ‘dangerous’ new hate speech rules
Some LGBTQ+ journalists say they will phase out their use of Meta's platforms in their work.
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How Reach has moved from salesman to shopkeeper with launch of Yimbly
Reach commercial director Emma Oakley on company's move from affiliate marketing to online retail.
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Associated Press finds growing consumer audience for ‘fact-based’ journalism
AP exec editor Julie Pace says audience has responded to fact-based non-partisan journalism.
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Crime journalists concerned over official secrecy around Southport dance class killings
Crime Reporters Association complains to Director of Public Prosecutions about information being blocked.
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Prince Harry and Sun publisher ‘very close’ to potential settlement
Both sides of the trial "feel they have no choice" but to continue discussions.
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Harry versus the press round two: Lawyers will be big winners of Sun trial
Prince Harry hopes trial disclosures will bring new information to light about illegal press tactics.
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Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson explains move from FT to niche Semafor CEO newsletter
Former FT US editor now running newsletter aimed at CEOs of $500m+turnover companies.
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Freelance known for royal scoops Mike Stares dies aged 86
Journalist reported on royal in the 1980s when royal exclusives could sell for £10,000.
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Content distribution network Newslink announces closure
Newslink has been aggregating and delivery content to news publishers since the 1980s.
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