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The Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg: 'The market understands what a quality story is'

5 days ago | pressgazette.co.uk | Bron Maher

Editor of The Atlantic Jeffrey Goldberg has said of his blockbuster “Signalgate” scoop that journalism is “a simple business”, arguing audiences “know what a quality story is” and will pay to read it. Speaking at the Sir Harry Summit in London on Wednesday, Goldberg said his accidental addition to a sensitive Trump administration group chat had been “too stupid to be believed”.
Premium news subscriptions offset falling tabloid web audience for News Corp

5 days ago | pressgazette.co.uk | Dominic Ponsford

Growing subscription revenue at News Corp’s Dow Jones business news division is offsetting falling advertising and circulation revenue from its tabloid news titles. Overall, News Corp reported total revenue up 1% to $2.01bn in the three months to the end of March 2025 and profit (EBITDA) of $290m (up 12% year on year). Dow Jones is News Corp’s highest-earning division with total revenue of $575m in the quarter, up 6% year on year.
Police told to do better to fill information void like one that fuelled Southport riots

5 days ago | pressgazette.co.uk | Charlotte Tobitt

The police watchdog has told forces they “must do more” to fill information voids that can form online when they are slow to share information with the media. The report from HM Inspectorate of Constabulary about the police response the Southport knife attack and subsequent disorder last July found that if police fail to communicate the facts “repeatedly continuously and effectively… others will take over the narrative”.
Ex-Mirror editor Alison Phillips on true crime, the future of tabloids and positive news

6 days ago | pressgazette.co.uk | Dominic Ponsford

Former Mirror editor Alison Phillips is hoping she can make crime pay via a new weekly podcast co-hosted with ex-Metropolitan Police chief Bernard Hogan-Howe. Crime Scene, from podcast network Podmasters, has launched amid growing popularity for true crime in audio exemplified by the success of The Trial series at the Daily Mail and Serial (now owned by the New York Times).
'Search is going off a cliff': CNN, BBC and Economist chiefs on future of news

6 days ago | pressgazette.co.uk | Bron Maher

CNN chief executive Mark Thompson has suggested artificial intelligence could become an “even better” way of connecting journalism with audiences than Google has been. But his argument produced sharp rebuttals from BBC News chief executive Deborah Turness and Economist editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes, who respectively claimed he was wrong or making a moot point.
Why the Financial Times has gone long with video

6 days ago | pressgazette.co.uk | Charlotte Tobitt

The Financial Times is seeing “steady growth” in video viewership with a long-form strategy aiming to engage subscribers but find new audiences on Youtube too. The FT cited internal data that shows those who visit its website and app regularly are 20 times more likely to watch FT films than those who are less engaged. Viewership of FT videos on its website was up 10% last year compared to 2023.
Sunday Times reporter Will Lloyd returns to New Statesman as deputy editor

1 week ago | pressgazette.co.uk | Dominic Ponsford

Will Lloyd has been appointed deputy editor of The New Statesman in Tom McTague’s first appointment as editor in chief. Lloyd joins from The Sunday Times, where he has been a reporter since March 2024. Former Unherd political editor McTague joined The New Statesman this week. McTague said: “I am thrilled that Will is returning to The New Statesman.
Guardian adds audio, personalisation and puzzles to new-look app

1 week ago | pressgazette.co.uk | Dominic Ponsford

The Guardian has relaunched its app and redesigned its website homepage. The new-look app features a new “My Guardian” tab which allows readers to have a more personalised feed of stories. The app also features a new audio section showcasing the title’s podcasts and enhanced text-to-speech technology which means all articles can be listened to as well as read. It also contains more puzzles, including: Wordwheel, Wordiply and, for the first time in the app, Sudoku.
OpenAI content boss on Google 'ten blue links' and arrival of ChatGPT search

1 week ago | pressgazette.co.uk | Charlotte Tobitt

OpenAI’s chief of intellectual property and content has praised the “stunning results” of the past year of experimentation with AI technology in the news industry. Tom Rubin also alluded to initial signals that news is popular on ChatGPT search but did not yet share any data – although SEO consultant Barry Adams separately told publishers at the conference not to be worried about AI chatbots including ChatGPT stealing traffic.
UK Supreme Court upholds qualified privilege defence over coverage of Pakistan rally

1 week ago | pressgazette.co.uk | Bron Maher

The Supreme Court has refused a claimant’s attempt to test the UK’s qualified privilege defence in a libel trial, saying the application “does not raise an arguable point of law”. Salman Iqbal, the founder and president of Pakistani broadcaster ARY Digital Network, had been attempting to sue another Pakistani network, Geo News, over its 2022 coverage of a political rally held in Pakistan during which speakers had attacked Iqbal and his business.