News diary 4-10 August: Final Masterchef with Gregg Wallace airs, US foreign import tariffs and Trump’s Russia-Ukraine deadline
A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News.
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White House embraces rise of ‘newsfluencers’
How social media ‘newsfluencers’ have made their way into the heart of the US government.
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Freelance journalists given rare chance to ‘right wrongs’ of unfair payment practices
Journalists often treated like ‘ungrateful beggars’ for asking for payment and must make case ‘loud and clear’.
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David McCann appointed editor of Times and Sunday Times in Scotland
Magnus Llewellin has left the newsbrand after nine years as editor.
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Major UK publishers have seen Google search visibility ‘drop by up to 80%’ since 2019
Likelihood of publisher keywords triggering an AI Overview increased by 3.5 times between March and June.
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RAJARs Q2 2025: Times Radio reports record year-on-year growth
Times Radio has grown its listenership by a record 29% on a yearly basis.
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Google AI Mode goes live in the UK
New search experience described as “lose-lose” for sources of trusted news.
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Daily Mail sets 1m digital subscriber target amid major rebrand
Aim is to reach one million paying digital subscribers by October 2028.
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