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PODCAST: Semafor’s Ben Smith on ‘post-traffic’ news
Few understand better than ex-BuzzFeed Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith the attraction of scale. But he saw the “terminal decline” beginning for the web and is keeping Semafor firmly rooted in quality over quantity, and direct audience connections.
Telegraph becomes Axel Springer flagship
30 June update: Axel Springer, the $3bn Berlin-based, transatlantic news group and Europe's largest news publisher, has now…
Will USA Today sell Newsquest?
USA Today Inc, the largest newspaper publisher in the US (by total daily circulation), may be considering the…
What now for UK’s Daily Mail?
The Daily Mail Group (DMGT) lost the Telegraph Media Group because the UK’s legacy regulation of press ownership…
What next for New York Times?
As Axel Springer prepares to take ownership of the UK's Telegraph Media Group, the Berlin-based company will be…
Axel Springer trumps Daily Mail to buy Telegraph Media
Axel Springer, the Berlin-based transatlantic family-owned news group, has reached a surprise agreement with RedBird IMI to acquire…
UK news tabloids chase subs
Piers North, the one-year CEO of Reach Plc, the UK’s largest newspaper publisher, could be forgiven for feeling…
PODCAST: Daily Mail CEO on the real impact of AI
The UK’s Daily Mail has historically been a publication built on reach and high traffic volumes. But with…
Will Springer buy Washington Post?
Eight years ago in Berlin, Jeff Bezos was presented with the Axel Springer Award, whose other winners have…
How newsrooms are using AI
Many newsrooms are grappling with the potential threats AI poses to their processes and business models. But, with…