Financial Times CEO Jon Slade to kick off Future of Media Technology Conference
The day-long conference in London on 10 September provides an essential briefing on revenue strategies.
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SFGate creates paywalled ad-free app as website traffic tumbles
San Francisco-based news site is first free Hearst newsbrand to add paid app.
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Which UK national newsbrands reach the most under-35s?
New research based on Ipsos iris data reveals proportion of young amongst audience of major online newsbrands.
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Journalism job cuts in 2026 tracked: Latest from Restart, Chattanooga Times Free Press and Buzzfeed
Press Gazette rolling updates on redundancies made in 2026.
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What I’ve learned: Express investigations editor Zak Garner-Purkis
Working for publications which can be ‘disrespected’ has given him ‘something to prove’.
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Fake Forbes websites and the PR agency offering guaranteed coverage – at a price
Fake iterations of the Forbes website are packed with AI-generated and promotional content.
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Top 50 US news websites: The Times of India and The Hill lead growth in July
Press Gazette’s monthly ranking of the top 50 news websites in the US, using Similarweb data.
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Boston Globe invests in local news, politics and sport to boost subscriptions
CEO Linda Henry tells Press Gazette how Globe is responding to AI summaries challenge.
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Top 50 English-language news sites in the world: BBC hits one billion visits
Press Gazette’s analysis of the 50 biggest English-language news websites in the world, updated monthly.
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New visa rules limit foreign journalists to 240-day stays in the US
Self-censorship fears raised over need for regulator visa renewals.
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BBC World Service moves from seven apps to one multilingual version
One app to service all BBC language users outside UK and US.
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What I’ve learned: NCTJ chief executive Joanne Forbes
Joanne shares her insights from a 30-year career in media.
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Non-website audience is focus of revenue growth for new Business Insider CEO
Christian Baesler shares his growth plans for Business Insider after being named permanent CEO.
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Andrew Pierce bid farewell to Daily Mail with Paul Dacre dinner
Pierce remains a GB News presenter.
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How Hello! fought back after saying goodbye to Google Discover traffic
Hello! is making the most of platforms like Apple News and MSN while it builds paid memberships.
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RAJARs Q2 2026: GB News radio audience up 34% as BBC dips
Full round-up of UK radio listening figures for the second quarter of 2026.
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People Inc not blocking Google ‘at the moment’ as it rolls out digital subscriptions
People Inc (formerly IAC) reveals 2% revenue fall in second quarter.
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‘Super users’ drive engagement as more people spend time on mobile apps
Mobile app users’ habits revealed in media report from Pugpig offering industry benchmarks.
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What I’ve learned: Computer Weekly editor Bryan Glick
Campaigning editor shares his insights and warns Google is ‘killing quality journalism’.
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Live blogging mastery: Tips for publishers from Guardian’s Andrew Sparrow
The Guardian gets up to 15% of its total page views from live blogs.
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Belfast News Letter editor Ben Lowry made redundant
Iconic Media planning to create role of group editorial director for Northern Ireland.
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The prisoner’s dilemma: Why UK publishers are signing Google AI deals
Is short-term revenue and traffic being prioritised over long-term health of news industry?
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Tony Livesey leaves 5 Live following allegations against former Sport Newspapers boss David Sullivan
Story updated as Livesey leaves BBC radio show after 16 years.
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‘Funny and excoriating’ Sun columnist and broadcaster Rod Liddle dies aged 66
Liddle wrote a column for The Sunday Times and presented a show on Times Radio.
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Who’s suing AI and who’s signing: Perplexity’s motion to dismiss vs Reddit rejected, News Corp sues Brave
Plus: New York Times and Chicago Tribune sue Perplexity and Google signs non-licensing AI deals.
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Australia to tax Meta if it doesn’t pay news publishers
News Bargaining Incentive to levy Google, Meta and Tiktok unless they sign commercial news deals.
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Summer news diary 3 August – 6 September: Edinburgh Fringe, Burnham ‘listening tour’, Clacton by-election
A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda this summer, from the team at Foresight News.
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Creator-style content helps Time deliver seven-fold increase in Youtube views
Editor-in-chief Sam Jacobs says Time focus on social-first creator content is paying off.
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What I’ve learned: Newsguard co-founder Steven Brill on the fight for truth
Brill shares insights from his near 50-year career in media.
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Andrew Pierce departs Daily Mail after 17 years
Pierce continues as a presenter on GB News.
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Google adds Top Stories links to many news-related AI summaries
Entertainment is news category most likely to generate Top Stories carousel within AIO.
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Why reporting of Ann Widdecombe killing pushed legal boundaries
Daily Mail first to name suspect in Widdecombe murder case before charge.
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Police and crime commissioner to pay Allison Pearson ‘substantial damages’
Telegraph columnist receives five-figure sum in complaint against Essex police boss.
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Mail spent £35m fighting Harry’s ‘campaign for Leveson 2’ privacy claim
Claim was launched with ‘blaze of publicity’ and ‘monstrous all-out attack’ on Mail.
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What I’ve learned: Reach editor Natalie Fahy who fought against Reform ban
Nottingham Post editor and Reach London/East of England editor in chief shares her insights.
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Scotland’s Daily Record targeted by fascist-style protesters at office
NUJ has seen “increasing amount of abuse and threats” towards journalists in Scotland in recent weeks.
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‘Shot in the dark’ Daily Express Youtube show rises to top in under a year
Express video show follows repeatable formats with regular co-hosts and fewer “ding dongs”.
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50 biggest news websites in UK: ITV and Irish Mirror lead engagement growth in June
Press Gazette’s monthly ranking of the top 50 news websites in the UK.
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‘First tremors’ of AI earthquake showing in digital revenue hit
Display ad revenue was biggest growth area among publishers surveyed by AOP.
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Nub News set to hit first profit after scaling down hyperlocal footprint
Nub News is due to reach £7.5k in profit after closing 17 locations in 18 months.
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Journalist response platform plays ‘whack-a-mole’ against AI deluge of PR content
Three more widely-published experts touted by PR industry appear not to exist
By New research reveals AI answers only as trusted as the newsbrands they cite
Survey reveals crucial part publishers play in providing plausible AI responses.
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News diary 27 July – 2 August: Apple and Meta results, Manchester mayor election and Commonwealth Games
A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda this week, from the team at Foresight News.
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Mirror publisher to pay ‘substantial’ damages to model over alleged phone hacking
Model complained about hacking of voicemails relating to girlfriends Jennifer Aniston and Cameron Diaz.
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The Hill subscriptions aimed at helping ‘superfans’ to ‘geek out’ with journalists
SVP of editorial content at US political site Bill Sammon on new subs offering.
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MI5 and police illegally grabbed journalist’s call records to find sources
Former BBC Northern Ireland journalist paid £20,000 in damages by MI5 and PSNI.
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Semafor wants to be ‘business outlet of record in the Gulf’
Gulf newsletter goes five days a week to capitalise on audience and commercial interest.
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New Internationalist crowdfunds magazine back from brink
Global affairs magazine raises more than £160,000 in fifth fundraising drive.
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Mike Soutar on what today’s media leaders can learn from Genghis Khan
Magazine industry titan shares lessons from history for dealing with big tech and AI challenges.
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Substack promotes human content with ‘scan for AI’ feature
Substack has partnered with AI plagiarism checker Pangram to introduce a new ‘scan for AI text’ feature. On any…
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Newsletter focus spells success for news digest brand The Knowledge
Newsletter brand started by The Week founder Jon Connell has 13,000 paying subscribers.
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Unreliable AI answers are ‘good enough’ for most users of platforms
Only one in four ChatGPT users say they click through to links.
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Reach moves away from ‘volume’ as traffic, revenue and share price plunge
Piers North reveals change of approach after disappointing H1 2026 results.
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Edward Stourton: ‘Rolls Royce’ broadcaster with ‘minimal ego’
Renowned journalist sacked by BBC for being too ‘posh’ but then reinstated dies aged 68..
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Hearst starts with ‘why’ as journalists asked to produce fewer articles
Plus, why Telegraph cut down its newsletters in quality over quantity focus.
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Amol Rajan tops BBC table for news moonlighters with £115k+ in events fees
Full details of BBC journalist outside earnings for April 2025 to March 2026 revealed.
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Cultural resistance hampers use of AI in newsrooms, new global survey finds
New study charts attitudes to AI across newsrooms in 86 countries.
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Google search traffic to leading UK publishers set to halve by Q3 2027
New AOP study reveals impact of AI overviews on search at eight leading UK publishers.
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News diary 20-26 July: Burnham announces Cabinet appointments, Google results, Tour de France finale
A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda this week, from the team at Foresight News.
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Playboy magazine is back – with ‘respectful and modern’ take on female nudity
Playboy Bunnies and Playmates have returned to print.
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Former Sunday Mirror editor Paul Connew: ‘The ultimate news man’
Connew worked widely as a commentator and broadcaster in his post-tabloid career.
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Newsletter platform Beehiiv adds community features and programmatic advertising
Creator platform adds ability for subscribers to interact with each other.
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US copyright law has been weaponised to silence reporting around the world
Google is removing thousands of articles from search due to spurious DMCA requests.
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Daily Mail and Metro to pay ‘substantial’ libel damages to Loose Women panellist and husband
Titles published “serious and damaging allegations” falsely suggesting hatred of Jews.
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Dale Vince wins damages on appeal over ‘unfair’ Daily Mail headline juxtaposition
Green energy industrialist awarded damages after taking case to Court of Appeal.
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First-party data mastery: Tips for publishers from Norway’s Schibsted Media
Schibsted Media has 1.25 million digital-only subscribers across its newsbrands.
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Future of Media Awards shortlists celebrate excellence in digital news
Awards in their fifth year celebrate editorial, commercial and product excellence.
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Top-paid BBC journalists 2025/26: Stephen Nolan and Laura Kuenssberg top list
Several major BBC journalists see pay drop following election year.
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‘Petulant’ Harry statement after Mail hacking trial was ‘beyond the pale’
Media lawyer condemns Harry statement, plus accused journalist ‘angry’ over ‘desperate’ case.
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Claude’s ability to remix ‘liquid content’ is ‘serious challenge for news media’
Digital News Report author Nic Newman explained how publishers should respond.
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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 this 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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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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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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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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