Regional Newspapers Fleet Street’s local newspaper goes out of business City Matters launched in 2016 providing coverage of the Square Mile. By Alice Brooker
Audience Data Top 50 news websites in the US in July: BBC drops five places as paywall introduced Press Gazette
Audience Data Top 50 English-language news sites in the world: All but four report traffic declines in July Press Gazette
Audience Data Publisher traffic sources: Google steady but social and direct referrals are down Charlotte Tobitt
News diary 18-24 August: Kneecap terror charge hearing, Edinburgh TV Festival, Notting Hill Carnival Foresight News
Mistakes and Rulings 3 days ago Telegraph inaccurately calculated ‘one in 12 in London is illegal migrant’ stat, IPSO finds Charlotte Tobitt
Obituaries 11 August Stephen Bacon: ‘Hugely gifted and much liked’ longtime Express and Star media lawyer Justin Walford
Partner content How 20-strong PA Media puzzles team feeds growing publisher demand for brain teasers Freddy Mayhew
Partner content The most profitable revenue stream some publishers have never heard of Dominic Ponsford
Tech Platforms Google told to ‘stop the BS’ as it claims AI has not harmed website clickthroughs Charlotte Tobitt
Magazines How Which? is building a long-term subscriber base less reliant on quick washing machine decisions Charlotte Tobitt
National Newspapers Inside The Observer’s Salt Path investigation: Legal hurdles, ‘AI’ book and putting new version of paper on the map Alice Brooker
National Newspapers The Times: From loss-making broadsheet to profit on a tiny screen Dominic Ponsford
Digital Journalism Future of Media Awards shortlist highlights best of digital journalism in 2025 Charlotte Tobitt
Audience Data Newspaper ABCs: FT reports smallest annual print circulation drop in July Charlotte Tobitt
Regional Newspapers ‘Local Authority’ proves paid-for local news can work in UK towns as well as big cities Lauren Lisk
Tech Platforms Who’s suing AI and who’s signing: Major Japan newspaper sues Perplexity, while Gannett signs Charlotte Tobitt
Ads & Marketing Meta says businesses will be able to report scam ads ‘at scale’ after spate of impersonations Charlotte Tobitt
Data Major UK publishers have seen Google search visibility ‘drop by up to 80%’ since 2019 Charlotte Tobitt
Google Offerwall explained: Easy way for publishers to test pay-as-you-go and ad-gated access Richard Headland
Publishers see apps as solution to vanishing social traffic, says Pugpig Survey of publishers finds email is now the best way to drive app downloads. а> By Alice Brooker
Broadcast Journalism GB News marks milestone on mission to be biggest TV news channel in UK by 2028 Charlotte Tobitt
Audience Data 50 biggest UK news websites in June: Express audience up by almost a third in a year Press Gazette
News Nick Robinson and Fiona Bruce are top-paid BBC journalists after Huw Edwards exit Charlotte Tobitt
Audience Data How Google AI Overviews is fuelling zero-click searches for top publishers Charlotte Tobitt
US news giants grow revenue despite AI-driven turmoil Thomson Reuters, News Corp, People Inc and NYT have strong quarters. а> By Dominic Ponsford
Digital Journalism ‘Unbiased’ US news publisher believes app is key in world of AI search summaries Alice Brooker
Digital Journalism Ladbible launches Betches in UK to talk ‘with, not to’ millennial and Gen Z women Charlotte Tobitt
Digital Journalism The Atlantic and The Economist among initial partners for Google ‘featured notebooks’ Jessica Patterson
Ex-Mirror editor Alison Phillips on true crime, the future of tabloids and positive news Dominic Ponsford
Media Law Secrecy order wrongly given to murdered child after no reporters attended court Alice Brooker
Media Law Youtuber’s libel claim against Spectator dismissed after reporting was ‘substantially true’ Charlotte Tobitt
Broadcast Journalism Public service broadcasters need ‘stable’ funding for news and prominence on Youtube, Ofcom finds Alice Brooker
Media Law Afghan data breach super injunction ‘deeply disturbing’ for press freedom, says Lewis Goodall Alice Brooker
News Prince Harry lawyers told to disclose details of payments to witnesses in Mail trial Dominic Ponsford
Partner content SWNS at 50: ‘Culture of excellence’ behind success of biggest independent UK news agency Bron Maher
Partner content New technology from EX.CO helps publishers double on-site video revenue Dominic Ponsford
PG Podcast Podcast 90: Death of the website, the never-ending pivot to video and why Dom loves Substack Press Gazette
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