UK news industry pay rises for 2022 revealed (PG Salary Survey results)
Most of Press Gazette’s readers got a pay rise this year, according to the results of our salary survey. And most of those who received a pay rise said it was in excess of 5%. So far this year,...
View Article'Transatlantic Politico': European CEO departs as publisher combines US and...
Politico Europe’s chief executive is to depart as the publisher prepares to merge its US and EU arms into a single operating company. In an email to staff on Tuesday, Goli Sheikholeslami, the chief...
View ArticleTime spent with Buzzfeed brands has fallen by a third in the last year
Time spent on Buzzfeed brands tumbled a third year-on-year in the last financial quarter, the company has announced. In its financial results for Q3 2022, the digital media business said its revenue...
View ArticleInforma posts recession-busting profit update thanks to return of events
Business information and events business Informa has posted a recession-busting trading update reporting underlying revenue growth of 41% in the year from January to October 2022. The performance is...
View ArticleMacKenzie, Murdoch and the hunt for tabloid gold in the digital era
Tabloid newspapers were not too long ago viewed as reliable cash cows for media moguls like Rupert Murdoch. News Group Newspapers, Murdoch’s UK tabloid arm incorporating The Sun and News of the World,...
View ArticleThree journalists locked up for covering M25 protests - police force says the...
A documentary photographer, a press photographer and a reporter for LBC were arrested and detained by police yesterday for filming an eco-protest by Just Stop Oil on the M25. Rich Felgate published a...
View ArticleCharging journalists for Twitter would be bad business and a blow to press...
Elon Musk has more chance flying one of his SpaceX rockets to Alpha Centauri than he does persuading most journalists to pay for their blue tick status on Twitter. But it is not just a bad strategy...
View ArticleJohn Ware seeks additional damages from Paddy French over 'ludicrous'...
Panorama journalist John Ware is seeking additional damages from Press Gang editor Paddy French as a result of the latter’s “withdrawal” from defending his libel case. Ware said he had been left “in a...
View ArticleNational Security Bill threatens to 'criminalise' public interest journalism...
The UK’s National Security Bill threatens to “criminalise” public interest journalism and whistleblowing, news publishers and press freedom campaign groups have warned. In its current form, the bill –...
View ArticleThe Independent proposing to reduce staff by 20% amid digital ad downturn
The Independent is considering cutting around a fifth of its staff despite seeing five years of consecutive profits and a record year in 2021. It is also expected to announce a further year of record...
View ArticleMeta to replace Facebook News tab’s human editors with AI
Meta plans to end human curation of the UK Facebook News tab, turning it into a fully automated product, Press Gazette has learned. The technology giant informed publishers of its decision to end a...
View ArticleBritish Journalism Awards shortlists 2022: Showcase of all the finalists
Press Gazette is proud to present the shortlists for the British Journalism Awards 2022. A record 840 entries were submitted to the awards, which are now in their eleventh year. Every major news...
View ArticleUS Sun bosses say 'we've got incredibly ambitious aspirations' as early work...
Three years after launching in the US, bosses at The Sun say they have “incredibly ambitious aspirations” and “don’t really see a ceiling” on how far they can grow across the Atlantic. The US Sun went...
View ArticleDaily Star lettuce world exclusive first interview: We're 'not anti-Tory,...
The Daily Star‘s lettuce has outlasted Prime Minister Liz Truss. The lettuce’s week-long live cam showdown with ailing prime minister Truss captivated the nation and made headlines in journals as...
View Article'With change comes opportunity': Industry responds to end of Facebook Instant...
Meta is turning off Facebook Instant Articles after seven years as the platform continues to draw away from supporting news publishers. But the mood in the industry does not appear to be one of sadness...
View ArticleFull Fact makes diversification of £2.5m annual funding revenue 'big priority'
The editor of UK-based fact-checker Full Fact has said diversifying its £2.5m annual funding streams, big chunks of which currently come from the tech giants and philanthropic funders, is a “big...
View ArticleAs Sunday Times turns 200, editor Emma Tucker says: 'All our future growth is...
As The Sunday Times turns 200 this week, editor Emma Tucker is focused on broadening its audience beyond the affluent and aging middle class. Tucker, who has edited the newspaper since January 2020,...
View ArticleRugby star Gareth Thomas on media portrayal of HIV and tabloid blackmail...
In 2019 widespread reports claimed that a tabloid newspaper was involved in blackmailing former Wales Rugby star Gareth Thomas forcing him to reveal his HIV status. The Sun was widely believed to be...
View ArticleNearly 1,000 news industry jobs cut in UK, US and Ireland since June
Journalist redundancies appear to be rising in the UK, US and Ireland as publishers brace for a recession. Of 830 editorial job losses tracked by Press Gazette in 2022 so far, 739 (89%) have occurred...
View ArticleHow Tortoise podcasts became the most profitable part of the 'slow news'...
The audio team at Tortoise Media was profitable within its first 12 months although the “slow news” start-up is still losing money overall, co-founder Katie Vanneck-Smith said. Former Wall Street...
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