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.
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News diary 13-19 July: World Cup final, Labour expected to confirm Burnham as PM, BBC Proms
A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News.
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AI in journalism: Live tracker of scandals and mistakes
Round-up of the main cases where AI use in journalism has gone wrong.
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Top 50 English-language news sites in the world: Indian news sites see biggest declines in June
Press Gazette’s analysis of the 50 biggest English-language news websites in the world, updated monthly.
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Top 50 US news websites: Traffic decline at 90% of newsbrands in June
Press Gazette’s monthly ranking of the top 50 news websites in the US, using Similarweb data.
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Print magazine boosts revenue for Youtube newsbrand TLDR
Print and merch cut share of TLDR’s revenue made on Youtube from 80% to 45% in two years.
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Journalist fired by Clickout Media saw robot reporter take over their byline
AI-generated ‘ghost’ reporter revealed as tactic of ‘parasite SEO’ specialists.
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‘Travesty’ if publishers don’t take up chance to opt out of Google AI Overviews
New Google deals mean publishers can’t opt out of AI indexing.
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The 53 Mail articles vindicated by Prince Harry privacy judgment
Articles dating from 1997 to 2015 formed the basis for 97 allegations of unlawful newsgathering.
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Paul Dacre: Prince Harry privacy case ‘conspiracy to destroy paper’
Case was funded by ‘orgy-loving racist’ Max Mosley and actor Hugh Grant, says Dacre.
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Prince Harry privacy trial judgment: ‘Overwhelming victory’ for Daily Mail
Judgment in publisher’s favour follows 11-week trial.
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ITV News to remain distinct from Sky News up to ‘at least’ 2030 following merger
Sky takes ownership of ITV national and regional TV news.
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Journalism job cuts in 2026 tracked: GB News could cut one-third of staff
Press Gazette rolling updates on redundancies made in 2026.
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News diary 6-12 July: Prince Harry vs Mail judgement, Labour leadership nominations, World Cup quarterfinals
A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda this week, from the team at Foresight News.
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Video monetisation mastery: Tips for publishers from JWX
Leading website publishers are seeing up to one third of ad revenue come from video.
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How Le Monde is ‘fiercely defending’ journalism from bad bots
French title has licensing deals with three major LLMs.
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The Canary halts daily print edition after two weeks as it is ‘debanked’
Left-wing publisher unable to pay all staff as it is “left with barely any funds”.
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Who’s suing AI and who’s signing: Microsoft signs Australian Copilot deal, US local newspapers sue
Plus: New York Times and Chicago Tribune sue Perplexity and Google signs non-licensing AI deals.
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Google AI Overviews give ‘incredibly worrying’ prominence to suicide method
Google urged to look at how AI summaries handle sensitive subjects.
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CMA targets Apple and Google app stores: ‘Good news for publishers’
CMA’s mobile app requirements allow developers to steer users away from platform-controlled payments.
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Daily Mail sued over ‘systematic’ lifting of social media images
US copyright claim says Mail liabilities could run to $10m per year.
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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.
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Spurious copyright claim sees second Press Gazette story removed from Google search
Claim filed under US law seeks to hide Press Gazette reporting about Clickout Media.
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Guardian to create 55 jobs in digital and global push
Guardian transformation project focused on becoming ‘more visual, digital, global and experimental’.
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Court sets precedent on source protection in Westgaph-Mill Media case
County Court claim left Mill Media with more than £75,000 incurred costs.
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Axel Springer promises ‘AI-powered transformation’ as it completes Telegraph deal
Politico and Business Insider publisher ends three years of ownership limbo for Telegraph.
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‘Timidity is the thing that kills you’: Ian Hislop on 40 years editing Private Eye
Private Eye print circulation continues to buck rest of magazine market.
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Iconic Media (formerly National World) stays in profit post Media Concierge buyout
Integration of National World into Media Concierge deemed ‘very successful’.
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Confusion and anger as publisher moves journalists to pay-per-click contracts
Journalists on The Gamer paid $8 per thousand clicks.
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Google accepts need for ‘new value exchange’ with publishers
Tech giant is piloting ‘novel ways’ to partner with sites according to policy paper.
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Google AI changes could deal further blow to publisher Discover traffic
SEO experts outline challenges and opportunities for publishers in latest Google changes.
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News diary 29 June – 5 July: Andy Burnham to set out economic vision, Wimbledon, Tour de France
A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda this week, from the team at Foresight News.
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Sun pays damages to Coronation Street actor over false Islamic extremism story
The Sun falsely said Qasim Akhtar trained with guns in Pakistan.
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B2B tech title The Stack boosts newsletter audience with acquisition
Founder Ed Targett says focus on Linkedin and sponsored content has fueled growth.
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50 biggest news websites in UK: Newsquest’s Herald Scotland and Oxford Mail lead growth in May
Press Gazette’s monthly ranking of the top 50 news websites in the UK.
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Time and Axios turn AI prominence into advertising revenue
Key insights from Press Gazette’s News Yacht event at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity.
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Climate scientists say news coverage ignores cause of UK heatwave
Connection between greenhouse emissions and extreme heat in UK ‘indisputable’.
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UK news industry backs law to stop deceptive AI scraping
Follows New York state bid to stop deceptive bots which fuel ‘$1bn’ content trading market.
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Liz Murdoch part of $27m fundraising round for Piers Morgan media company
Investment set to help Uncensored become ‘truly global media platform’.
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News publishers could be made prominent at top of Youtube and social feeds
Consultation to examine how ‘trustworthy’ news publishers should be categorised.
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Creative industries to get new monthly print tabloid mag
The Static wants to fill gap for ‘underserved’ media, advertising and design industries.
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Newsletter market in 2026: $10 per month is default price but not ceiling
Beehiiv report says average newsletter pricing has not changed since 2024.
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Biggest UK local newsbrands: Reach sites worst hit after Google algorithm changes
Just 16 of the 75 biggest local news sites increased their audience year on year in April.
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News diary 22-28 June: Burnham returns to Westminster, heat warning and Middle East talks
A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News.
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AI reporters churn out error-strewn stories for football websites
Reputable online football brands have been taken over by ‘parasite SEO’ firm Clickout Media.
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How slow journalism is paying off for The Lever under Trump Two
US investigative site expanding to largest-ever team despite slowing output.
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DMG Media becomes Daily Mail with Vere Harmsworth as exec chairman
Organisational shake-up sees Metro moved into Harmsworth Media.
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Premium video has boosted subscriber retention for The Economist
Subscriber perk Economist Insider helping to lower churn.
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Publishers versus bots: How Trusted Reviews is fighting back against LLMs
Candr Media is one of the first publishers to adopt search-only contracts in website terms and conditions.
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World Tonight set for axe, Today presenters cut, local audio producers slashed
BBC sets out cuts to news output on TV and radio in shift to online.
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CMA says Google rankings must be fairer and more transparent
UK regulator strikes second blow against Google abuse of dominant market position.
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Biggest UK website owners: Meta, Alphabet and Bytedance increase dominance
Top 25 ranking of website owners shows UK online media is US and China dominated.
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Wired launching forum-style app as added subscriber benefit
Conde Nast brand now has more than 500,000 paying subscribers.
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World of Fine Spirits launches as sister title to established wine brand
Edited by Alex Martin, title includes searchable library of tasting notes.
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Publishing trends for 2026: Tech platforms overtake publishers as global news source
Key insights from the 2026 Digital News Report on UK and global publishing trends.
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Survey reveals gap between climate change concern and actual news coverage
Some 89% of journalists surveyed agreed climate reporting needs new approach.
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Mirror launches online paywall for premium content
Mirror becomes fourth Reach national title to launch online subscription.
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Publishers to bill AI firms for unwanted scraping – and take them to court if they don’t pay
Search-only contracts added to website terms open up new front in war with AI companies.
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News diary 15-21 June: G7 Summit, Andy Burnham stands in Makerfield by-election, Russell Brand in court
A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda this week, from the team at Foresight News.
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SPUR publishes ‘common language’ for tracking AI use of publisher content
Publisher coalition invites feedback on framework which could drive AI payments for content.
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El Pais has gone from zero to 442,000 digital subs in six years
Spanish national newsbrand is now targeting international expansion.
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Times close to ‘cresting the hill’ as digital revenue set to overtake print
Publisher Chris Longcroft says returns from digital investment are increasing.
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Newsletter mastery: Tips for publishers from Edinburgh Minute
Michael MacLeod on how he built a sustainable local newsletter business.
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Nottingham Trent University ditches two journalism postgrad courses
Broadcast and Magazine postgraduate degrees to merge into one journalism MA.
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Mehdi Hasan launches Zeteo in UK with line-up of star left-wing writers
Zeteo aims to be profitable in the UK within a year.
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World’s biggest news websites ranking: Traffic decline is global issue
New ranking of the biggest news websites in the world in any language.
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US publishers tell Common Crawl to stop scraping and delete archive
Common Crawl Foundation database underpins many AI models.
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Tony Livesey facing questions over time as Daily Sport editor amid allegations against former boss David Sullivan
Livesey stepping back from presenting radio show ‘for a short period’.
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Simon Calder: The Jack Reacher of travel journalism
The Telegraph’s new travel correspondent on travelling light and paying his own way.
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Independent appoints new president of North America for ‘next phase of growth’
Chris Anthony joins from role as chief revenue officer at social-led publisher Gallery Media Group.
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FOI tribunal throws out £14k costs claim against journalist Barnie Choudhury
Reporter faced cost claim after threatening Judicial Appointments Committee with contempt of court.
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News diary 8-14 June: London Tech Week, World Cup begins, Trooping the Colour
A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda this week, from the team at Foresight News.
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European publishers seek £552m+ from Google claiming ad market abuse
Small publishers enabled to take on Google for damages via group claim.
By Viner says Guardian has seen decade of booming foreign and reader revenue
Guardian editor-in-chief reveals digital reader revenue was up 17% in past year.
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Youtube boss says publisher paywall integration coming ‘very soon’
Youtube head of EMEA says user privacy is main obstacle to integrating publisher paywalls.
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Press Gazette meets the UK civil servant trying to regulate Google
Executive director of digital markets at the CMA Will Hayter says positive results will be seen quickly.
By AI licensing coalition SPUR in huge expansion
Some 20 new publishers around the world join ‘Nato for news’ AI protection group.
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UK regulator tells Google to let publishers opt out of AI Overviews
Tech giant says it will roll out global changes giving publishers control over AI use of their content.
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Publishing in a warzone at Lebanon’s L’Orient-Le Jour
Subscriptions are up but costs are rising faster for French language title.
By Cost cuts and new donors help Full Fact weather loss of £1m Google funding
UK-based fact-checking service has more than 2,000 paying supporters.
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OpenAI not planning to share advertising revenue with publishers
VP of media partnerships at OpenAI says talks with publishers progressing (despite lawsuits).
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Mandelson and Streeting wooed News UK bosses days before general election
Mandelson ‘ribbing’ of Times editor was ‘masterfully done’ said Streeting.
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New York Times chief: How and why publishers should fight AI ‘tsunami’
AG Sulzberger says New York Times has spent $20m on AI lawsuits.
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Reach promotes Grist to revived chief customer officer role
New Customer division includes subscriptions and e-commerce revenue.
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Advertiser blocklists spread during pandemic and have only got worse
Marketers are cutting off support for journalism with nonsensical blocklists.
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Creator-led video app backed by News Movement company eschews infinite scroll
SaySo promises finishable feed featuring vetted creators.
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Positive News tries to rethink everything as it asks audience what they care about
Constructive news outlet embarks on ‘values-aware journalism’ approach with audience survey.
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Why Salt Lake Tribune is gambling one third of revenue by ditching paywall
As with The Guardian, Utah title hopes readers will pay to support journalism and keep news free.
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News diary 1-7 June: Tube strikes, Fifa confirms World Cup squads, Michelle Obama at SXSW London
A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda this week, from the team at Foresight News.
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IPSO: Times OK to say BBC ignored Bill Gates climate U-turn despite Today coverage
Story was mentioned at least in passing on Today programme and other radio shows.
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Travel journalist Simon Calder moves to Telegraph
Simon Calder to add weekly podcast to Telegraph travel section.
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Former CNN journalist teams up with Paris Hilton to air documentary on Tiktok
Laurie Segall on choosing Tiktok and Paris Hilton for new investigative series.
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UFOs, personalities and new content niches fuel NewsNation Youtube expansion
‘Unbiased’ US cable news broadcaster sees Youtube as a major growth opportunity.
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Telegraph, Sun and Mirror hoaxed by AI picture of Thai police in drag
Image shared on Thai police Facebook page was created using AI.
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Economist president Luke Bradley-Jones to become group CEO
Lara Boro steps down after seven years leading The Economist Group.
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Reuters releases first documentary in bid to reach new audiences
Reuters invested in visual investigations with two new roles this year.
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Journalists using AI to save time but don’t want AI-generated pitches or press releases
Just fifth of journalists now say they don’t use AI, down from a third a year ago.
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What Google’s expanded AI features mean for publishers
‘Small sigh of relief’ for publishers as Google AI Mode not yet default in search.
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Who are the UK’s political editors? From broadcast to print
Political editors are a vital part of any media outlet. Here are the main ones across print and broadcast.
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Goalhanger invests in creators via new Ventures division
Goalhanger Ventures backs Youtube brands The Invisible Hand and Backyard Cricket.
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