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
Prince Harry could face an “extensive” four days of questioning in the witness box in his upcoming trial against…
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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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50 biggest UK news websites in October: Sun falls out of top five
Press Gazette's monthly ranking of the top 50 news websites in the UK.
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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 media job cuts 2024 tracked: Conde Nast and Vox Media latest hit
Big losses at the likes of The Messenger, LA Times, Sports Illustrated and Mediahuis Ireland started 2024.
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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.
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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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Top 50 news websites in the world: Traffic bounces back from September lull
New York Times was fastest-growing top ten global news site in September.
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Top 50 news websites in the US: Most newsbrands returned to growth in October ahead of election
Press Gazette's monthly ranking of the top 50 news websites in the US, using Similarweb data.
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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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Reach editorial boss: BBC should work with us, not against us
Reach editorial boss says BBC should not be pursuing any policy disadvantaging commercial providers.
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Reporter launches funding campaign to bring local news back to Chelsea
Rob McGibbon seeking £60,000 launch funding for Chelsea Citizen.
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Ofcom: BBC now part of ‘headwinds’ facing local news publishers
Commercial publishers pleased with Ofcom acknowledgement of BBC competition.
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News diary 2 – 8 December: Observer and Guardian strike, MPs debate NI contributions
A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News.
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Businessman Dale Vince confirms interest in buying Observer
New bidder emerges as Tortoise Media nears end of exclusivity period.
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Sardegna Live chooses MyType to transform digital journalism in Sardinia
Atex has announced its partnership with Sardegna Live, a prominent Sardinian news outlet and video production company. MyType brings…
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Lord Kinnock joins chorus of concern for future of The Observer
Former Labour leader tells Press Gazette: "I can’t be sure that Tortoise has the capacity or the inclination to…
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Bluesky already delivering more referral traffic than X for some publishers
The Boston Globe and Guardian have both reported seeing more traffic from Bluesky than Threads.
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Dylan Jones steps down after 18 months as Standard editor
Jones will stay on to "write frequently" as editor at large, the company's executive chairman said.
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The Swedish regional newsbrand driving subscriptions via Google Discover
VK Media says it has grown revenue with a tool that predicts when a story is about to go…
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Podcast 79: How Bluesky became News-sky, Google Discover, US election lessons
Press Gazette editor-in-chief Dominic Ponsford talks about the benefits of Bluesky for publishers with the zeal of a new…
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Why publishers deserve more than 50/50 generative AI revenue share
Publisher bargaining power is the highest it's been for a long time, David Buttle writes.
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Benefits of coming ‘fashionably late’ to online for The World of Interiors
The World of Interiors launched an editorial website in October 2022.
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Six former editors urge Scott Trust not to ‘gamble’ with future of Observer
New plea for Scott Trust to pause negotiations with Tortoise over Observer sale.
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Mirror merger with OK! mag not about reducing headcount but concerns remain
Move aims to reduce doubling up on reporting certain stories.
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Lords slam government inaction on SLAPPs, calling for action by summer
The government last week ruled out immediate legislation, saying SLAPPs were a "complex area".
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Mail publisher ‘strongly denies’ lawyer’s allegation of document deletion
The mother of murdered teen Stephen Lawrence was "alerted" to the potential case by a text from Prince Harry.
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How Capital Economics made leap to personalised multimedia publishing
Specialist Economic data publisher transformed its content architecture with Drupal-based system.
By Scott Trust says ‘talks continue to progress’ over Observer sale to Tortoise
Guardian owner appears to be pressing on with plan to sell Observer to Tortoise Media.
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Warning of imminent, ‘irreparable’ fracture of news landscape without action
The UK’s news landscape could fracture “irreparably” in the next five to ten years with “grim” implications, a new…
By National World accuses shareholder seeking takeover of financial ‘irregularities’
Media Concierge has rejected allegations of "irregularities" as "baseless".
By Observer sale to Tortoise: Press freedom groups seeks answers from Scott Trust
Questions asked include: why is there only one bidder, and why can't staff speak out freely?
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Reach ends year with more redundancies but reports net increase in staff
As some Sunday teams shed jobs Mullen says Reach will end 2024 with more staff than it started.
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Reach journalist targeted by online abuse shares story as part of new police campaign
South Yorkshire Police applauded by Reach safety editor for launching campaign against online abuse.
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News diary 25 November – 1 December: Parliament debates assisted dying and tobacco and vapes bill
A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News.
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Jason Cowley bowing out after 16 years as New Statesman editor
Cowley will continue to write for the New Statesman as a columnist and essayist.
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Observer writer speaks out over ‘grave threat’ to title at press freedom conference
Observer writer Carole Cadwalladr has been told to "desist" by management after public statements about Tortoise deal.
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Battle for future of National World as shareholder launches takeover bid
Media Concierge is understood to have abstained on executive chairman David Montgomery's re-appointment this year.
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Muslim news site 5Pillars quits regulator for religious reasons
Impress this week published its second discrimination adjudication against the publisher this year.
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Essex Police drops ‘misguided and chilling’ action against Allison Pearson
Media law expert David Banks says Essex Police should have done its homework.
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Jay Rayner leaves Observer as departing editor slams planned sale
Rayner leaves The Observer after 25 years amid a battle over its future ownership.
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DMG Media invests in publisher-friendly generative AI start-up Prorata
Prorata plans to share revenue with publishers each time their content is used to answer a query.
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Google Discover has become Reach’s ‘biggest referrer of traffic’
But not all publisher content performs equally well on Google’s ‘almost like Facebook’ referral feed.
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Guardian strike: Staff agree 48-hour walkout over Observer sale to Tortoise
Journalists have opted for a 48-hour stoppage next month, with a second possibly to follow.
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Guardian US editor Betsy Reed: ‘We want to offer readers joy and hope’
What's next for The Guardian in Trump 2.0 as it is "now more global and more American".
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How top New Zealand news publisher unlocked growth by splitting in two
Stuff head of content development Elise Johnson explains twin free and paid-for revenue strategy.
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How publishers can use branded content to grow advertising revenue
UK publishers not making the most out of branded content says co-founder of Avid Collective Tom Gunter
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Former Washington Post executive editor Sally Buzbee joins Reuters as news editor
Buzbee announced her departure from the Post in June.
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News agency behind UK’s biggest headlines expands into US
SWNS US-based team offers publishers high quality feed of exclusive digital content.
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Wave of news publishers arrive on Bluesky as sign-ups surge
Group of journalists sign letter declaring X/Twitter to "no longer be a useful tool" for reporting.
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Monetising digital audiences: A call for alignment across strategy, teams, and tech
Mather Senior Managing Director, Pete Doucette, explains how publishers can address digital revenue challenges
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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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Fifth of Americans regularly get news from social media influencers
Top news influencers appear to be majority men and right-leaning.
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Ex-Sunday Mirror and People editor Gemma Aldridge leaves publisher
Aldridge said it had been a "tough but exciting" decision.
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Young UK adults read average of six news stories per day, research finds
Tracking data suggests young adults in UK are more interested in news than they say they are.
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Telegraph calls for change in law after Allison Pearson accused of Public Order offence
Year-old deleted Allison Pearson message on X has surfaced via the internet archive.
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News diary 18 – 24 November: 1,000 days since invasion of Ukraine, Hancock at Covid inquiry
A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News.
By Prince Harry and Tom Watson only remaining claimants against Sun publisher
The trial is expected to be held in January.
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Top publishers saw less traffic on day of 2024 US election versus 2020
The AP and NBC News saw their traffic grow while the NYT, CNN and Fox all shed visitors.
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Scott Trust appoints new member as it nears crucial Observer sale decision
Scott Trust will need 75% agreement to go ahead with Observer sale.
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Polls, trust and video shorts: Lessons for news publishers from US election
Six senior leaders look at the media's performance during the US election and what's on the way next.
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Content Ignite becomes Google Certified Publishing Partner
Content Ignite, the publisher-first advertising technology and monetisation platform, has announced its certification as a Google Certified Publishing Partner…
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Newspaper ABCs: Sunday Mail in Scotland manages to hold off monthly decline in October
Press Gazette's monthly analysis of ABC national newspaper circulation figures.
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Podcast 78: Generative AI in the newsroom at The Telegraph
Telegraph director of technology Dylan Jacques explains how the brand got serious with gen AI.
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Telegraph is launching an AI-driven newsroom tool every month
Telegraph director of technology Dylan Jacques says new products are boosting engagement.
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Fresh auction looms for Telegraph as Dovid Efune yet to secure financing
Key backer has left the deal, with two weeks remaining for Dovid Efune to secure financing.
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Paul Staines steps down as Guido Fawkes editor, Ross Kempsell becomes publisher
Lord Ross Kempsell is taking up the day-to-day running of the site as publisher.
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The Guardian departs ‘toxic media platform’ Twitter/X
Editor Katharine Viner discouraged staff from embedding tweets in stories in future, citing platform instability.
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News Corp adds Google-powered AI summaries to Factiva search results
Factiva general manager Traci Mabrey says only consenting publishers will appear in AI results.
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Open web group says Google Sandbox ‘governance framework’ lets it ‘mark its own homework’
Google has proposed implementing consultation periods and appeals processes around its Privacy Sandbox tech.
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