News publishers on Facebook ranked: How Mirror jumped from 12th to third...
The Mirror jumped from 12th to 3rd in a monthly ranking of global publishers’ Facebook engagement. The British tabloid had 10.3m Facebook likes, shares, and comments to its web content posted on...
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Sun deputy editor says sorry for lockdown-breaking party at No. 10
The Sun has found itself sucked further into the ongoing scandal surrounding law-breaking festivities during the Covid-19 lockdowns with an apology from deputy editor James Slack over a night at No....
View ArticleAndrew Marr leaves BBC after 21 years to join LBC and Classic FM
Andrew Marr has said he is “keen to get my own voice back” as he revealed he is leaving the BBC after 21 years. The veteran broadcaster has signed an exclusive deal to present new shows on LBC and...
View ArticleBBC local news expansion plans is 'direct threat' say commercial news publishers
The News Media Association has written to the BBC Board demanding it withdraw plans to extend the corporation’s digital local news coverage. The body,which represents national and regional newspaper...
View ArticleWhy tech journalists have told PRs off-the-record briefings are out of order
Leading tech publications have banned PR officers from having “on background” briefings with journalists because they believe companies are abusing the convention to undermine their reporting. The move...
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Interview: Eliot Higgins on Bellingcat global expansion and staying one step...
Late last year, Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins was on a staff retreat when his hotel room’s air conditioning started to create a terrible stench. His first thought? Could Russian spies be behind it....
View ArticleAndrew Marr leaves BBC after 21 years to join LBC and Classic FM
Andrew Marr has said he is “keen to get my own voice back” as he revealed he is leaving the BBC after 21 years. The veteran broadcaster has signed an exclusive deal to present new shows on LBC and...
View ArticleSLAPP down: David Davis says Putin's People libel case cost ex-FT journalist...
Former cabinet minister David Davis has warned that so-called SLAPP libel actions are having a seriously chilling effect on UK journalism. He used the example of the Putin’s People libel action brought...
View ArticleJulian Assange wins first stage of fight to overturn US extradition decision...
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has won the first stage of his bid to appeal against the decision to extradite him to the United States. Assange has been granted permission to appeal to the Supreme...
View ArticleBritish Journalism Awards 2021 News Provider of the Year shortlist revealed
Eight news organisations are in the running for News Provider of the Year at next month’s British Journalism Awards – with the Financial Times trying to make it four wins in a row. Other contenders for...
View ArticleITV News to hire nearly 30 journalists for new double-length evening bulletin
ITV Evening News is set to double in length to become an hour-long programme from March 2022. The new length will see the programme, which will still be hosted by Mary Nightingale (pictured), take on...
View ArticleExclusive: Tortoise raises £10m from investors to expand audio, events and...
“Slow news” start-up Tortoise has secured £10m of new funding to invest in audio journalism, events and growing its membership revenue. The new investment is nearly double the £5.5m start-up cash...
View ArticleInterview: Atlantic CEO Nicholas Thompson on paywalls, print and the pursuit...
The Atlantic, a 165-year-old US current affairs magazine, has achieved an enviable transition from analogue to digital. TheAtlantic.com regularly ranks among America’s largest news websites, and –...
View ArticleHow the Seattle Times hit 81,000 digital subscribers while avoiding ‘deep...
The Seattle Times now has 81,000 digital-only subscribers, establishing its position as one of America’s leading metropolitan news titles for paid online readers. The title, independently owned by...
View ArticleJournalists say Twitter blue tick verification process 'irrational and opaque'
Freelance journalists are “frustrated” at the Twitter verification process which has left even well-established writers with large followings feeling like “second-class citizens”. Twitter began rolling...
View ArticleChris Mullin facing courtroom fight with police to protect Birmingham pub...
Journalist and former MP Chris Mullin is fighting an order made by police under the Terrorism Act to reveal confidential sources relating to his investigations into the 1974 IRA Birmingham pub...
View ArticleAndrew Marr signs for The New Statesman as chief political commentator
Andrew Marr has signed to The New Statesman as chief political commentator two weeks after announcing his departure from the BBC after 21 years. Marr is a former editor of The Independent and was...
View ArticleNew York Times is not the only publisher betting on games to solve...
The New York Times has bought Wordle, the popular vocabulary puzzle responsible for grids of coloured emojis taking over social media feeds across the world. But the US paper of record isn’t the only...
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Andrew Marr goes from BBC star to newbie reporter: ‘I want the notebook in my...
This week marks a new beginning for Andrew Marr. After two decades at the BBC, the veteran political journalist has cut himself loose from a news organisation that defines itself by impartiality to...
View ArticleNews Corp agrees ‘extended and expanded’ Apple News deal
News Corp has “extended and expanded” its content licensing deal with Apple. Announcing the company’s latest quarterly results on Thursday, chief executive Robert Thomson said Apple News is “expected...
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