How the New York Times’ digital subscription drive has compensated for the collapse in advertising
At first glance, news that digital revenues have overtaken print for the first time in the New York Times’ history…
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Google enables Covid-19 disinformation sites to make money, report finds
A new University of Oxford report has exposed how Covid-19 disinformation websites are able to use Google’s search engine and…
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Demand for news drove surge in TV viewing at start of UK lockdown, Ofcom finds
The Covid-19 crisis prompted a surge in broadcast TV viewing driven by demand for news on the pandemic at the…
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Newsrooms eye permanent change to working practices after Covid-19 lockdown
The need to maintain social distancing has meant that newsrooms are still largely empty more than four months after the…
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Facebook and Google referrals boost contributed to jump in news traffic at start of Covid-19 crisis
A boost in referrals from Google and Facebook contributed significantly to the uplift in traffic to news websites seen at…
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One in five people actively avoiding Covid-19 news during lockdown, survey finds
The proportion of people in the UK actively avoiding the news has risen during lockdown, according to surveys carried out…
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‘Lifeline’ for 600 BBC PAYE freelances as broadcaster offers new Covid-19 financial support
About 600 freelances who regularly work for the BBC on PAYE contracts are to “finally” be offered financial support to…
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How the pandemic is being used by some as an excuse to clamp down on press freedom
The coronavirus crisis is a human rights crisis – and an opportunity for governments to intensify their attacks on press…
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