News diary 12-18 October: Russell Brand rape trial, MPs question AI safety, NI Assembly no confidence vote
A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News.
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At least five journalists arrested at Palestine Action protest
Two Leicester Gazette reporters among those arrested outside drone factory.
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Who’s suing AI and who’s signing latest: USA Today Co sues OpenAI
Full round-up of publishers versus AI litigation and licensing deals around the world.
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Journalism job cuts in 2026 tracked: Latest from Metro, Guardian, Future, Reach
Press Gazette rolling updates on redundancies made in 2026.
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Metro proposes to cut 60 jobs across print and online
Planned redundancies follow abrupt departure of editor-in-chief and executive editor.
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Quartz website mainly produced by one AI-assisted reporter writing 50+ stories per day
Digital marketing expert Cris Tolomia appears to be making heavy use of AI.
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Independent pays damages to filmmaker accused of fraud in dismissed lawsuit
The Independent agrees settlement after reporting legal allegations that had not been found to be true.
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BBC apologises to Pink News bosses over defamatory sexual misconduct claims
Ben Cohen and Anthony James donating ‘compensation’ from BBC to charity.
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Woman & Home grows live events and video as it turns 100
Women’s lifestyle magazine is growing print market share despite decline.
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PR agency linked to fake Forbes websites posts articles to help US visa applications
Insiders say hundreds are using paid PR placements to prove “extraordinary ability”.
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Top 50 English-language news sites in the world: Half see declines of 20% or more in September
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: 90% see traffic drop in September
Press Gazette’s monthly ranking of the top 50 news websites in the US, using Similarweb data.
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Newsletter tips: Boost interactivity, but keep subject lines ‘boring’
Reach, The Logic and New Statesman shared latest newsletter strategies.
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Facebook cash-for-links scheme excludes publishers (for now)
Meta testing restriction that stops pages posting more than two links per month for free.
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Reform hiring journalists to build national newsroom
At least 12 jobs on offer via new Reform content operation.
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Mail’s interactive storytelling strand Deep Dive drives up to 100 average subs per article
Deep Dive is driving subscriptions and is now offered as a native advertising platform.
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Fresh redundancies at Future as tech brands hurt by AI Overviews
UK audience at tech brand Tom’s Guide is down by 55% since before AI Overviews launched in Google.
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Ex-Panorama editor Rachel Jupp named next BBC News boss
Jupp succeeds Deborah Turness who resigned after Trump speech editing controversy.
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Protected: FAST channel and digital out-of-home offer new revenue sources for publisher video
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News diary 5-11 October: Third anniversary of Hamas attacks on Israel, marches for Palestine
A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda this week, from the team at Foresight News.
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Independent doubles revenue in six years to reach £55m
Independent Studio, AI, US and e-commerce cited as growth pillars.
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Penske AI Overviews lawsuit dismissed because ‘no formal bargain’ struck with Google
Publishers ‘voluntarily acceded’ to zero price for Google crawling, judge finds.
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Goalhanger to bring ad sales and sponsorship in-house
Network to sell partnerships across audio, video, social media, newsletters, live events and branded content.
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What I’ve learned: Dropping out of school at 17 was turning point for Irish News editor
Editor-in-chief of Irish News shares his insights on a career of editing news sites.
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Local newspaper where Harold Evans began closes after 171 years in print
Tameside Reporter to move staff to sister titles with online news set to continue.
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GB News narrows losses despite 63% drop in website visitors
GB News website and app visitors down 63% in second half of 2025 but TV revenue in growth.
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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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Jeremy Clarkson, Meghan, Prince Harry and the secret of Oxford Mail’s traffic success
High-profile residents and a star reporter help fuel traffic success at Oxford Mail.
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The Nerve reaches 5,000 paying subscribers in first year
Newsletter-led newsbrand from ex-Observer journalists now said to be financially sustainable.
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Guardian creates 40 jobs to train journalists with content creator skills
Guardian is separately creating 55 permanent staff roles this year.
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New Scientist launches new advertising platform targeting B2B audience
New Scientist Business is a new advertising platform across print, digital, audio and video
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PA Media Group revenue flat in 2025 after a decade of growth
In 2025 news agency parent group put three-year plan in place with new leadership team.
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Mill Media receives £100,000 from Postcode Lottery to fund subscriptions for under-25s
The newsletter-based local publisher now has 15,000 paying readers.
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50 biggest news websites in UK: Oxford Mail leads audience growth and triples time spent in August
Press Gazette’s monthly ranking of the top 50 news websites in the UK.
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Can SME licensing deals be bigger for publishers than AI?
Publishers are already adapting to a distribution environment in which search and AI increasingly mediate how audiences find information,…
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BBC to cut local radio and regional TV news with 90 jobs at risk
Latest changes are part of £500m annual cost savings to be found in next three years.
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News diary 28 September – 4 October: Conservative and Green Party conferences, energy price cap rise, Glastonbury tickets on sale
A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda this week, from the team at Foresight News.
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How Advance Local went from zero to 250,000 paid online subs
SVP of digital consumer revenue at Advance Local Ann Poe shares her insights on dynamic paywalls.
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Financial Times grows business to record revenue of £566m for 2025
FT Group revenue up 5% in 2025 with operating profit jumping 23%.
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British Journalism Awards 2026: Deadline extended
Entrants now have until Wednesday, 30 September, to finalise their submissions.
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What publishers can learn from creators: ‘Be audience, not platform, obsessed’
Senior leaders from Guardian and BBC spoke about creator economy at Press Gazette event.
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What I’ve learned: Science writer Deborah Cohen says ‘arseholes’ keep her motivated
Ex-BMJ investigations editor shares her insights from a career in science journalism.
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Facebook algorithm change in April ‘crushed’ audience reach for Digitalbox
Publisher of Entertainment Daily and The Tab investing heavily in original video.
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Economist video strategy: ‘We did 50 pilot shows before launching Insider’
Executive editor Andrew Palmer on how brand is putting text-based journalists on screen.
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Fifth of News UK website traffic was ‘non-human’ in past six months
Times and Sun publisher blocking 6% of total traffic – those deemed to be bad bots.
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How S&P Global nurtures a niche audience worth billions in revenue
Head of news at S&P Global Market Intelligence shares his insights.
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Music blog Drowned in Sound launches first print edition
New title is edited by Hannah Ewens with Sean Adams as its publisher.
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Publisher app strategies: Product team capacity is main blocker
Mobile app users’ habits revealed in media report from Pugpig offering industry benchmarks.
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Reach online subs have ‘opened door’ to more court and investigative reporting
Editorial director David Higgerson on shift from volume towards more original content.
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Computer Weekly bucks trend of tech journalism decline by growing editorial team
Business model combines high-quality editorial with selling access to reader data.
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Mag giant Hearst UK returns to revenue growth after three years of decline
Staff cuts and growing subscriptions revenue help Hearst UK return to revenue growth.
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News diary 21-27 September: Burnham to meet Trump, Labour Party conference, MTV Video Music Awards
A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda this week, from the team at Foresight News.
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Prominent art therapist quoted by Vice, Forbes and others is AI-generated
Expert in residence for art materials website is widely-quoted psychology expert.
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What I’ve learned: TTG boss Daniel Pearce says ‘finding our purpose’ was business turning point
B2B travel magazine CEO shares his insights on managing a successful trade title.
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FT chief Jon Slade on how business brand became a hit with Gen Z
Slade was the opening keynote speaker at Press Gazette’s Future of Media Technology conference.
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Reach to cut editorial team by further 160 jobs as key metric becomes ‘active engaged time’
Proposal also includes closure of Kent Live, Aberdeen Live and Galway Beo websites.
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Newsquest grows profit as online subscribers rise to 159,000
Newsquest accounts show digital subscription growth despite revenue decline in 2025.
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Metro editor exits as ‘radical change’ needed to curb losses
Editorial bosses Deborah Arthurs and Richard Hartley-Parkinson depart, Ted Young returns for interim role.
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One in five Britons now using AI to access news
Ofcom 2026 news report finds online intermediaries dominate as source of UK news.
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Guardian grows revenue to record £282m boosted by US operation
Revenue grew in year to March 2026 to a new record for Guardian’s news operation.
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‘Calling out genocide’: Why reporter left ITV News to help launch Zeteo UK
Shehab Khan explains why joining progressive newsbrand’s UK launch was “breath of fresh air”.
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Sun editor ‘optimistic’ about future after ‘reimagining the newsroom’
Victoria Newton says criticisms of popular press often come from “caricature”.
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News diary 14-20 September: Lucy Letby inquiry report, UK labour market and inflation data, Primetime Emmys
A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda this week, from the team at Foresight News.
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Revealed: Future of Media Awards 2026 winners
The Times and Belfast Telegraph named national and regional websites of the year.
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IPSO complaint against Press Gazette upheld over alleged sex offence admission
Press Gazette failed to include rebuttal to serious allegation.
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Press Gazette launches newsroom tool to stop AI fakes before publication
Made by Humans was devised by Press Gazette and built by Flip-Pay.
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Sky News goes ‘narrow’ for first time with paid-for Defence Insider
Defence Insider app is second Sky News paid launch after podcast bundle.
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Washington Post ‘on track to break even’ after four years of losses
Newly-confirmed permanent CEO Jeff D’Onofrio eyes new revenue streams to reach profitability.
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What I’ve learned: Longtime The Grocer editor-in-chief Adam Leyland who led ‘B2B powerhouse’ for 20 years
Food and drink brand is bucking industry trend with search traffic as well as digital subscriptions growth.
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‘Rock’ of US Sun Paul Vale dies aged 50
Vale praised for supporting younger journalists and building strong team culture.
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Emily Maitlis joins The New World as columnist
Maitlis creates line-up of ‘king and queen’ of political podcasting alongside Alastair Campbell.
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IB Times freelance reporter earns $2.62 for 782-word article
London newsroom faces criticism over freelance rates and unpaid internships.
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Reuters replaces Getty as agency partner for 70-year ITN news archive
Reuters using digitisation and AI tools to enhance access to ITN footage.
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Podcast mastery: How publishers can find an audience and make money from it
Podcast Crew founder and New Statesman executive producer Chris Stone shares his insights.
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The Canary suspends operations after second bank account blocked
Staff wages have been late since June and Canary website briefly went down.
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US issues ‘censorship’ warning over UK plan to boost ‘public service’ news on social media
News Media Association warns forcing prominence for ‘trustworthy’ news could end up harming sector.
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Footballco says AI assistant helped it reach 1bn+ World Cup page views
AI drives audience and affiliate revenue during 2026 World Cup for Goal publisher.
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News diary 7-13 September: Assisted dying bill returns, Bayeux Tapestry opens, iPhone launch
A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda this week, from the team at Foresight News.
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Amazon and Meta AI bots account for most website visits
New data reveals 63% rise in AI bot traffic hitting website publishers.
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Tech websites remove articles after failing to verify journalists exist
Press Gazette raises questions about four more prolific tech writers who cover world of crypto.
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Guardian Jobs to close blaming five-year low in UK vacancies
Classified job adverts were once a major revenue earner for The Guardian.
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How Politico has boosted AI innovation by moving to one headless CMS
EVP of product at Politico Francesca Barber explains how publisher has stepped up pace of innovation.
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What I’ve learned: Bloomberg CEO Karen Saltser says ‘be bold and learn to live with some discomfort’
Bloomberg Media CEO shares her insights on leading a growing journalism business.
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US newspaper circulations 2026: Villages Daily Sun is only one of 50 biggest print titles to see annual growth
The Baltimore Sun saw the biggest average daily print circulation decline.
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Long-serving Islington Gazette editor Tony Allcock dies aged 78
Tony Allcock was ‘born to edit the Islington Gazette’.
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Reach to open ‘Mirror North’ Manchester base led by Maria Breslin
Liverpool Echo to get new editor-in-chief as Maria Breslin leads new Mirror operation.
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LLM citation mastery: Tips from Axios publisher Nicholas Johnston
Axios signed a three-year content licensing deal with OpenAI last year.
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Texas non-profit newsrooms ‘stronger together’ after merger
Texas Public Radio and San Antonio Report run separate newsrooms but have combined operations.
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MSN removes publishers from platform without notice
Fears news syndication platform is consolidating its publisher base.
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What I’ve learned: Future operations director Catherine Westwood who led major digital transformation
Head of Future’s global print editorial strategy now focused on staff upskilling around cross-platform workflows.
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‘Misleading’ Home Office photo guidance risks ‘serious consequences’ for journalists, warns NUJ
Booklet ‘spreads public confusion’ about journalists’ rights, says union.
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Revealed: The news publishers on Instagram with the biggest follower growth since 2024
Press Gazette analysis reveals which outlets currently have the biggest presence on Instagram.
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Social media content creation mastery: Tips for publishers from DMG New Media
Social publisher DMG New Media has 25 in-house creators.
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One-click link in articles adds publishers to Google users’ ‘preferred source’ for Top Stories and AI search
New feature rollout comes amid concerns over referrals drop from AI search summaries.
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Second ‘overwhelming victory’ for Mail publisher in Harry privacy case with costs decision
Associated Newspapers awarded costs on indemnity basis, initial payment, and no cap.
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Axel Springer gave Telegraph £7m loan months before takeover
Telegraph group revenue was down 2% in 2025 despite gains in digital subscriptions and advertising.
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Guardian condemns ‘racialised’ abuse of its journalists in Jason Arday death aftermath
NUJ says threats against journalists risk “deepening the distress already felt by so many”.
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Traffic to 10 biggest US news websites down a third in two years
How overall and search traffic has declined at major news websites, largely since 2024 peak.
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Angela Rayner privacy and harassment complaint against Sun on Sunday dismissed
IPSO previously issued two privacy notices to press about photographers outside politician’s homes.
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Guardian journalist David Conn, Andy Burnham and the ‘Hillsborough law’
An investigation marking 20 years since Hillsborough gave campaigh fresh impetus.
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