The Wrap’s Gillian Joseph (L) and Anna Botting (R). Picture: Sky Sky News has replaced its late-night news bulletin with a new show called The Wrap driven by a “desire to bring in a younger …
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LBG Media CEO Solly Solomou. Picture: LBG Media Ladbible owner LBG Media is investing in direct advertising ad sales in the UK and US in 2026 as it relies less on revenue share from tech platforms. …
Pictured left to right: CEO of Shizuoka Shimbun, Shinko Ōsuga , Go Oishi (representative director and chairman at Shizuoka Shimbun), Lau Harting Jeppesen (CCO of Stibo DX) and Gert Bendsen (CFO of …
The logo of the Daily Mail is displayed on a smartphone screen. Picture: Bangla press/Shutterstock Digital advertising revenue at the publisher of the Daily Mail fell by 15% last year. Daily Mail and …
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Doreen Lawrence accuses Mail of ‘pretending to be her friend’ while stealing her private information
Baroness Doreen Lawrence arriving at the International Dispute Resolution Centre in November 2025. Picture: James Manning/PA Wire Baroness Doreen Lawrence has accused the Daily Mail of “pretending to …
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News diary 2-8 February: Alphabet financial results, Winter Olympics, NFL Super Bowl
Winter Olympics 2026 logo. Picture: Shutterstock/kovop This week features a wave of financial results to be released from major multinational and media companies, including Google parent Alphabet, …
ChatGPT, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Claude, and Perplexity app icons are seen on the screen of an iPhone. Picture: Shutterstock/Tada Images AI answers from OpenAI, Google and Perplexity draw on a …
‘Claudio is scamming’ article over which Mill Media’s The Londoner is being sued A reporter for Mill Media has been hit with an unusual £10,000 county court judgment after being sued by a businessman …
Richard Sexton. Credit: William Reed. Family-owned UK B2B media business William Reed has appointed Richard Sexton as chief operating officer. He is a former UK operations director at marketing …
Anna Starners. Picture: Newsquest Newsquest has appointed Anna Starnes as editor of the Ipswich Star and East Anglian Daily Times. She joins Newsquest on 2 February after spending time as a senior …
Ben Smith, co-founder and editor-in-chief of Semafor. Picture: Semafor Semafor will “double down on what’s working” in 2026 with new editorial investment in London and Washington DC after reporting …
Press Gazette’s investigation which uncovered 1,000 articles in the British press attributed to 50 fake, non-existent and AI-enhanced experts has spurred PR trade bodies into action. Britain’s two …
Associate director of Hacked Off, Evan Harris. Picture: Reuters/Neil Hall A former MP and ex-director of campaign group Hacked Off has told the High Court that he did not pay for witness testimony. …
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Elections Under Attack, Shadow Aircraft Fleet, National Park Land Grabs: 2025’s Best Investigative Stories from Sub-Saharan Africa
In many African countries, perpetrators of crime or illegal activities bank on being able to act with impunity, emboldened by the perception that the communities affected, advocacy groups, or even …
The Houses of Parliament building in Westminster, London, UK. Picture: Nigel J Harris/Shutterstock National newspaper editors from across the political spectrum have come together to call for the …
(Left to right) Goalhanger co-founders Jack Davenport, Tony Pastor and Gary Lineker. Picture: Garry Jones Podcast production company Goalhanger has taken on outside investment for the first time …
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Sanctions Evasion, Army Executions, and a Royal ‘Flying Palace’: 2025’s Best Investigative Stories from Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus
In 2025, authoritarian rulers and oligarchs across this region intensified their struggle not only for power and wealth but also for citizens’ minds in the digital space, forcing journalists to …
Google AI Overviews shown in front of a Google webpage. Picture: Shutterstock/DIA TV The UK’s competition watchdog has said publishers should be able to opt out of their content being used in …
Mirror front page on 28 January 2026 Dozens of people’s claims against the publisher of the Mirror over allegations of unlawful information gathering should be allowed to continue as they were not …
The Hill website homepage on morning of 27 January 2026 The Hill has “fortified” its breaking news team to make the most of a “bonkers” news cycle in US politics. The US political news site recorded …
Sir Simon Hughes outside the Rolls Building in London in 2021. Picture: PA Media Former Lib Dem MP Sir Simon Hughes has spoken out about how his private life became a target for tabloid reporting …
Sadie Frost outside High Court 2026. Picture: Yui Mok/PA Wire Actress Sadie Frost told the High Court that information about a terminated pregnancy was illegally obtained by the Mail on Sunday. Frost …
The fall of Bashar al-Assad in late 2024 reverberated through Syria like a proverbial earthquake, as his decades-old regime of dictatorship, oppression, and secrecy melted away almost overnight. For …
Rising Ballers founders Brendon Shabani (left), Eni Shabani (centre), and Jamie Pollitt (right). Football publisher Rising Ballers has grown to a 30-plus strong team with its focus on putting out …
Launching a missile from a Heimars rocket launcher. Picture: Shutterstock/Anelo Journalists rarely name the explosive weapon used when reporting on armed conflict. And the minority of cases in which …