The Sun Archives - Press Gazette https://pressgazette.co.uk/subject/the-sun/ The Future of Media Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:39:01 +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 Sun Archives - Press Gazette https://pressgazette.co.uk/subject/the-sun/ 32 32 Journalism job cuts in 2026 tracked: Latest from BBC Sport, Reach, Forbes https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/journalism-job-cuts-in-2026-updates/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:38:56 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=247608 BBC Sport offices in Salford Quays.

Press Gazette rolling updates on redundancies made in 2026.

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]]> BBC Sport is reportedly cutting around 41 jobs and creating five roles, meaning a net loss of 36 people as part of money-saving measures announced to staff.

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]]> Sun editor ‘optimistic’ about future after ‘reimagining the newsroom’ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/nationals/sun-editor-optimistic-about-future-after-reimagining-the-newsroom/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:24:25 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=256978 Sun editor-in-chief Victoria Newton giving the Hugh Cudlipp Lecture in London on 10 September 2026 with Huw Edwards 'GUILTY' front page on screen behind her

Victoria Newton says criticisms of popular press often come from "caricature".

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]]> Sun editor-in-chief Victoria Newton said she is “optimistic” about the future after “reimagining the newsroom” and increasing video output.

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]]> Top 50 US news websites: Biggest traffic drops at Newsweek, Daily Mail and Business Insider in August https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/media_metrics/most-popular-websites-news-us-monthly-3/ https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/media_metrics/most-popular-websites-news-us-monthly-3/#respond Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:53:41 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=195040 Homepages for Newsweek, Daily Mail US edition and Business Insider on 9 September 2026

Press Gazette's monthly ranking of the top 50 news websites in the US, using Similarweb data.

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]]> Newsweek, the Daily Mail and Business Insider were the major news websites with the biggest traffic drops in the US in August compared to a year earlier, according to the latest Similarweb data.

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]]> https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/media_metrics/most-popular-websites-news-us-monthly-3/feed/ 0 ‘Rock’ of US Sun Paul Vale dies aged 50 https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/obituaries/rock-of-us-sun-paul-vale-dies-aged-50-tributes/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:20:07 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=256871 Paul Vale, pictured in a bar holding a drink

Vale praised for supporting younger journalists and building strong team culture.

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]]> US Sun managing editor Paul Vale has died aged 50 after being diagnosed with cancer three years ago.

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]]> WhatsAppImage2026-09-01at2.45.09PM3 Sun team taking part in Cycle for Survival. Picture: Submitted 000009 Paul Vale, pictured during his time at Huffpost UK by Libby Plummer Angela Rayner privacy and harassment complaint against Sun on Sunday dismissed https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/newspaper-corrections-media-mistakes-errors-legal/angela-rayner-privacy-and-harassment-complaint-against-sun-on-sunday-dismissed/ Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:50:58 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=256346 Angela Rayner pictured walking holding red folder wearing white dress and black glasses

IPSO previously issued two privacy notices to press about photographers outside politician's homes.

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]]> Press regulator IPSO has dismissed a complaint from Housing Secretary Angela Rayner that alleged breach of privacy and harassment against The Sun on Sunday.

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]]> Sun pays damages to Coronation Street actor over false Islamic extremism story https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/sun-pays-damages-to-coronation-street-actor-over-false-islamic-extremism-story/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:25:54 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=254177 Qasim Akhtar playing Zeedan Nazir on Coronation Street. Picture: Youtube/Coronation Street

The Sun falsely said Qasim Akhtar trained with guns in Pakistan.

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]]> The Sun has agreed to pay “substantial” libel damages to actor Qasim Akhtar after falsely linking him to Islamic extremism.

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]]> Telegraph, Sun and Mirror hoaxed by AI picture of Thai police in drag https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/thai-police-in-drag/ Thu, 28 May 2026 07:22:05 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=253139 Thai police in AI hoax

Image shared on Thai police Facebook page was created using AI.

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]]> UK and US news outlets have fallen victim to an AI-generated hoax after publishing reports that Thai police dressed in drag to arrest a drug dealer.

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]]> thailand_ai 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 Telegraph recorded most Editors’ Code breaches in 2025 https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/telegraph-recorded-most-editors-code-breaches-in-2025/ Mon, 18 May 2026 14:48:20 +0000 https://pressgazette.co.uk/?p=252724 Telegraph front page on 23 January 2025 with splash headline: "One in 12 in London is illegal migrant"

IPSO received 6,534 complaints, down from 6,655 in 2024.

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]]> The Telegraph was the UK newsbrand with the most breaches of the Editors’ Code upheld by regulator IPSO in 2025, according to its annual report for the year.

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]]> 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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