Computational Journalism Watch

Three Discover screenshots on the Google app for iPhone as seen by Press Gazette on 6 August 2025 Breaking news on Google Discover is making up almost all growth in search referrals for major US news …

Trump threatens to sue BBC for apology or $1bn over Trump speech was doctored, which dominated the front page of UK newspapers. Picture: Steve Travelguide/Shutterstock The week begins with Canadian …

Paul Sculfor. Distributed by Hamlins Four hacking claims against the publisher of the Mirror have been dismissed as a judge found the claimants could have known they had a case before the six-year …

Book by Andy Ngo who is suing Guardian News and Media. Picture: Shutterstock/Dylanhatfield.com Guardian News and Media has been granted permission to appeal a pre-trial libel judgment that found it …

Roundtable at Media Strategy Network USA event on 12 March. Picture: Nick Starichenko/Press Gazette Publishers should block AI training bots from accessing their content to pave the way for future …

Local newspapers Bury Free Press and East Anglian Daily Times. Picture: Shutterstock The UK Government will pay up to £12m to local media outlets over the next two years to support innovation and …

Scarlet Howes (left, Press Gazette) | Martin Clunes playing Huw Edwards (Channel 5) The Sun’s US editor Scarlet Howes has said the dramatised TV version of her Huw Edwards expose will help raise the …

Police officer with phone. Picture: Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock All police forces in England and Wales will be expected to answer phone calls from journalists under updated police media …

Police cordon. Picture: Getty Images There is a scene that plays out in newsrooms and police press offices across the country every day. A journalist needs information. A police communications …

This investigation is part of a collaboration between Bellingcat, Evident Media and CalMatters. You can watch Evident’s investigative video here , and read CalMatters’ report here . In early January …

Chelsea F.C. have been given a record fine for secretive rule-breaching payments revealed as part of ICIJ’s Cyprus Confidential investigation — but has avoided a points deduction. The London-based …

This article is the result of a collaboration with The Sunday Times. You can find their corresponding piece here . Mounir Lazzez, a former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) athlete, sitting with …

Outgoing BBC director-general Tim Davie has said it “makes sense” for the corporation to host shows from other public service broadcasters and partner with third parties “like Youtube”. Speaking at a …

BBC Media City in Salford. Picture: Shutterstock/Nebelung Mirror publisher Reach has accused the BBC of damaging the local news ecosystem. The comments were included in Reach’s response to the Green …

Evie Flynn (top), a reporter for Southwark News and Calum Leslie (bottom), a reporter for BBC Radio. Picture: Karla Lizethe Hunter Spend any time in journalism right now and the conversation quickly …

Digital subscriptions pages or homepages for The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Atlantic, The New Zealand Herald, Mail+ and Apple News+, all screenshotted on 5 March 2026 New entrants …

The Netherlands’ largest newspaper, De Telegraaf, recently published an interview with a woman claiming to organise her own evacuation flights from Dubai, selling seats at €1,600 (US$ 1850) each. Four …

National governments must take stronger measures to stop arms trafficking and allow legal remedies for their harms, according to a newly issued opinion by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, a …

In a rare move, Italian authorities have issued expulsion orders for eight Chinese nationals suspected of spying on political dissidents on behalf of the Chinese government. The orders by the Interior …

To stay up to date on our latest investigations, join Bellingcat’s WhatsApp channel here . Bellingcat has geolocated footage of multiple Tomahawk cruise missiles travelling through Iraqi airspace …

Exterior view of Westminster Magistrates Court in 2017. Picture: Kit Leong/Shutterstock Questions have been raised over why the media had to fight to name an alleged war criminal charged with murder …

February 2026 editions of Social Spider newspapers Waltham Forest Echo, Enfield Dispatch, Barnet Post and Newham Voices. Picture: Press Gazette The publisher of four London local newspapers is …

Tangle’s executive editor and founder Isaac Saul. Picture: Tangle A US-based politics newsletter makes most of its $4m+ in revenue from subscriptions despite offering most of its content for free. …

The Spectator composite image. Picture: OQS Media The Spectator has invested £1m in a new technology platform which it says helped it to an all-time high subscribers total. In 2025, the publisher’s …

GB News chief revenue officer Ross Sergeant. Picture: GB News GB News has hired a chief revenue officer to “close the gap” between its audience growth and take-up of its ad slots by agencies. Ross …