Full 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 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 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...
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John 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 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 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 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 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 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 ArticleUK 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,...
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