Future stock price plunges as CEO Zillah Byng-Thorne signals end of reign
Future plc has confirmed chief executive Zillah Byng-Thorne has “informally indicated” her intention to leave the company before 2024. The magazine publisher’s share price plummeted at market opening...
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Future of Media Awards winners revealed: Best digital journalism products of...
Tortoise Media was a double winner at the inaugural Future of Media Awards celebrating excellence and innovation in digital journalism. Also taking home prizes were News UK titles The Times and The...
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Ads, subs and monetising niche audiences: Five UK podcast sector themes from...
Digital audio chiefs at the BBC, Financial Times and Evening Standard have shed light on the future of podcasts and believe the UK is heading into a “golden era” for podcasting amid “phenomenal”...
View ArticleJohn Witherow to stand down as editor of The Times
John Witherow is to step down as editor of The Times with immediate effect after nearly a decade in the role. He has been appointed chairman of Times Newspapers. In a meeting at The News Building on...
View ArticleBBC News and BBC World News channels merger to see 70 job cuts in London and...
The merger of the BBC News and BBC World News channels will see the broadcaster’s biggest radio shows visualised on TV, starting with 5 Live’s Nicky Campbell. The BBC revealed on Monday it will...
View ArticleTony Gallagher named new editor of The Times
Tony Gallagher has been named as the new editor of The Times, replacing John Witherow who stood down yesterday to become chairman of Times Newspapers. Gallagher, 58, who has served as deputy editor...
View ArticleBBC World Service to cut almost 400 jobs in 'digital-first'£28.5m saving drive
The BBC is planning to cut almost 400 jobs in the World Service as part of a plan to save £28.5m from its £340m annual budget and shift more content from linear to digital. The BBC is proposing to end...
View ArticleDoreen Lawrence, Prince Harry and Elton John allege criminal privacy breaches...
Prince Harry, Sir Elton John and the mother of Stephen Lawrence are among a group suing the publisher of the Mail titles for alleged “gross breaches of privacy”. Hamlins, which is representing Prince...
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...
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 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 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 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...
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'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 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 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...
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British 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 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 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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National 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 –...
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