News diary 13 – 19 January: Tiktok ban deadline, Starmer unveils AI plan
A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News.
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2025 journalism job cuts tracked: Washington Post, Huffpost and Vox layoffs start year
This page will stay up-to-date with redundancies and layoffs hitting UK and US journalists in 2025.
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News media trends for 2025: AI threats, Google search decline and subs slowdown
Global survey of news leaders reveals revenue, readership and newsroom trends.
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Bauer Media Group pays $625m for outdoor advertising business
The acquisition represent's Bauer's entry into the out of home advertising market.
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The UK’s biggest news media companies: New top 50 ranking by revenue
Most top UK media companies grew their revenue in their most recent accounts.
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Mail owner appoints chief product officer amid Mail+ subs growth drive
Lewis Buttress joins DMG Media from The Times.
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Update: Journalists to be able to report from any family court in England and Wales
Journalists have wider discretion to report what they witness at family courts.
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What Google’s C$100m payout to Canada news industry means for publishers elsewhere
Why legislators may serve publishers better by protecting copyright content from AI incursions.
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Research, personalisation and automation: What AI can do for publishers
Former Sun digital development director Paul Hood explains what AI can do for publishers.
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Piers Morgan takes ownership of Youtube show away from News UK
Wake Up Productions Ltd aims to expand Piers Morgan Uncensored in the US.
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Donald Trump versus the press: His ‘campaign of legal intimidation’ tracked
From Bob Woodward to the Pulitzer Prize board, Donald Trump's lawfare campaign against the press.
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How publishers can avoid affiliate marketing pitfalls and find new revenue
PA Media lifestyle editor Prudence Wade on affiliate marketing content for publishers.
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How Swiss brand 20 Minuten put readers and editors first with new CMS
Headless CMS for leading Swiss news brand has removed blocks to editorial efficiency.
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Meta fact-checking partner calls end of scheme ‘a backwards step’
Full Fact CEO "absolutely refutes" Mark Zuckerberg's allegation of bias at fact-checkers.
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Getty and Shutterstock agree $3.7bn merger
The resulting company will be called Getty Images Holdings Inc.
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Computer Weekly editor to national media: Pay more attention to specialist titles
Bryan Glick spoke to Press Gazette after Computer Weekly won the British Journalism Award for Campaign of the Year.
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50 biggest UK news websites: The Independent top commercial title by reach
Press Gazette's monthly ranking of the top 50 news websites in the UK.
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Around 4,000 journalism job cuts made in UK and US in 2024
Q1 and US publications hit hardest by 2024 journalism job cuts.
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City AM ends Monday print edition with ‘renewed focus’ on video and audio
Small number of jobs put at risk as result of print reduction.
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DC Thomson reports falling revenue for 2023/24 but investments boost profit
Press & Journal publisher back in pre-tax profit after investments make massive gain.
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How publishers can harness five key benefits of branded content
New report from Avid Collective details five key benefits of branded content for publishers.
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News diary 6 – 12 January: Parliament debates Letby trial, Welby finishes duties
A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News.
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BBC local radio station showed ‘systemic failure’ on night of disorder
BBC complaints unit assured "lessons have been learned" about breaking news coverage during shared programming.
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MP wins complaint against Birmingham Live over UK’s ‘grimmest village’ article
MP Gavin Williamson previously complained to press regulator IPSO over similar Mail Online article.
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Byline Times seeks £200,000 for marketing by selling shares to readers
The monthly newspaper said in an investor prospectus that it passed £1m in annual revenue last year.
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Ex-Computer Weekly journalist given OBE for Post Office reporting
Also: three BBC journalists recognised in New Year Honours 2025.
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Tortoise reports falling turnover but reduced losses after 2023 cutbacks
'Slow news' publisher shifts commercial focus towards sponsored business roundtable events.
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Estates Gazette magazine saved by Mark Allen Group bid
Digital information side of business will be sold separately.
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Lady in the lake murder: Why reporter has returned to the crime 27 years on
Jeremy Craddock's new book explores a notorious Lake District murder and the ethics of crime reporting.
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Trust, quality and data: Key ad revenue themes for publishers in 2024
VP for revenue at Brand Metrics Kristen Friesen on what she learned at Press Gazette's New York Media Strategy…
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Media wins right to challenge Sara Sharif judges anonymity order
Appeal hearing to be held in January.
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Foresight news diary: The dates to know for 2025
Foresight News looks ahead to the key events in the calendar for 2025 that you need in your news…
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Channel 4 News editor: ‘We defy expectations because we move quickly’
Esme Wren discusses programme's strengths as it wins News Provider of the Year.
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Diversify or die? 23 media leaders reveal how to make news pay in 2025
Senior editorial and commercial leaders at 23 news publishers share their expectations and challenges for 2025.
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What we have learned about journalism in the AI era two years on
Two years on from the launch of ChatGPT what do we know about journalism in the new era of…
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Glide scores huge contract win as CMS provider for Arsenal FC
Glide Publishing Platform will support a diverse range of content for Arsenal's huge global fan base.
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Top 50 news websites in the world: AP and NBC see more than 50% monthly surge
Agencies, US broadcasters and political news saw big gains in November.
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‘Opt-out’ AI rights would let tech companies ‘shirk responsibilities’ on copyright
News Media Association boss says Government's proposed approach "overlooks the real challenge".
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How AI search tool Perplexity is sharing ad revenue with publishers
Interview with Perplexity's first head of publisher partnerships, Jessica Chan.
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Journalist of the year Caroline Wheeler on her 23-year crusade: ‘Never give up’
Wheeler dedicated the British Journalism Awards accolade to all the infected blood campaigners.
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Ad-blockers mean publishers missing out on ad revenue from one in five readers
Publishers warned about scale of 'dark traffic' - unmeasured and therefore unmonetised audience.
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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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Lizzy Buchan appointed Mirror political editor
Buchan became interim political editor in the summer.
By Top 50 news websites in the US: Washington Post and LA Times miss out on election boost
Press Gazette's monthly ranking of the top 50 news websites in the US, using Similarweb data.
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Media Concierge to take over National World, promising to invest in local news
Media Concierge said it plans not to close any print titles and wants to focus on local news.
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Tortoise-Observer deal signed and Lucy Rock named print editor
The first Observer under new ownership is expected to be published in the spring.
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‘Paywalls safest way to guarantee journalistic jobs’ says Bloomberg editor in chief
John Micklethwait also revealed how Bloomberg uses AI in the newsroom.
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Press Gazette launches website registration wall
Press Gazette is now asking readers to share their email address, company and job title.
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Lawyer denies improperly restricting tax expert Dan Neidle revealing Nadhim Zahawi legal letter
Lawyer says he was "not trying to be threatening" in email to Dan Neidle.
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Newspaper ABCs: FT and i avoid month-on-month decline in November
Press Gazette's monthly analysis of ABC national newspaper circulation figures.
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Pink News bosses say ‘false’ BBC allegations caused them ‘serious harm’
Benjamin Cohen and Anthony James say they have made criminal complaint about allegations.
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Tom Gatti named acting editor of the New Statesman
New Statesman executive editor Tom Gatti has been appointed acting editor of the title after Jason Cowley announced that…
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Police surveillance operation to unmask journalistic source ruled unlawful
Case described as a "landmark" for press freedom.
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Marie Colvin Award winner: Journalists in Gaza need and deserve a break
Yousef Hammash speaks about the difficulties continuing to face Palestinian journalists.
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Funding push for first UK national journalists’ memorial launched
Karola Zakrzewska spoke movingly about the need to remember the sacrifice made by journalists like her brother Pierre.
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Laura Kuenssberg on Boris Johnson slip-up: ‘I screwed up, there we go, next story’
British Journalism Awards interviewer of the year on Boris Johnson 'screw up' and Michelle Mone encounter.
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Sun editor Victoria Newton: ‘We are the number one scoop machine on Fleet Street’
Victoria Newton warns investigative journalism is expensive and Fleet Street needs to work together to protect it.
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News diary 16 – 22 December: Gisele Pelicot trial verdict, English Devolution White Paper
A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News.
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‘A brilliant journalist and brilliant human being’: David Knowles remembered with Public Service Award
Francis Dearnley remembers friend and colleague as he collects award on his behalf.
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Land Registry price rise dubbed ‘tax on proper journalism’
Small newsrooms face hundreds of pounds of extra costs for a single investigation under new registry prices.
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British Journalism Awards winners 2024: Channel 4 News named best news provider, Caroline Wheeler is journalist of the year
All the winners of the British Journalism Awards 2024 and links to their winning work.
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Observer sale: New email reveals Guardian refusal to talk to potential bidder
Email from Guardian CEO to potential Observer bidder follows Scott Trust saying it would still listen to bids.
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Business Insider tech chief: AI lets us ‘punch above our weight class’
Interview with Business Insider's CTO Harry Hope on AI and shift away from mass audience.
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The Big Issue’s shift from street paper to campaigning digital title
Editor Paul McNamee says the title has broadened its focus from homelessness to poverty.
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UK’s biggest online publishers: Reddit growing fast, Mail sees sharp traffic drop
BBC in fifth place behind four tech giants: Alphabet, Meta, Amazon and Microsoft.
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Forbes names Sherry Phillips as CEO to succeed Mike Federle
Federle will continue as a strategic advisor to the Forbes leadership team and board.
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26 leading former Guardian/Observer writers express ‘horror’ at actions of Scott Trust
Meanwhile Guardian CEO Anna Bateson explains why company has given Tortoise £5m plus The Observer.
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Prince Harry could face ‘extensive’ questioning in trial of claim against Sun publisher
News Group Newspapers trial is set to start in January.
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Guardian staff letters contradict Scott Trust claims it consulted over Observer sale
Staff say they were not consulted over Observer sale contradicting Scott Trust chair Ole Jacob Sunde.
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BBC appoints executive news editor to ‘spearhead digital growth’
New BBC News role will have focus on reaching under-25s.
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GB News dismisses report accusing it of ‘almost obsessive’ coverage of Muslims
The Centre for Media Monitoring report said Ofcom should "do its job and regulate the channel".
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Spectator rebuked for calling Juno Dawson ‘a man who claims to be a woman’
Rare Clause 12 (discrimination) breach ruling from IPSO after Dawson said she was "deliberately misgendered".
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Rupert Murdoch loses attempt to give Lachlan control in family trust overhaul
Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch plan to appeal the ruling.
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Journalist-friendly CMS Labrador is packed with time-saving AI tools
Labrador content management system is changing the way media groups publish.
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Reach appoints leader for ‘data-led decision making’ in newsrooms
Ellen Stewart is currently director of content strategy and growth at Conde Nast.
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RELX-owned B2B title Estates Gazette to close after 166 years
Commercial real estate B2B title says it was damaged "irreparably" by industry headwinds.
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Journalist denies George Osborne stalking charges
Court told any communications sent by Lydia Suffield were in her professional capacity as a journalist.
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Wired UK to go quarterly and merge teams with global editions
Wired first began combining its UK and US websites three years ago.
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Why journalists are cautious about calling current conflicts ‘genocide’
Heidi Kingstone says it is not for journalists to decide whether conflict in Gaza is genocide.
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Guardian chair says Tortoise deal will end ‘inevitable decline’ of Observer
Charles Gurassa says Tortoise deal will strengthen both Guardian and Observer titles.
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News diary 9 – 15 December: Harry vs Sun pre-trial hearing, Sycamore Gap tree trial starts
A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News.
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Who’s suing AI and who’s signing: Publisher deals vs lawsuits with generative AI companies
November 2024: Major Canadian news outlets sue OpenAI over copyright.
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Scott Trust and Guardian management face staff fury over Observer sale
Staff press on with second round of strike action, Guardian responds to "inaccurate information".
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Mail on Sunday pays ‘substantial’ damages over ‘statin deniers’ articles
A statement by Matt Hancock on statins was found to have been used in a "misleading" way.
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Sky News business presenter Ian King to leave channel
King had been off air for several months before the announcement.
By Scott Trust approves sale of The Observer to Tortoise Media
Scott Trust approves sale of Observer as journalists strike in protest at deal.
By National World board ‘minded to’ accept takeover bid
Media Concierge still has to make its offer formally.
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BBC ends financial data feeds to save money
The BBC’s data feed was licensed from investment research firm Morningstar.
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Comment: Online ecosystem is squeezing small publishers out of business
Sports media co-founder wonders how the next businesses like his will cope.
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Perplexity to share ad revenue with signed-up publishers after flurry of criticism
Perplexity chief business officer tells Press Gazette publishers have "nothing to lose" if they sign up to the programme.
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Future CEO says Google update has not harmed affiliate revenues
Future share price bounces back on 2024 results which show modest return to growth.
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Most popular news apps in the UK: BBC News now bigger than Apple News
Users of Samsung's free news app Upday fell by 44% in a year to one million.
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Time CEO Jessica Sibley says B2B shift is working for 101-year-old brand
Time has gone through a "pretty significant transformation", dropping its paywall and going bigger on events.
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On the picket line at Guardian: ‘Observer, Observer, James Harding don’t deserve her!’
Grayson Perry, Stewart Lee and Mick Lynch among the high-profile names supporting the Guardian/Observer strike.
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GB News live TV audience overtook Sky News in November
BARB data for live TV viewing showed GB News boost in November.
By Guardian strike: Scott Trust offers new assurances but presses on with Observer sale
Scott Trust and GMG press on with Observer sale whilst offering new assurances to staff.
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Barriers still exist for disabled people in journalism
Claire Harris says disability is not a barrier, but not considering the environment is.
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Google search change hits publisher Black Friday e-commerce revenue
Likes of Forbes, AP News, CNN, Fortune and the Wall Street Journal affected by site reputation abuse update.
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Ex-CNN reporter Sam Kiley joins The Independent as world affairs editor
Kiley is a former foreign affairs editor of Sky News.
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Privileged, posh, amoral and stupid? Don’t tar all journalists with the same brush
Veteran news agency boss says privileged sterotype of journalists is wide of the mark.
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