Walking the mobile notification tightrope: How to engage audiences while avoiding overload
Nic Newman examines latest data on use and audience response to push alerts.
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News trends for 2025: AI chatbots, social video boom, platform fragmentation and rise of news influencers
'Challenges for institutional journalism are intensifying' in platform-enabled ecosystem, report finds.
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News diary 16-22 June: US Tiktok sell-or-ban deadline, Chris Brown in UK court
A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News.
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Mediahuis Ireland reaches 100,000 digital subscriber milestone
Digital subscriptions across The Irish Independent and Belfast Telegraph total 100,000.
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Techcrunch owner says he is ‘doubling down’ on Europe after staff axed
Former staff hit out at comments from Techcrunch publisher Michael Reinstein.
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Who’s suing AI and who’s signing: Raft of Prorata partnerships, New York Times signs with Amazon
Ziff Davis sues OpenAI while The Washington Post signs.
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Newsletter strategies: Insights from The Scotsman, Metro and The i Paper
Including paid limited newsletter series and revamping the sign-up process.
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New IT publication appears to be largely AI-generated
Press Gazette cannot verify the credentials of the site's two named authors.
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Chiswick: Local news oasis
Across the UK ‘deserts’ with no dedicated local news coverage are increasing – with London particularly hard hit by…
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Daily Star drops page three pictures of scantily dressed women in redesign
Daily Star adds strapline: "News with a wink."
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Reach launches series of Substack-based newsletters in bid to broaden audience
Jenna Thompson explains latest Reach effort to reach new audiences via a series of free Substacks.
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Journalists are adding extra checks to keep ahead of the fake experts
The fake expert industry continues to churn out AI-generated commentary.
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How 20-strong PA Media puzzles team feeds growing publisher demand for brain teasers
PA Media Puzzles editor Peter Sterling has been settting brain teasers for 30 years.
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New London culture title to launch in September with five-strong team
Broadsheet founder Nick Shelton explains why there is a gap in London media.
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Getty legal action against AI photo firm is ‘day of reckoning’, start of trial hears
Stability AI says Getty claim is "overt threat" to its business.
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Who are the UK’s political editors? From broadcast to print
Political editors are a vital part of any media outlet. Here are the main ones across print and broadcast.
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This message will self destruct: Guardian launches new secure tech for sources
Secure Messaging sits within the main Guardian app.
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Dale Vince legal claim against Daily Mail publisher thrown out
Associated Newspapers had called it a "resurrection" of a libel claim thrown out last year.
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2025 journalism job cuts tracked: Latest cuts at Business Insider and Techcrunch
This page will stay up-to-date with redundancies and layoffs hitting UK and US journalists in 2025.
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Around ten staff axed in Techcrunch move to scrap Europe coverage
Cutbacks follow purchase of site for tech start-ups by private equity firm.
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Axel Springer to mandate four days per week in the office
Change of policy will impact staff at titles including Politico and Business Insider.
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News diary 9-15 June: New US travel ban, Trooping the Colour, G7 Summit in Canada
A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News.
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Telegraph withdraws banker school fees story after being deceived by source
Telegraph admits that internal processes were not strong enough.
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UK political mag Tribune taken over by Islam Channel owner
"The editorial independence and the tradition of Tribune are assured."
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New look, new paper and new name for The New European
Title which launched after Brexit now claims 35,000 subscribers.
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Press Gazette tops ranking of websites covering media industry news
Similarweb data suggests Press Gazette is most popular website for publishing industry news.
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Investment in SEO pays off as Capital Business Media doubles revenue
Founder Richard Alvin explains how specialist publisher is funding rapid expansion.
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From Discord to Puma Kings: How football brand Mundial is connecting with readers
Print and passion are at the core of football title Mundial - and it is paying off.
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Staying true to ‘core cause’ has helped Stylist survive bonfire of the free mags
Lisa Smosarski says free magazine now has 10,000 digital subscribers.
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Sun names new political editor and drops business page
Jack Elsom replaces Harry Cole who has new US-based role on TV and Youtube.
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Top 50 news websites in the US: AP shrugs off Trump row with huge traffic boost
Press Gazette's monthly ranking of the top 50 news websites in the US, using Similarweb data.
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Reach journalists reluctantly accept 2% pay increase
Pay deal includes movement on creating standard pay bands across business.
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Google ‘handling stolen goods’ with Youtube theft of paywalled news articles
Youtube channels use AI to turn paywalled articles into videos.
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Top 50 news websites in the world: Tabloids take a tumble
Press Gazette's analysis of the 50 biggest English-language news websites in the world, updated monthly.
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Journalists need to change the way they describe homeless people
Centre for Homelessness Impact creates news guidelines for reporters.
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Why Business Insider is axing 100-plus staff and who is leaving
Massive Business Insider job cuts fall hard on tech, diversity and entertainment coverage.
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Met Police says terror investigation ongoing over journalist’s tweets
Asa Winstanley's home was raided, phones and computer equipment were seized.
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Former editor switches from local news to lifestyle with launch of 14 titles
Marc Astley's Daily model offers his editors a 50/50 revenue share.
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Anna Mikhailova named political editor of Times Radio
Journalist leaves Mail on Sunday where she was deputy political editor.
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News diary 2-8 June: Tommy Robinson in court over journalist harassment charges, Beyonce in London, South Korea election
A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News.
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Gerry Adams awarded £84,000 in damages after suing BBC for libel
Jury finds BBC's actions were not in good faith and it did not act in a fair and reasonable…
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Commenting returns to Press Gazette powered by OpenWeb
Commenting will only be available to logged-in users.
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PA Media journalists back no confidence vote against new editor-in-chief over cuts plan
Jack Lefley has led the PA Media newsroom since the start of the year.
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Google AI Mode is undermining original journalism
Publishers warned they must adapt their strategy as AI search becomes more dominant.
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How launching podcasts on Youtube has prompted ‘explosive’ growth for Goalhanger
Founders of the UK's largest independent podcast producer say Youtube has been game-changing.
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50 biggest UK news websites: Top four commercial newsbrands neck and neck
Press Gazette's monthly ranking of the top 50 news websites in the UK.
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Press Gazette launches paid access to online content
Metered paywall will help fund next stage of Press Gazette expansion.
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Managing director of lifestyle publisher Refinery29 joins Standard as CEO
Tamar Riley has been global managing director at Refinery29 since July 2022.
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How BBC History is bringing content about the past to tomorrow’s audiences
Substack newsletter and podcast are latest additions to the brand.
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South London Press closes down after 160 years covering UK capital
Abrupt closure of title has seen the website shut down and staff sent home.
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New National World owner promises staff ‘longer-term view’ after takeover
Malcolm Denmark says business will not be based on chasing "short-term" results.
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Online subs and town centre shopfronts: Tindle plan to safeguard local news
Tindle Newspapers MD Scott Wood reveals the "ambition" driving the publisher's next steps.
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Guardian grows revenue and reduces losses for year to March 2025
Title reports boom in reader revenue, which has been helped by US opposition to Trump.
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News diary 26 May – 1 June: Russell Brand in court, disposable vape ban comes in
A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News.
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Redbird buys Telegraph in £500m deal with Abu Dhabi to keep minority stake
Abu Dhabi-backed IMI to retain minority stake of up to 15% in Telegraph.
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Facebook slammed for ‘attack on local journalism’ after third site ‘restricted’
Upcoming Online Safety Act measures will require better protections for publisher content on platforms.
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Podcast 90: Death of the website, the never-ending pivot to video and why Dom loves Substack
‘The death of the website’ was the name of one panel session at a recent publishing industry conference. Press…
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Publishers will lose out if generative AI becomes another duopoly
Google and OpenAI want to reposition chatbots as virtual assistants.
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Future of Media Awards 2025 are open for entries
Awards celebrate great journalism-based apps, podcasts, websites, newsletters and more.
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The most profitable revenue stream some publishers have never heard of
Wright's Media's Michelle Myers on how publishers can make money from content they have already created.
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City AM expands events, commercial video and launches prize draws
CEO Harry Owen says title is turning a profit for the year to date.
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Robert Peston leads Jewish journalists’ call for media access into Gaza
Read full letter signed by 17 journalists urging access through Israel or Egypt.
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How to write words people will actually pay for
Polly Vernon shares her tips on how to make words pay the bills on Substack and elsewhere.
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The new skills journalists need in the era of generative AI
Journalism lecturer Robin Brown on the new skills needed to work in the AI era.
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How The Economist is building engagement to reduce subscriber churn
More intimate, less frequent engagements can be worth many times more than reading an individual article.
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‘Print is new counter culture’ says Vittles founder as newsletter launches in print
Why popular food Substack-based newsletter Vittles has launched a magazine.
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‘The algorithm is a beast’: Editing for social media at Ladbible, Joe and Metro
Editors from Ladbible, Joe and Metro on social strategies and getting readers to "eat their greens".
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Express rapped by IPSO over inaccurate headlines six times in three months
The articles mostly related to the perceived impact of the first Budget from Chancellor Rachel Reeves.
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Man who said Guardian article ‘forced him into hiding’ has libel case thrown out
Suggesting that a person is gay is not defamatory, judge says.
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The Times gives readers ‘bonus accounts’ in bid to retain more subscribers
Times head of subscriber engagement Lisa Stevens shares title's online subs-boosting tactics.
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Coverage of UK courts threatening to become state-sponsored monopoly
Editors urged to to use independent reports rather than on-side police press releases.
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Newspaper ABCs: Sunday People sees biggest annual print circulation decline
Press Gazette's monthly analysis of ABC national newspaper circulation figures.
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News diary 19-25 May: Matt Hancock at Covid inquiry, Gary Lineker’s last Match of the Day, Google I/O
A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News.
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Andrew Norfolk’s ‘legacy lives on in every child protected and victim heard’
Former Times chief investigative reporter Andrew Norfolk has died aged 60.
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Facebook deactivated journalist’s account for posting story about sex offender
Radio station's news page was also taken down but restored after being told it was a "mistake".
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How Reach returned to audience growth after two years of decline
Reach was chasing the same readers with the same content, says audience director Martin Little.
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Newsletter platforms for publishers compared: Substack versus the rest
We compare costs and functionality of Substack, Ghost, Beehiiv and Kit.
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RAJARs Q1 2025: News UK’s Talk sees weekly reach fall by a third
GB News and Times Radio continued to grow at start of 2025.
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BBC reveals plan to expand Local Democracy Reporter coverage areas
Broadcaster also plans to "dramatically" increase presence on Youtube and Tiktok.
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Agency photographer Ciaran Donnelly dies aged 74
Tabloid and agency news photographer Ciaran Donnelly has died suddenly at the age of 74. Belfast-born Donnelly spent most…
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How business behind German newspaper of record Die Zeit went ‘from misery to paradise’
Five “principles of success” that have guided Die Zeit’s upwards trajectory.
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Why DMG online fashion brand Eliza ditched its website
PPA conference warned that Google AI Overviews is asteroid heading for publisher websites.
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Australian culture brand Broadsheet ‘weirdly optimistic’ about launching in UK
Broadsheet founder Nick Shelton says London launch will have print edition as well as digital.
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Immediate reports video revenue up 60% since 2022 strategy change
Paul Doyle sets out reasons behind Good Food and Radio Times publisher's video growth.
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Study finds journalists are on AI frontline and yet to be replaced by tech
Two major surveys asked whether journalists have been impacted financially by AI rollout.
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Google AI Overviews leads to dramatic reduction in clickthroughs for Mail Online
Mail director of SEO and editorial e-commerce Carly Steven reveals impact of Google AI Overviews.
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New York Times editor Joe Kahn defends publishing Trump story every half hour
NYT and Reuters editors respond to concerns Trump is purposely overwhelming news media.
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How Google forced publishers to accept AI scraping as price of appearing in search
Court documents reveal Google considered giving publishers AI opt-out and rejected the idea.
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News diary 12 – 18 May: New pope inaugurated, Diddy trial begins, Rushdie attacker sentenced
A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News.
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The Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg: ‘The market understands what a quality story is’
Goldberg also discussed his addition to a Trump administration group chat, describing it as "too stupid to be believed".
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Premium news subscriptions offset falling tabloid web audience for News Corp
Dow Jones was star performer as News Corp grew revenue to $2bn in third quarter 2025.
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Police told to do better to fill information void like one that fuelled Southport riots
Policing boss says forces need to be "more open when dealing with mainstream media".
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Podcast 89: Alison Phillips on crime, tabloids and positive news
Former Mirror editor Alison Phillips talks to Press Gazette’s Dominic Ponsford as she launches a new weekly podcast called…
By Ex-Mirror editor Alison Phillips on true crime, the future of tabloids and positive news
The former Mirror editor is fronting a new weekly podcast with Bernard Hogan-Howe called Crime Scene.
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‘Search is going off a cliff’: CNN, BBC and Economist chiefs on future of news
Mark Thompson, Deborah Turness and Zanny Minton Bedoes all spoke at the Sir Harry Summit.
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Why the Financial Times has gone long with video
Global head of video Veronica Kan-Dapaah says guiding principle is adding value for FT subscribers.
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Sunday Times reporter Will Lloyd returns to New Statesman as deputy editor
New hire announced as Tom McTague joins title as editor.
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Mail publisher asks Prince Harry’s lawyers for ‘payment for evidence’ documents
Preliminary hearing held in case of Harry, Doreen Lawrence and others against Associated Newspapers.
By Guardian adds audio, personalisation and puzzles to new-look app
Publisher has also launched a redesigned website homepage for its five global online editions.
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OpenAI content boss on Google ‘ten blue links’ and arrival of ChatGPT search
Tom Rubin appeared in front of publishers at World News Media Congress held in Poland.
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