Luis Amorim January 31, 2025
Google owes UK news industry £2.2bn from 2023 alone, claims new research
New research has suggested UK news publishers are owed £2.2bn by Google for their contribution to the search platform in 2023 alone.
www.pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/google-owes-uk-news-industry-2-2bn-from-2023-alone-claims-new-research
Global Fact Check Fund awards $2 million to 20 fact-checking groups across 15 countries - Poynter
From person-to-person coaching and intensive hands-on seminars to interactive online courses and media reporting, Poynter helps journalists sharpen skills and elevate storytelling throughout their careers.
www.poynter.org/ifcn/2025/global-fact-check-fund-awards-2-million-to-20-fact-checking-groups-across-15-countries
How Newsweek Engineered Its Unlikely Turnaround
The publisher has shaken off its legal woes and super-sized its reach
www.adweek.com/media/newsweek-revenue-turnaround/#new_tab
OpenAI to face Indian news firms of Ambani, Adani in copyright battle, documents show
www.reuters.com/technology/openai-face-indian-digital-news-firms-ambani-adani-copyright-battle-2025-01-27
5 case studies on navigating sustained newsroom transformation | The Audiencers
From building a B2B product & attracting a younger, female audience to launching a Swiftie newsletter, 5 European publishers share their work.
www.theaudiencers.com/5-case-studies-on-navigating-sustained-newsroom-transformation
Making data-driven recommendations to newsrooms requires strong research partnerships. Here’s how to build them.
When three-way partnerships between journalists, researchers and facilitators are done well, all parties are excited by both the process and the results.
www.americanpressinstitute.org/making-data-driven-recommendations-to-newsrooms-requires-strong-research-partnerships-heres-how-to-build-them
Journalism in the AI Era: A TRF Insights survey
Our new report shines a spotlight on journalism in the AI era and provides a platform for the voices of journalists in the Global South and emerging economies.
www.trust.org/resource/ai-revolution-journalists-global-south/#new_tab
Wall Street Journal will focus on quality audiences
Tess Jeffers, director of audience analytics at The Wall Street Journal, discusses audience editors, social media, AI, and key metrics.
www.inma.org/blogs/newsroom-initiative/post.cfm/wall-street-journal-will-focus-on-quality-audiences#new_tab
Inside The Independent’s strategy to build audience, revenue, and trust in a polarized news landscape - Editor and Publisher
The Independent has defied the odds, transforming from a U.K. broadsheet into a thriving digital powerhouse with a growing U.S. audience. While many news organizations struggle with trust, engagement, and revenue, CEO Christian Broughton says The Independent is breaking through by staying true to its core mission.
www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/the-independent-grows-us-audience-newsroom-and-model,253970#new_tab
News for young people by young people: How this new Spanish outlet aims to reach an elusive audience
"People are tired of the political news cycle in Spain. It's non-stop. It's four big things a day. It's crazy. And that's something that doesn't benefit news consumption. People are overwhelmed."
www.niemanlab.org/2025/01/news-for-young-people-by-young-people-how-this-new-spanish-outlet-aims-to-reach-an-elusive-audience
How, When, and Where to Engage With Your Newsletter Community
Six newsletter writers, including Anne Helen Petersen and Jessica Wilen, explained how they handle reader engagement
www.inboxcollective.com/how-when-and-where-to-engage-with-your-newsletter-community
Google Updates Search Quality Rater Guidelines: What To Know
Google updates Search Quality Rater Guidelines, addressing AI content and new spam types.
www.searchenginejournal.com/google-updates-search-quality-rater-guidelines-what-to-know/538259
Technical concepts every news SEO needs to know
Must-know technical SEO concepts: how Google works, what algorithm updates and ranking signals are, plus the value of backlinks for publishers.
www.seoforjournalism.com/p/technical-concepts-news-seo
'Consent or pay' model is OK for UK news publishers, ICO confirms
The UK's information watchdog has said publisher "consent or pay" cookie models are acceptable providing users have a "genuine free choice".
www.pressgazette.co.uk/marketing/consent-or-pay-ico-guidance-cookies
Media Briefing: The Financial Times' AI paywall is improving subscriber metrics, but not lifting conversions yet
The FT's AI-powered paywall has helped the publisher get more revenue from its subscribers — but improving conversion and retention rate is still in the works.
www.digiday.com/media/media-briefing-the-financial-times-ai-paywall-is-improving-subscriber-metrics-but-not-lifting-conversions-yet
Are Multi-Publisher Subscription Bundles a Good Idea? - A Media Operator
One way to grow subscriptions could be complementary partnerships with other publishers.
www.amediaoperator.com/analysis/are-multi-publisher-subscription-bundles-a-good-idea
Publishers want more control over programmatic. Some are finally making it happen
Why publishers are finally facing programmatic’s hard truths.
www.digiday.com/media/publishers-want-more-control-over-programmatic-some-are-finally-making-it-happen
Trust, data and the AI revolution: five key news brand trends for advertisers
Will advertisers begin to invest more in fact-checked, responsible, accountable media partners such as news brands, that deliver scale and effective storytelling?
www.newsworks.org.uk/news-and-opinion/trust-data-and-the-ai-revolution-five-key-news-brand-trends-for-advertisers
Future of TV Briefing: Streaming’s programmatic ad market prepares for ‘tsunami of supply’ from live sports
This week’s Future of TV Briefing looks at how the growing availability of streaming live sports for programmatic sales will test the supply chain's infrastructure and require new standards.
www.digiday.com/future-of-tv/future-of-tv-briefing-streamings-programmatic-ad-market-prepares-for-tsunami-of-supply-from-live-sports
What happened to the post-cookie era, with IAB Tech Lab’s Anthony Katsur
On the eve of IAB’s Annual Leadership Meeting, the IAB Tech Lab CEO joined the Digiday Podcast to discuss the state of identity in a not-quite post-cookie landscape.
www.digiday.com/marketing/what-happened-to-the-post-cookie-era-with-iab-tech-labs-anthony-katsur
European Industry Committees Create Audience Measurement Coalition; Sky to Overhaul Newsroom in Favour of Paid Content; Amazon Launches CTV Audience Tool - ExchangeWire.com
News in brief: European Industry Committees Create Audience Measurement Coalition; Sky to Overhaul Newsroom in Favour of Paid Content; Amazon Launches CTV News in brief: European Industry Committees Create Audience Measurement Coalition; Sky to Overhaul Newsroom in Favour of Paid Content; Amazon Launches CTV Audience Tool
www.exchangewire.com/blog/2025/01/29/european-industry-committees-create-audience-measurement-coalition-sky-to-overhaul-newsroom-in-favour-of-paid-content-amazon-launches-ctv-audience-tool
How publishers are choosing which LLMs to use
Publishers are prioritizing ease of integration when it comes to choosing which LLMs to use to build products and features powered by generative AI technology.
www.digiday.com/media/how-publishers-are-choosing-which-llms-to-use
The Tangled Tale of The Times’s URL
The Times wanted to go online in 1996 with nytimes.com. But the domain was already owned — by a Times reporter.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/25/insider/nyt-website-url.html#new_tab
French Tech Stack Study 2024 | The Audiencers
An analysis of the latest Tech Stack Study, providing publishers with a benchmark of the range of tools used by the French media.
www.theaudiencers.com/tech-stack-study-2024-a-look-behind-the-scenes-at-the-tools-used-by-french-media