“We are still writing like it’s 1957” was the blunt assessment of Mario Garcia, speaking earlier this month at WAN-IFRA World News Media Congress in Marseille. You might dismiss this as hyperbole from some, but Garcia, the Columbia University journalism school legend, is in a better position than most to judge. At 79 years old, he was one of the few delegates – perhaps he was the only one – who could actually remember 1957. He got me thinking about what journalism will look like in 2057, or – given the pace of change we are experiencing – rather earlier,…
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Social media and video networks have surpassed traditional news websites and apps as the primary way people consume news globally, according to the Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2026, which was published this week. The annual report, based on surveys across 48 markets, paints a picture of a news ecosystem…
Google is set to challenge a German court ruling that could make it liable for false statements surfaced in its AI Overviews, a decision that may reverberate across the wider artificial intelligence sector. The Munich court said the AI-generated summaries that appear above standard search results amount to Google’s own…
The UK government has confirmed plans to bar social media platforms from offering services to under-16s, in a move ministers say is designed to give children more protection from harmful content and excessive screen time. According to the announcement, the restrictions will apply to “user-to-user platforms” that are built around…
Bloomberg Media has partnered with Cision to make Bloomberg’s journalism available within CisionOne, the media intelligence platform used by corporate communications teams. The deal highlights a broader effort by publishers and intelligence providers to integrate reporting directly into professional workflows, reducing the gap between content consumption and decision-making for enterprise…
At WAN-IFRA’s World News Media Congress in Marseille, Solana Pyne, video director at The New York Times, argued that the traditional distinction between readers, listeners and viewers no longer reflects how audiences consume news. The shift is reshaping how newsrooms organise themselves. As audiences move more fluidly between text, audio…
Gary Lineker’s move from television punditry into podcasting has helped turn Goalhanger into Britain’s fastest-growing private company, according to the latest Sunday Times 100 ranking. Research for the annual list shows the London-based production business posted sales of £37.9 million in 2025, with average annual growth of roughly 321 per…
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Hearst is recasting itself around data and artificial intelligence as the 140-year-old group seeks to make its portfolio faster, more connected and better suited to digital change. As AI tools spread, the competitive edge is moving away from raw scale towards how effectively companies structure, govern and apply their data…
Time Studios is teaming up with Piers Morgan’s Uncensored on a new interview series, extending the Time brand’s push deeper into premium video and long-form storytelling. The move fits with a broader strategy at Time Studios, which has positioned itself as an Emmy Award-winning producer across television, film, audio and…
Vox Media is weighing a potential sale of parts of its business, with SB Nation emerging as one of its most commercially attractive assets. The interest highlights a broader dynamic in digital publishing: scale alone is no longer enough. Buyers are looking for properties that combine loyal audiences with sustainable…
The Washington Post is attempting to stabilise its newsroom after February’s sweeping layoffs by quietly bringing back some of the journalists it had just let go, a sign of how quickly the impact of the cuts became apparent. According to reporting by the Columbia Journalism Review, editors began contacting dismissed…
Us Weekly is cutting close to half its workforce and shutting its New York office, in a sharp retrenchment that underscores the strain on legacy magazine brands as print advertising continues to erode. As audiences and advertisers move online, titles built on mass-market print circulation are struggling to adapt, forcing…
Norway is preparing to introduce one of Europe’s toughest child-safety measures online, with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre saying legislation will be brought forward by the end of 2026 to bar under-16s from social media. The proposal signals a shift from platform self-regulation to state enforcement, following similar action in…
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