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Infodemic: Survey reveals people who get news from Facebook and Youtube more likely to breach lockdown and spread Covid-19

People who rely on social media for information about coronavirus are more likely to believe conspiracy theories and breach lockdown…

By Dominic Ponsford

Newsbrands made huge gains in mobile, tablet and desktop audiences as Covid-19 hit UK (Comscore figures in full)

Demand for coronavirus-related news has led to huge leaps in digital audience reach for national newsbrands in the UK, new…

By Freddy Mayhew

Covid-19 prompts record digital audience for UK national press with 6.6m extra daily readers

National newspaper brands added 6.6m daily digital readers in the UK in the first quarter of this year, reaching a…

By Freddy Mayhew

‘Just stop it’: News execs Will Lewis and Lionel Barber condemn journalists’ ‘unbecoming’ use of social media to share opinions

Two senior newspaper executives have condemned journalists’ “unbecoming” use of social media to share their opinions and exclusive content. Will…

By William Turvill

New Standard editor Emily Sheffield will have to pull off another revolution to save it

New Evening Standard editor Emily Sheffield takes over at a time of existential crisis for the free London newspaper, which…

By Freddy Mayhew

Lockdown Lowdown: Krishnan Guru-Murthy says broadcasters are failing to find and promote diverse talent

Channel 4 News presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy answers Press Gazette’s questions about life, work and the news industry during lockdown. How…

By Freddy Mayhew

Journalism after Covid-19: ‘It’s not an extinction-level event’

The financial crisis brought about by Covid-19 has accelerated existing trends – namely the shift from print to digital –…

By Freddy Mayhew

Twitter is on fire and journalists should try not to fan the flames

Twitter has become the sea that journalists swim in. And this week it feels like it has become so polluted…

By Dominic Ponsford

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