Biggest UK local newsbrands: Reach sites worst hit after Google algorithm changes
Just 16 of the 75 biggest local news sites increased their audience year on year in April.
ByManchester Evening News
Cost of online news rises 3% as Telegraph and Mail+ Editions lead on discounts
Online news subscriptions prices and offers from major publishers tracked.
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Manchester Evening News editor ‘fed up of playing algorithmic games’
Sarah Lester speaks weeks after MEN launches first major premium paywall on its site.
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Manchester Evening News pays £16k damages to Bob Vylan frontman
Reach publication wrongly stated Pascal Robinson had performed Nazi salutes on stage.
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Google appears to prioritise global newsbrands over local ones for breaking news events
SEO expert explains why local news providers can “miss out” amid major news events.
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Regional daily ABCs: Print circulation down by average of 18% in H1 2025
The Irish News is the only UK regional daily with circulation above 20,000.
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More UK news publishers are adopting ‘consent or pay’ advertising model
Consent rates jump up and small number of holdouts tend to pay instead – experts say it’s a win-win.
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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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