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Manchester Evening News editor Sarah Lester. Picture: Reach Manchester Evening News editor Sarah Lester has said she is “fed up of playing algorithmic games” with Google as the regional newsbrand …
Many of GIJN’s most memorable original stories in 2025 reported on new thinking and innovative strategies to tackle emerging journalistic challenges in an era of dwindling resources and rising threats …
An illustration for The Fence’s Fighting Fund prize draw. Picture: Alex Christian London-based features magazine The Fence is fundraising to expand its staff and increase its output of investigations …
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News diary 22 December – 4 January: Mamdani becomes New York mayor, elections in Kosovo and Myanmar, and Stranger Things ends
Zohran Mamdani canvassing in October 2025 for the mayoral election. Picture: Shutterstock/Lev Radin It’s a quiet festive period, and most of you will be off next week, so we’re doing a roundup of all …
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One year after the fall of the Assad government in Syria, the Damascus Dossier investigation brought together more than 100 reporters to uncover new evidence of the regime’s abuses and reveal efforts …
The Houses of Parliament building in Westminster, London, UK. Picture: Nigel J Harris/Shutterstock Downing Street has scrapped its daily afternoon press briefing, in a move journalists warned could …
News coverage in 2025 was dominated by several seismic events, with data journalism outlets closely tracking a world shaped by US trade hegemony, the rising influence of AI, and the persistence of …
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Facebook tests charging creators and businesses to post more than two links per month
Facebook and Meta logos. Picture: Shutterstock Meta has begun a test restricting the number of links that creators and businesses can post per month on Facebook . A subset of Facebook pages plus user …
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‘Now I know I have made a change’: Interview with Marie Colvin Award winner Malak A Tantesh
Malak A Tantesh picks up the New Journalist of the Year prize at the British Journalism Awards 2025. Picture: Press Gazette/Adam Duke Photography Palestinian journalist Malak A Tantesh told Press …
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Gold Mining Disasters, Lost Refugee Boats, AI-Powered Protest Crackdowns: Best Investigative Stories from Turkey in 2025
Investigative journalism in Turkey has shown remarkable resilience, depth, and impact this year, even though the operating conditions remain difficult and political pressures, limited access to …
Google Ad Manager. Picture: Shutterstock/IB Photography Google has reintroduced the ability for publishers to set different ad pricing on its products for the first time in more than six years. …
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Channel 4 News’ Cathy Newman and Esme Wren: Our investigative journalism is ‘more precious than ever’
Channel 4 News producer Claire Sinka, presenter Cathy Newman and editor Esme Wren after the British Journalism Awards 2025. Picture: Press Gazette/ASV Photography Channel 4 News presenter Cathy …
The Duchess of Sussex, the Duke of Sussex, and her mother, Doria Ragland. Picture: Ben Stanstall/PA Wire GB News has apologised on air to the mother of Meghan Markle after a commentator wrongly …
This year, GIJN’s Resource Center team produced a wide variety of guides on everything from investigating climate change to reporting on AI, from digging into Chinese companies to probing evidence of …
I n December 2024, criminals stole thousands of dollars from Steve Beckett at a Circle K convenience store in Indiana. The robbery happened in broad daylight. The thieves didn’t use a gun or a knife. …
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TV producer Keaton Stone became ‘accidental journalist’ with Al Fayed investigation
Keaton Stone speaks while picking up the Investigation of the Year prize at the British Journalism Awards 2025 for Al Fayed: Predator at Harrods. He’s between executive producer Mike Radford and …
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Trump files lawsuit against BBC over ‘deceptive, disparaging, inflammatory’ editing
Donald Trump. Picture: Shutterstock US President Donald Trump has filed a defamation lawsuit against the BBC seeking up to $10bn (£7.5bn) in response to the editing of a speech he made before the …
A person pulls a copy of The Daily Telegraph out from a newsstand in Paris, France in March 2017. Picture: Hadrian/Shutterstock
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Clandestine Airstrips, a Mexican Mega Leak, and a Crisis of Unidentified Missing People: 2025’s Best Investigative Stories in Spanish
The investigative stories produced in the Spanish-speaking world this year show a vibrant journalistic landscape, despite the challenges reporters now face in many places — from rampant disinformation …
Close-up of Google app including search bar and link to AI Mode. Picture: Shutterstock/Nwz Last week Google announced a raft of deals with national news organisations , under the banner of a new …
Chinese robot pictured at Web Summit in Lisbon. Picture: Press Gazette/Dominic Ponsford A broad coalition of news publishers have backed shared licensing technology which seeks to protect content in …
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AP launches verification dashboard for publishers to meet ‘demand for authenticity’
AP Verify dashboard homepage Associated Press has launched an AI-powered tool to help journalists verify text, photos and videos in one place. The AP Verify dashboard will let subscribers access …
PA Media vertical video PA has adopted a “video-first” approach to its content offering in response to increased demand for live and vertical video content, driven by social media and the agency’s …