Artificial intelligence stock. Picture: Pixabay/Shutterstock For journalists in Britain, artificial intelligence is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, AI ( in the form of Google’s Overviews, is …
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Ten years after the Panama Papers, enablers and tax cheats are still being brought to justice
I n a court in Cologne, Germany, a former law firm executive sat and listened as his lawyers read out a statement. “In the end, I accept the consequences,” his lawyers told the courtroom on his behalf …
Clickout Media uses what have been described as parasite SEO tactics A Press Gazette investigation into parasite SEO firm Clickout Media has been removed from Google’s search index after a spurious …
Daily Star on news aggregator MSN on 30 March 2026. Content syndication to MSN has become one of the biggest sources of online advertising revenue for Reach thanks in part to the success of the Daily …
Prospect chief executive Mark Beard. Picture: Prospect Publishing Mark Beard is stepping down as chief executive of current affairs magazine Prospect after three years. Beard is leaving to join …
Future media brands Future plc’s share price plummeted on Tuesday as the UK-based magazine and specialist publishing giant said Google changes had led to a 20% decline in online audience in the first …
Sir Elton John and David Furnish (left) and Prince Harry (right) arrive at the High Court in London on Monday 27 March 2023 for a hearing in their unlawful information gathering action against Mail …
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Agency faces ‘£100,000’ legal costs from Mail and Telegraph over £200 pictures claim
Mahsa Amini picture initially used by Mail Online sourced from Facebook A news agency journalist says the Mail and Telegraph have racked up around £100,000 in legal fees defending claims for picture …
The Spectator composite image. Picture: OQS Media The 15-month sale process of The Spectator resulted in total costs to the weekly news magazine of £11.4m. The Spectator was bought by GB News …
Two news websites now owned by Hero Media & Entertainment: Daily Business and ScottishNews.com Former Trinity Mirror and National World COO Mark Hollinshead has launched a new media company, …
All of the UK’s biggest political stories, both print and broadcast, have been approved by the outlets’ political editors. They are the minds behind every news story and coverage involving politics, …
Reddit logo on a mobile phone. Picture: Shutterstock Reddit has said views to posts created by publishers on the discussion platform increased by nearly half in the six months after launching its Pro …
Bellingcat has geolocated and verified two new videos showing the deadly strikes that hit an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) compound as well as an adjacent school in the city of Minab in …
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Explosive Misinformation: A Guide to Mushroom Clouds, ‘Sonic Weapons’ and Disintegration
Since launching the military campaign against Iran on Feb. 28, the US and Israel have dropped thousands of bombs on the country. Videos of explosions have become a source of misinformation and …
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How India’s Ruling Party is Using AI to Boost Hate Speech in States Near Bangladesh
The video posted by a state branch of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) showed Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma shooting an image of two men in Muslim skull caps. “Foreigner-free …
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Croatia’s Football Team Signed Deal With Gambling Sponsor Whose Rep Used Fake Name
This article is the result of a collaboration with Josimar. You can find Josimar’s corresponding piece here . Dragon Z6 said it became the Croatian national team’s “official sponsor” in May 2024. A …
French prosecutors are set to unveil money laundering charges against Dimitry Klyuev, an alleged mastermind of the Magnitsky Affair, the Russian tax fraud that triggered a global anticorruption …
A decade ago, the biggest network for journalists ever assembled set out to investigate a system built to stay hidden. What they uncovered became the Panama Papers, a sweeping investigation that broke …
New York newspapers report on the previous night’s invasion of Ukraine by Russian military forces. Picture: rblfmr/Shutterstock The combined average daily print circulation at 25 of the largest …
Audience engagement strategy for publishers As search, social, and AI reshape discovery, publishers need to move beyond acquisition and design an audience engagement strategy that turns attention …
Google search for Mississippi news on 24 March 2026 with Top Stories box A judge has dismissed an antitrust case brought by two US news publishers alleging Google has monopolised the online news …
The Houses of Parliament building in Westminster, London, UK. Picture: Nigel J Harris/Shutterstock Social media has overtaken newsbrands as the primary source of news for MPs, according to a new …
Renee Doegar, publisher of London Review of Books (top left), London Review of Books website (bottom left) and December 2025 edition of the magazine. Pictures: London Review of Books The London …
Website of Charlie Gard Foundation now promotes gambling for SEO firm Parasitical SEO companies are buying respected online news outlets in order to harvest their reputations before leaving behind a …
Don’t Miss Media Group home pages, and founder Georgina Wilson-Powell (top right). A local newsletter business covering UK coastal towns is on track to hit £85,000 in annual revenue from its first …