Newsquest Archives - Press Gazette https://pressgazette.co.uk/subject/newsquest/ The Future of Media Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:44:26 +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 Newsquest Archives - Press Gazette https://pressgazette.co.uk/subject/newsquest/ 32 32 Jeremy Clarkson, Meghan, Prince Harry and the secret of Oxford Mail’s traffic success https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/regional-newspapers/jeremy-clarkson-meghan-prince-harry-and-the-secret-of-oxford-mails-traffic-success/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:36:04 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=257520 Collage of Prince Harry, King Charles, Jeremy Clarkson and Meghan Markle

High-profile residents and a star reporter help fuel traffic success at Oxford Mail.

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]]> Why is the Oxford Mail enjoying booming traffic in stark contrast to wider industry trends?

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]]> Newsquest grows profit as online subscribers rise to 159,000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_business/newsquest-accounts-2025/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:12:39 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=257033 Newsquest CEO Henry Faure Walker. Picture: Press Gazette

Newsquest accounts show digital subscription growth despite revenue decline in 2025.

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]]> Newsquest has reached 159,000 paying digital subscribers, up 18% from 135,000 one year ago, according to the latest figures shared with Press Gazette.

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]]> Biggest UK local newsbrands: Reach sites worst hit after Google algorithm changes https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/media_metrics/biggest-uk-local-news-websites-2026/ Mon, 22 Jun 2026 08:44:35 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=253918 Homepages of three Reach regional news websites: Leicestershire Live, Leeds Live and Surrey Live

Just 16 of the 75 biggest local news sites increased their audience year on year in April.

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]]> The majority of the UK’s largest local news websites have seen a decline in audience and minutes spent with their content in the past year, according to Ipsos iris data.

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]]> At least 62 English language news publishers now have 100k+ online subs https://pressgazette.co.uk/paywalls/biggest-subscription-news-websites-2026/ Thu, 12 Mar 2026 08:56:32 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=249510 The New York Times building, which has reported in its 2024 annual report that at least one-third of its subscribers do not subscribe to its news product

Exclusive new 100k Club ranking of top paid-for online news publishers.

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]]> New entrants on Press Gazette’s 100k Club ranking of the biggest subscription news websites in the world include in 2026 include The Irish Times Group, Goalhanger and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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]]> The UK’s biggest news media companies: New top 50 ranking by revenue https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_business/top-50-uk-news-media-companies-2026-ranking/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 10:27:53 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=247961 Top four media companies in UK by revenue. RELX Group (picture: Igor Golovniov, Shutterstock), BBC (Chris Dorney, Shutterstock), Informa (Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images), ITV (Piotr Swat, Shutterstock).

Just over half of UK's biggest media companies grew turnover year on year.

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]]> The top three news media companies in the UK by revenue saw turnover increase in their latest full-year accounts, Press Gazette’s latest top 50 ranking shows.

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]]> Anna Starnes named Ipswich Star and EADT editor https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/media-jobs-uk-news/anna-starnes-named-ipswich-star-and-eadt-editor/ Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:05:29 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=248425 Anna Starners. Picture: Newsquest

US-born Starnes has family ties to the region.

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]]> Newsquest has appointed Anna Starnes as editor of the Ipswich Star and East Anglian Daily Times.

She joins Newsquest on 2 February after spending time as a senior editor at Reach title Cambridgeshire Live.

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]]> Iconic (formerly National World) poaches Newsquest transformation director Morgan Stevenson https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/media-jobs-uk-news/iconic-formerly-national-world-poaches-newsquest-transformation-director-morgan-stevenson/ Fri, 31 Oct 2025 11:06:56 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=245250 Morgan Stevenson headshot, joining Iconic (formerly National World)

Stevenson to lead growth strategy for brands like The Scotsman under their new owners.

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]]> Iconic (formerly National World) has poached Newsquest digital transformation director Morgan Stevenson.

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]]> Focus on local, not ‘trending’, news fuels record Newsquest digital growth https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/regional-newspapers/focus-on-local-not-trending-news-fuels-record-newsquest-digital-growth/ Thu, 04 Sep 2025 09:48:56 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=242999 Newsquest CEO Henry Faure Walker. Picture: Press Gazette

'People love local news,' says CEO Henry Faure Walker.

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]]> Paid digital subscriptions at UK regional publishing giant Newsquest have risen from 100,000 to 135,000 in the past year.

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]]> Impartial Reporter stems print decline and grows digital sales as it turns 200 https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/regional-newspapers/the-impartial-reporter-200-growth-newsquest/ Tue, 06 May 2025 08:39:31 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=239477 The staff of The Impartial Reporter stand in front of their office in Enniskillen, Fermanagh. Left to right: Jasmin Walls, Heather McDaniel, Rodney Edwards, Editor, Fionn Nolan, Shane Dillon, Victoria Johnston, John McVitty, William Smith, Katherine Hardy, June Clarke, Advertising Manger, Karen McCabe, Pamela Dunn Stephanie Wiggins and Victoria Ellingson (Image: Ronan McGrade)

Northern Ireland title has invested in original journalism and used AI to rewrite supplied stories.

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]]> Northern Ireland’s The Impartial Reporter says its circulation revenue and digital subscriber numbers are both rising as the Newsquest title prepares to celebrate its 200th birthday.

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]]> Impartial-Reporter-President-Higgins Current and former staff of The Impartial Reporter with President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins in April 2025. Impartial-Reporter-Rodney-Edwards-King Impartial Reporter editor Rodney Edwards meets King Charles III at a Buckingham Palace reception for regional media in March 2025. Newsquest now employing 36 ‘AI-assisted reporters’ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/regional-newspapers/newsquest-36-ai-assisted-reporters-non-canon-news-disintermediation/ Wed, 02 Apr 2025 09:04:21 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=238654 Newsquest editorial development director Toby Granville appears on stage at the Society of Editors Media Freedom Conference in London, revealing that his company now employs 36 AI-assisted reporters, up from seven a little over a year ago.

And leaders at The Guardian, Times and Sun warn of risks from "non-canon" AI-summarised news.

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]]> Regional publishing giant Newsquest now employs 36 “AI-assisted” reporters across its titles, its editorial development director has said.

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]]> NewsquestAIdashboard A picture of Newsquest's dashboard for its AI-assisted reporters, showing an input box where the journalist enters a press release or other information and an output box where the AI-written story appears. Picture: Press Gazette