The Independent Archives - Press Gazette https://pressgazette.co.uk/subject/the-independent/ The Future of Media Fri, 02 Oct 2026 14:11:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://pressgazette.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2022/09/cropped-Press-Gazette_favicon-32x32.jpg The Independent Archives - Press Gazette https://pressgazette.co.uk/subject/the-independent/ 32 32 Independent doubles revenue in six years to reach £55m https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_business/independent-doubles-revenue-in-six-years-to-reach-55m/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:00:38 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=257646 Top of Independent homepage on 1 October 2026 including banner ad for new memberships

Independent Studio, AI, US and e-commerce cited as growth pillars.

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]]> The Independent has said video, AI summary product Bulletin, e-commerce and US growth helped it reduce its reliance on traffic from Google and report record revenue for 2025.

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]]> Independent appoints new president of North America for ‘next phase of growth’ https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/media-jobs-uk-news/independent-appoints-new-president-of-north-america-for-next-phase-of-growth/ Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:02:08 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=253482

Chris Anthony joins from role as chief revenue officer at social-led publisher Gallery Media Group.

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]]> The Independent has hired a new president to oversee its business in North America through its “next phase of growth”.

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]]> Travel journalist Simon Calder moves to Telegraph https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/media-jobs-uk-news/travel-journalist-simon-calder-independent-telegraph/ Thu, 28 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=253132 Artwork for Simon Calder's new Telegraph podcast The Travel Expert

Simon Calder to add weekly podcast to Telegraph travel section.

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]]> Travel journalist Simon Calder is leaving The Independent after 32 years to join The Telegraph.

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]]> Who are the UK’s political editors? From broadcast to print https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/broadcast/uk-political-editors/ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/broadcast/uk-political-editors/#respond Tue, 26 May 2026 13:55:55 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/uk-political-editors/ Newspaper stack on a shelf against a dark blue wall

Political editors are a vital part of any media outlet. Here are the main ones across print and broadcast.

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]]> All of the UK’s biggest political stories, both print and broadcast, have been approved by the outlets’ political editors. They are the minds behind every news story and coverage involving politics, and these names climbed the journalism ladder thanks to their innovative and critical thinking.

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]]> https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/broadcast/uk-political-editors/feed/ 0 Photo © 2022 – ASV Photography Ltd.www.ASVphotos.com Pippa Crerar picks up the Politics Journalism award at the British Journalism Awards 2022. Picture: ASV Photography Ltd for Press Gazette Jack Elsom. Picture: News UK Jack Elsom. Picture: News UK 34f26464-2c7b-4052-aacb-99031246bf6f Kate Ferguson appointed political editor of The Sun on Sunday. Picture: News UK Steven Swinford Steven Swinford. Picture: Telegraph Media Group/Fiona Hanson benriley-smith Ben Riley-Smith. Picture: News UK ASV240581 Journalist of the Year 2024 Caroline Wheeler of The Sunday Times. Picture: ASV Photography/Press Gazette LizzyBuchan3 Lizzy Buchan, Mirror political editor. Picture: Reach thumbnail_MartynBrown Express political editor Martyn Brown. Picture: Reach Photo © 2022 – ASV Photography Ltd.www.ASVphotos.com The Telegraph's Tony Diver and Ben Riley-Smith pick up the Scoop of the Year award at the Susie Coen of the Daily Mail picks up the Investigation of the Year award at the British Journalism Awards 2022. Picture: ASV Photography Ltd for Press Gazette Chris Mason Picture: BBC Theresa May Leaves Downing Street For Her Last PMQs Robert Peston in July 2019. Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images RTS_PoliticalJournooftheYear_BethRigby Sky News political editor Beth Rigby after being named Political Journalist of the Year at the RTS Journalism Awards on 28 February 2024. Picture: RTS/Richard Kendal Andy Bell. Credit: Peter Searle/ITN Andy Bell. Credit: Peter Searle/ITN GB News Christopher Hope Christopher Hope. Picture: GB News NatashaClarkLBC LBC's new political editor Natasha Clark. Picture: Global Anna Mikhailova. Picture: Times Radio/News UK Anna Mikhailova. Picture: Times Radio/News UK Health coverage is getting killed by Google AI Overviews https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/ai-overviews-publisher-traffic/ Thu, 14 May 2026 09:35:08 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=252619 Google AI Overviews result for 'hantavirus symptoms' query, with first result from UK Government below

New data reveals the impact of Google AI Overviews on clickthroughs to different publishers and topic areas.

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]]> Health is the topic vertical most vulnerable to losing clicks as a result of Google’s AI Overviews, according to new Sistrix data shared with Press Gazette.

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]]> UK publishers urge CMA to curb Google as search giant claims AI does them no harm https://pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/uk-publishers-urge-cma-to-curb-google-in-uk-as-search-giant-ai-does-them-no-harm/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:26:26 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=251780 Google AI Overview answer to 'what is fine-tuning in ai' query. Top cited result is an IBM link

‘Fine-tuning’ one of several requests as CMA to give Google new conduct rules.

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]]> News publishers have disputed a claim from Google that using their content to “fine-tune” its AI models contains “no realistic prospect of harm” to them.

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]]> Standard website transfers to Independent with more than 30 staff leaving https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/regional-newspapers/standard-website-transfers-to-independent-with-around-30-staff-leaving/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:24:55 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=251650 Standard website homepage with headlines including 'Londonmaxxing: How to go large in the greatest city on Earth' and 'How to beat the Tube strike'

Press Gazette understands 23 Standard editorial staff transferring across.

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]]> The Independent has completed a “long-term” deal to run the digital operations and print advertising of The Standard.

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]]> AI answer engine drives more effective advertising at Reach and Independent https://pressgazette.co.uk/marketing/ai-answer-engine-drive-more-effective-advertisng-at-reach-and-independent/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:15:41 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=251464 Mock-up of what Taboola's Deeper Dive can look like on a publisher homepage using 'Times News' masthead. Search bar states: 'Ask Times News anything'

Taboola is offering an ad-funded AI chatbot to publishers.

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]]> Taboola’s AI search engine is being used by up to one in six users on publisher websites that have rolled it out, the adtech company has said.

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]]> Picture12 Huffpost UK website homepage with Deeper Dive search engine at the top Cost of online news rises 3% as Telegraph and Mail+ Editions lead on discounts https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/news-subcriptions-prices-2026/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 08:08:19 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=248032 Digital subscriptions pages for the Financial Times, The Telegraph, The Scotsman and Bloomberg Media on 23 January 2026

Online news subscriptions prices and offers from major publishers tracked.

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]]> Digital news subscriptions prices have increased by an average of 3% in the UK for the second year running, according to Press Gazette analysis.

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]]> The Independent names new editors after Chloe Hubbard joins Mirror https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/media-jobs-uk-news/the-independent-names-new-editors-after-chloe-hubbard-joins-mirror/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 08:49:23 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=248877 New UK editor of The Independent Barney Henderson and executive editor Jacqui Merrington

Newsweek director of publishing Barney Henderson is new UK editor.

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]]> The Independent has named Newsweek’s director of publishing Barney Henderson as its new UK editor.

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