TikTok remains the platform Gen Z turns to most often for culture and entertainment, but fresh research points to a weakening bond between the generation and the app once famed for its carefree, algorithm-driven creativity. A survey conducted by The Harris Poll finds that while 37% of Gen Z users still make TikTok their first stop for entertainment, pop culture and local discovery, large majorities now express nostalgia, wariness and declining trust. According to The Harris Poll, 79% of Gen Z TikTok users say they long for the platform’s earlier days, when content felt less commercial and feeds contained fewer…
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Vox has named Steve Heuser as executive editor, the company said in a statement, with Heuser due to begin the role on 23 March. The appointment was announced by Vox’s editor‑in‑chief and publisher Swati Sharma, who said Heuser would work with the newsroom’s leadership to shape coverage priorities, bolster editors…
Former MSNBC president Rashida Jones has been appointed chief executive of Uncensored, the digital media venture fronted by British broadcaster Piers Morgan. The appointment puts Jones in charge of strategy, operations and editorial development as Uncensored looks to broaden its mix of streaming and social content beyond its flagship programme,…
Bonnier News ended 2025 with sharply improved profitability and continued growth in its subscription business, the Swedish media group said, positioning the company for what its chief executive expects will be a stronger 2026. The results highlight the steady shift toward reader revenue and digital products across the group’s portfolio…
Five weeks after The Washington Post dismantled its sports desk, ESPN has hired six of the newspaper’s former reporters, a move that follows a similar mass hiring by The Athletic, which is part of The New York Times. The hires reflect a broader shift in sports journalism, as legacy newspapers…
I did something I do very rarely this week: I turned on our television at home in the morning. The reason, unsurprisingly, was the war in Iran. My goal was to get up to date with all the latest news. And I did. If nothing else, rolling TV news stations…
German publishing group Axel Springer has agreed a £575 million deal to acquire The Telegraph, a transaction that would bring an end to one of the longest-running sales processes in Fleet Street. The agreement, first reported by the Financial Times, effectively ends a rival bid from Daily Mail and General…
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Lenore Taylor has announced she will step down from Guardian Australia after 13 years in senior roles that included a decade as the title’s editor, leaving the organisation she helped establish in 2013. Taylor joined Guardian Australia as a senior member of staff at its May 2013 launch and quickly…
A growing network of Facebook pages masquerading as New Zealand news outlets is flooding social media with AI-generated images and videos that distort genuine reporting, according to an investigation. The accounts lift copy from established mastheads and attach computer-generated visuals or lightly rewritten text. While the examples uncovered are New…
Lawmakers in New York have proposed legislation that would force news organisations to be explicit when their reporting relies on artificial intelligence and to ensure human editors sign off on such material before it appears in print or online. Senator Patricia Fahy and Assemblywoman Nily Rozic introduced the New York…
Reddit told investors last week that it is preparing a new wave of acquisitions aimed at strengthening its advertising stack and audience-growth products, signalling a continuation of the company’s recent buy-and-build approach. For news publishers Reddit is no longer just a source of traffic or unfiltered conversations around the news…
The Athletic is expanding its use of live blogs enriched with video as part of a broader effort to keep audiences on its own sites and to blunt the impact of automated content collection by AI systems. According to a report in Digiday, the move, timed to coincide with overlapping…
Will Lewis, the embattled publisher and CEO of The Washington Post, abruptly resigned Saturday evening, ending a tumultuous two-year tenure just days after presiding over one of the largest newsroom staff reductions in the publication’s history. His departure was announced in a brief, two-paragraph internal email to staff that lacked…
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