Kari McMahon

London, Scotland

Freelance journo ✍️ Words: @TheBlock__, @thisisinsider 👩‍💻 Former software dev, @medillschool wildcat 📩[email protected]

Articles

Publishers Tackle AI Scraping—It's Not Going Well - A Media Operator

2 days ago | amediaoperator.com | Kari McMahon |Jacob Donnelly

Publishers are investing in server-side tools to block large language model (LLM) crawlers as growing evidence shows that robots.txt files and legal threats aren’t enough to stop the scraping. AI monetization startup Tollbit’s state of the bots report, which analyzed bot activity, found a 40% increase in unauthorized scraping from the third quarter to the fourth. Robots.txt, which is used by websites to tell bots not to scrape content, is clearly failing to deliver.
UK B2B Publisher Bets On Advertising as its Primary Revenue Model

3 days ago | amediaoperator.com | Kari McMahon |Jacob Donnelly

B2B publisher Astor Media made a splash in the spring with a flurry of media title acquisitions within the UK. The new-on-the-scene publisher launched in 2022 alongside its first publication The Intermediary, which focuses on mortgage and specialist finance markets. “Our process is that we like to be editorially-led rather than an events business,” Ryan Fowler, managing director of Astor Media, told AMO.
Publishers Find Traffic With An Unlikely Source

1 month ago | amediaoperator.com | Kari McMahon |Jacob Donnelly

Messaging app WhatsApp is emerging as an unlikely source of organic referral traffic at a time when publishers are struggling to drive audiences to their sites amid a period of deprioritization of links—and in some cases news—on some social media platforms. “With WhatsApp, it’s as easy as seeing a chart from Yahoo Finance and then forwarding it to a group or a person that you’re talking to on WhatsApp,” Michael Kelley, head of distribution at Yahoo Finance, told AMO.
How AI will change software engineering

1 month ago | leaddev.com | Kari McMahon

You have 1 article left to read this month before you need to register a free LeadDev.com account. Receive weekly engineering insights to level up your leadership approach. Estimated reading time: 9 minutesThe consensus about the future of the software engineering industry is that there is no consensus.
How banks are vetting GenAI

1 month ago | bankingriskandregulation.com | Kari McMahon

By Kari McMahon Banks’ rollout of GenAI is running into roadblocks. Regulatory caution, governance hurdles and third-party risk concerns are taking root. While keen to unlock the benefits of automation, financial institutions are taking more precautions,with some onboarding processes for AI vendors stretching to a year. Santander UK CEO Mike Regnier ... To continue reading Request Free Trial Unlimited access to all content. Email alerts highlighting key industry insight.
Informa's Revenue Growth To Slow in 2025

2 months ago | amediaoperator.com | Kari McMahon |Jacob Donnelly

Informa PLC said revenue will increase 5% in 2025, less than half the 11% growth it saw in 2024 from the previous year. Revenue at the UK-based media and events company rose to £3.55 billion ($4.57 billion) in 2024 from £3.19 billion ($4.1 billion) in 2023, while adjusted operating profit jumped 16.5% to £995 million ($1.28 billion) from £853.8 million ($1.1 billion). “On every measure, 2024 was an outstanding year for our company,” Stephen Carter, Informa’s chief executive officer, said.
Cost-cutting push drives risk and compliance offshore

2 months ago | bankingriskandregulation.com | Kari McMahon

By Kari McMahon The cost-cutting scythe has come for risk and compliance. Once deemed too high-stakes, banks are now more bold about hiving off these critical functions. The savings are serious: Nasdaq estimates banks can save up to $50bn on their annual $250bn operational cost spend through better tech and outsourcing. ... To continue reading Request Free Trial Unlimited access to all content. Email alerts highlighting key industry insight. Invitations to attend exclusive roundtables and events.
The US Is Poised To Become The Leading Market For Media Capital By 2030

2 months ago | amediaoperator.com | Kari McMahon |Jacob Donnelly

The U.S. is poised to overtake Sweden, Germany and the UK to become the leading market for media capital by 2030. That’s according to a new report released from Mediaforgrowth (MFG), a platform for media capital investments, which analyzed the state of media capital following a decade of growth and examined the path toward 2030. Media capital is the exchange of equity in return for media services — most often advertising.
Reach PLC Reports Mixed Results: Revenue Down but Profits Up in 2024

2 months ago | amediaoperator.com | Kari McMahon |Jacob Donnelly

The UK’s largest news publisher Reach PLC’s revenue dropped for the fifth time in six years in 2024. Revenue fell 5.3% to £538.6 million ($686 million) from nearly £568.6 million ($724 million), but Chief Executive Officer Jim Mullen said on the earnings call that 2024 was “a real year of progress.” Operating profit increased 6% to £102.3 million ($130 million) from £96.5 million ($123 million), ahead of market expectations.
Karriere aufgegeben und nach Finnland gezogen - ich bereue es nicht

2 months ago | businessinsider.de | Kari McMahon

Sue Loraine ließ ihre Karriere im Vereinigten Königreich hinter sich und zog in eine Hütte in Finnland. Courtesy of Sue Loraine Mit 55 Jahren nahm Sue Loraine eine Auszeit von ihrem Job im Vereinigten Königreich, um mit ihrer besten Freundin nach Finnland zu ziehen. Sie wohnen in der Hütte der Eltern ihrer Freundin und leben von Loraines Ersparnissen.