Fortune has made a series of senior editorial appointments to strengthen its influence among European business leaders. Kamal Ahmed becomes Executive Editorial Director for the UK and Europe, while Francesca Cassidy takes on the role of Editor – Features and Fortune 500 C-Suite. The hires form part of Fortune’s strategy to grow its visibility and reach in Europe, with a focus on connecting C-suite audiences through live journalism, storytelling and high-level events. Ahmed will lead this effort, while Cassidy will develop content addressing the challenges and innovations facing Europe’s leading Fortune 500 companies. They join Tara Teymoori, appointed earlier this…
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The Poynter Institute for Media Studies celebrated its golden anniversary on 10 November, honouring half a century of shaping journalism around the world. Born of the vision of Nelson Poynter, the editor and owner of the then St Petersburg Times, the institute was created to safeguard editorial independence by placing…
Revenue and operating profits at The Telegraph held steady in 2024 despite ongoing turmoil over who owns the paper. Newly published accounts from Press Acquisitions Limited, the parent company of Telegraph Media Group and the Chelsea Magazine Company, show a 1.2% rise in revenue to £279.4 million for the year…
The BBC is facing one of the gravest leadership crises in its history after the resignations of Director-General Tim Davie and News CEO Deborah Turness. Both stepped down following a storm over the editing of Donald Trump’s speech in a Panorama documentary, accused of misleading viewers about the former US…
News Corp has posted better-than-expected first-quarter fiscal 2026 results, lifted by growth in its Dow Jones and digital real estate segments. Revenue rose 2% year-on-year to $2.14 billion, surpassing Wall Street’s $2.10 billion estimate. The Dow Jones division – home to the Wall Street Journal and Barron’s – was the…
Perplexity, the AI search engine often criticised for its approach to content use, has signed a multi-year licensing agreement with Getty Images. The deal gives Perplexity access to Getty’s vast library of editorial and creative images, integrating them directly into its AI-powered search tools via Getty’s API. It marks a…
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The rise of generative AI could reshape not just how journalism is produced, but how audiences consume and define news itself, according to Gina Chua, executive editor of Semafor. Writing in the publication, Chua argues that while much of the industry debate has focused on whether AI threatens jobs or…
Reuters has appointed Jennifer Hicks as its new digital director, a senior leadership role that will shape the long-term editorial direction of the company’s digital platforms. Hicks will oversee Reuters.com, the Reuters app, newsletters and social offerings. She is tasked with sharpening the company’s audience engagement strategy, accelerating subscription growth,…
The New York Times has moved its popular Mini Crossword behind a paywall, provoking anger among players who had long enjoyed it for free. The puzzle now requires a subscription on both app and desktop. Social media and Reddit threads filled quickly with frustration, with users describing the shift as…
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution will publish its last print edition on December 31, closing a chapter that began in 1868 as it moves all resources into digital publishing. Publisher Andrew Morse, who joined in 2023, told The New York Times, which broke the story, that the decision was overdue. “Printing newspapers…
The growing sophistication of AI language models such as OpenAI’s GPT-5 has raised hopes that they could help verify photographs online, spotting visual clues, geolocating obscure images and even detecting fakes. But new research from the Tow Center for Digital Journalism suggests the technology is far from reliable when it…
Fivespan Partners, the activist investment firm, has taken a stake in The New York Times Company and is urging the publisher to accelerate its use of artificial intelligence. In a letter to investors obtained by Bloomberg, Fivespan described AI as a catalyst that could expand the Times’ global reach, improve…
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