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GB News says it will introduce AI-generated sports news bulletins to its radio station, promising they are “the tip of the iceberg” of the broadcaster’s artificial intelligence plans pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/b...

GB News Radio rolls out AI-generated sports news bulletinspressgazette.co.uk GB News Radio has introduced AI-created sports bulletins which it promises are "the tip of the iceberg" of its artificial intelligence plans.

Apple has struck a deal with Taboola that will see the content recommendation business power native advertising on the Apple News app. www.axios.com/2024/07/16/t... (Press Gazette previously reported on Apple's moves toward entering the online advertising market: pressgazette.co.uk/marketing/re...)

Exclusive: Taboola to sell ads for Applewww.axios.com Most people know Taboola as the company responsible for placing chumbox ads at the bottom of many news stories online.

Paul Webster, the editor of The Observer, will retire this autumn after six years leading the Sunday newspaper. pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/med...

Observer editor Paul Webster to retire after six years in jobpressgazette.co.uk Paul Webster, the editor of The Observer, will retire from the Sunday newspaper this autumn after six years in the editor's chair.

PA Media editor-in-chief Pete Clifton is stepping down at the end of this year after ten years heading up the UK’s national news agency. He said: "After 10 years at the helm, and an eye-watering 43 years in journalism, I’m ready to ease off slightly" pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/med...

Pete Clifton to step down after ten years as editor of PApressgazette.co.uk PA Media editor-in-chief Pete Clifton is stepping down at the end of this year after ten years heading up the UK's national news agency.

Australian publishers have revealed how “potentially catastrophic” it may be if Meta removes news from Facebook and Instagram in the country. The publisher of news site Broadsheet, which has 65 full-time employees, estimated it will lose up to 52% of its revenue: pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/au...

Australian publishers say 'catastrophic' if Meta follows through on news banpressgazette.co.uk Media publishers in Australia have revealed how "catastrophic" it would be for their businesses it Meta removes news from Facebook.

Footballco has unveiled its in-house solution to the problem of targeting ads once third-party cookies are deprecated on Google Chrome. "We’re in a great position now or whenever Google decides is the right time to remove third-party cookies.” pressgazette.co.uk/marketing/fo...

Footballco unveils post-cookies ad targeting solution, ‘FC Precision’pressgazette.co.uk Footballco has unveiled “FC Precision”, its in-house solution to targeting ads once third-party cookies are deprecated on Google Chrome.

The Proms, Eurovision and the Jingle Bell Ball: Press Gazette explores three years of freebies and payments from media companies to the new crop of senior ministers pressgazette.co.uk/news/labour-...

Media payments and freebies for Labour ministers: David Lammy tops the tablepressgazette.co.uk Press Gazette looked at what sort of financial relationships, if any, top ministers have with media companies.

The BBC has responded to complaints over Laura Kuenssberg's "congratulations, I suppose" interview with Lib Dem leader Ed Davey, saying: "The host’s questioning and delivery was in line with the fundamental part of her role as a presenter and journalist" www.bbc.co.uk/contact/comp...

Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg, Lib Dem success story, BBC One, 7 July 2024. | Contact the BBCwww.bbc.co.uk We received some complaints about the treatment of the Liberal Democrats’ election success.

Dale Vince's libel claim against the publisher of the Daily Mail has been thrown out after the judge found it was "bound to fail". The Mail and GB News have just settled separate libel claims by Dale Vince, while Guido Fawkes has said it will fight: pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/da...

Dale Vince libel claim against Daily Mail publisher thrown out by High Courtpressgazette.co.uk Green energy industrialist Dale Vince’s libel claim against the publisher of the Daily Mail has been thrown out by a High Court judge.

A pilot scheme allowing journalists to report on cases at family courts in England and Wales has been expanded to include private law. It means private family disputes may now be reported on at 19 courts, provided any identities are kept anonymous: pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/fa...

Update: Family court reporting pilot widens to include private family disputespressgazette.co.uk Journalists will be allowed to report from 19 family courts in England and Wales in a major expansion of a pilot scheme to boost transparency

The Telegraph reported that Sky News has cut freelance budgets for roles like producers and guest bookers, but a spokesperson for the broadcaster said: "Sky News spending is up 10% on last year." www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...

Sky News slashes freelance budgets as viewing figures slumpwww.telegraph.co.uk Broadcaster cuts costs as it grapples exodus from traditional TV to streaming rivals

Ofcom finds a TalkTV show guest presented by ex-SNP leader Alex Salmond on 2 April 2023 was not in breach of rules “requiring news and current affairs to be presented with due impartiality” in a discussion about the SNP. The investigation launched last year: pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/new...

Ofcom opens new GB News and TalkTV standards investigationspressgazette.co.uk Broadcast regulator Ofcom has opened new standards investigations into programmes presented by politicians on GB News and TalkTV.

Reporters Without Borders has announced Thibaut Bruttin as its new director general, replacing Christophe Deloire who died last month. Bruttin has worked at RSF since 2014 and has been deputy director general since 2021. rsf.org/en/thibaut-b...

Thibaut Bruttin appointed Director General of Reporters Without Bordersrsf.org Reporters Without Borders (RSF)’s Board of Directors appointed Thibaut Bruttin as the NGO’s director general during a meeting on 9 July. Bruttin succeeds Christophe Deloire, who died on 8 June 2024 an...

LAist, a nonprofit newsroom that also houses Los Angeles radio station KPCC-FM, has cut 21 staff through layoffs and buyouts, The Wrap reports. The organisation earlier cut 12% of its workforce in June 2023: pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/j...

News media job cuts 2024 tracked: 21 jobs go at LAistpressgazette.co.uk Last year was brutal for journalism industry job cuts - but in 2024 so far the tide has yet to slow, with hundreds affected in January alone.

Your Foresight News diary for the week ahead: King's Speech, first Covid inquiry report due, Trump nominated at Republican National Convention (plus, possibly, his running mate announcement) pressgazette.co.uk/news/foresig...

News diary 15 – 21 July: King's Speech, first Covid inquiry report, Republicans nominate Trumppressgazette.co.uk A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News.

Long Lead might be the most decorated journalism operation you’ve never heard of. The longform "story studio" makes almost no revenue - but pays freelances high rates for months-long reporting using money invested by a high-stakes poker player: pressgazette.co.uk/north-americ...

Inside Long Lead, the award-winning journalism bet made by a high-stakes poker playerpressgazette.co.uk Award-winning — but so far not revenue-making — Long Lead is a high-stakes bet on the future of journalism by a high-stakes poker player.

New Daily Beast chief executive Ben Sherman has told staff that prior to cuts made last month the brand had been on track to lose $9m this year, and that it was at one point "hours away" from being sold to a private equity company www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

Hot Source: Barry Diller Spent Millions to Feed a Dying Beastwww.hollywoodreporter.com It's well known that the beleaguered Daily Beast has been losing money. What's less known is just how much cash it's been bleeding — and it's a lot.

A year on from launch millions of people have signed up for updates from publishers on Whatsapp Channels. But it's topics, not brands, that do best: the top non-US publisher is the Daily Mail - not for its all-purpose account, but for "Daily Mail Kardashians News" pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/pl...

Whatsapp Channels one year on: Top news publishers rankedpressgazette.co.uk A little over a year on from launch, millions of people have signed up for updates from publishers via Whatsapp Channels.

New: The Evening Standard is set to begin phasing out its daily print newspaper within a month. The free London newspaper will stop publishing on Mondays and Fridays from 2 August, as a precursor to going weekly pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/r...

'Dismay' at Standard over redundancy terms as daily print phased outpressgazette.co.uk The future of the Evening Standard’s ES Magazine is in doubt as the paper starts making redundancies and phasing out print edition.

Daily Mail publisher DMGT has pulled out of the race to buy The Daily Telegraph, citing "a heightened risk of a protracted regulatory process". Remaining contenders include GB News funder Paul Marshall and regional publisher National World. www.thetimes.com/business-mon...

Daily Mail owner pulls out of Telegraph auctionwww.thetimes.com Daily Mail owner pulls out of Telegraph auction citing media ownership regulations

The Welsh Senedd has voted down a proposal to stop requiring councils to publish tax change notices in print newspapers. The result prompted relief from many of the largest newspaper publishers in Wales — but consternation at smaller independent titles: pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/r...

Threat of Welsh council tax notices reform that sparked newspaper revenue fears is overpressgazette.co.uk Wales has kept a public notices requirement for councils to publish tax changes in local papers after opposition from leading publishers.

CNN chief executive Mark Thompson has told staff that the organisation is cutting around 100 jobs, equivalent to approximately 3% of its total workforce pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/j...

News media job cuts 2024 tracked: 100 jobs to be cut at CNNpressgazette.co.uk Last year was brutal for journalism industry job cuts - but in 2024 so far the tide has yet to slow, with hundreds affected in January alone.

City AM editor Andy Silvester is stepping down after almost four years at the helm during which he oversaw the business paper's post-Covid print return, a digital-first transition and its takeover by THG pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/med...

City AM editor Andy Silvester steps down after almost four yearspressgazette.co.uk City AM editor Andy Silvester is leaving the free daily business newspaper after almost four years at the helm.

Linkedin co-founder Reid Hoffman has reportedly made a "multimillion-dollar investment" to help voting technology company Smartmatic sustain its defamation lawsuits against Fox News and Newsmax: www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/...

A billionaire is boosting a major defamation lawsuit against Fox Newswww.washingtonpost.com Reid Hoffman, the LinkedIn co-founder, has invested in Smartmatic, an election technology company suing Fox News, Newsmax over false clams of 2020 vote-rigging.

The Washington Post’s planned creation of a “third newsroom” separate from news and opinion has taken a key step with the appointment of managing editor Krissah Thompson to build it. The project aims to reach new audiences and find new revenue streams: pressgazette.co.uk/north-americ...

Washington Post 'third newsroom' creation gets underwaypressgazette.co.uk The Washington Post has tasked managing editor Krissah Thompson with building the “third newsroom”, envisioned by CEO William Lewis.

'Discussions' expected to start taking place at GB News over whether Nigel Farage will continue as a presenter after being elected as a Reform MP. Jacob Rees-Mogg, who lost his seat, has said he will return to the channel. inews.co.uk/news/media/g...

'We want Farage back': GB News hopes new Reform MP will return to nightly showinews.co.uk Insiders say the channel wants to play a role in the Conservative leadership contest and has been energised by the election result

Lisa Nandy, the UK’s new culture secretary, has a history of backing the BBC licence fee and praising local journalism in her constituency. But Nandy has also said the BBC’s structure needs reform and that it should be “owned and directed by licence fee holders”: pressgazette.co.uk/news/lisa-na...

New culture secretary Lisa Nandy called for BBC to be 'mutualised' but backed licence feepressgazette.co.uk Lisa Nandy, the UK's new culture secretary, has a history of backing the BBC licence fee and praising local journalism in her constituency.

"11.05pm: Word arrives that, over at the New Statesman party at the National Liberal Club, they are already on their second play-through of D:Ream’s Things Can Only Get Better." Inside the Politico and New Statesman election night parties: pressgazette.co.uk/news/politic...

How Politico and New Statesman election parties toasted Labour's landslidepressgazette.co.uk Press Gazette reports in from Politico's marathon first-ever UK election watch party and New Statesman's National Liberal Club bash.

Your Foresight news diary for the week ahead: new Parliament opens, Euros and Wimbledon finals and NATO summit in the US (Plus: International Town Criers Day on Monday, Cow Appreciation Day in the US on Tuesday) pressgazette.co.uk/news/foresig...

News diary 8 – 14 July: New Parliament opens, Euros and Wimbledon finalspressgazette.co.uk A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News.

Election TV ratings: BBC clear winner, but Channel 4 doubles 2019 audience pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/b...

Election TV ratings: BBC is clear winner but Channel 4 doubles 2019 audiencepressgazette.co.uk BBC reached audience of 4.2 million for exit poll reveal and analysis between 10pm and 11pm.