Reach plc director of growth, David Bartlett News Reach is launching paywalls, but its pursuit of page views isn't over Manchester Evening News and Liverpool Echo have launched paywalls, as the news group hedges its bets on both reader and ad revenue By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Jody Doherty-Cove speaking at Newsrewired on 22 May 2024. Credit: Frank Noon / Marten Publishing News Does AI actually 'unburden' journalists, like it was supposed to? New research finds that journalists using AI do not think it always frees them up to do more creative work - but isn't that why we brought in the tech? By Jacob Granger • 6 min read
Left to right: Lisa MacLeod (FT Strategies), Paul Fisher (Iliffe Media), Sacha Cayre (Contexte) and Liz Wynn (Guardian). Credit: Mark Hakansson / Marten Publishing News How The Guardian, Contexte, and Iliffe Media are winning the subscription battle How do you get people to pay when they're used to free products or you're up against stiff competition? By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Madhav Chinnappa speaking at Newsrewired on 26 November 2025. Credit: Mark Hakansson / Marten Publishing News Ex-Google Madhav Chinnappa: 'NATO for news' model is our "least worst option" for dealing with AI Would collective action provide stronger bargaining power and greater control? Or would it be too difficult to fairly distribute revenue and maintain collaboration? By Jacob Granger • 2 min read
Emaan Warraich, digital journalist, BBC News, speaking at Newsrewired on 26 November 2025. Credit: Mark Hakansson / Marten Publishing News What do emerging journalists (really) think of the news industry? Student and early-career journalists feel confident in traditional skills like media law and interviewing, but they're not so confident in evolving skills like digital tools and AI By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
CNN International senior editor Monica Sarkar speaking at Newsrewired 26 November 2025. Credit: Mark Hakansson / Marten Publishing News Why young people skip the homepage — and how CNN is responding "We can’t drag audiences to where we are, we have to meet them where they are," says senior editor Monica Sarkar By Jacob Granger • 2 min read
Lucy Küng speaking at Newsrewired November 2025. Credit: Mark Hakansson / Marten Publishing News Lucy Küng: How publishers can thrive in the creator economy Where do news organisations fit in to a landscape dominated by creators and fuelled by generative AI? 'Stop being bystanders and gatecrash the party' By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Mark Hakansson / Marten Publishing News Liveblog: Catch up with the Newsrewired talks All the talking points and updates across our digital journalism conference on 26 November in London By Jacob Granger • 1 min read
The News Movement editor-in-chief Rebecca Hutson speaking at Newsrewired, November 2023. Credit: Marten Publishing / Mark Hakansson News Social media broke news for GenZ. The News Movement thinks it can fix it Following a $10m merger this year, the news startup created an app that curates vetted news away from algorithmic chaos By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Lucy Kueng speaking at Newsrewired on 15 November 2023. Credit: Marten Publishing / Mark Hakansson News Lucy Küng: 'Middle-managers need greater support for newsrooms to thrive' Media strategy expert Lucy Kueng says that news leaders have to do three jobs at once. They need to be unburdened to deliver on digital transformation By Jacob Granger • 2 min read
Professor Charlie Beckett speaks at the first ever in-person JournalismAI Festival in London. News 12 lessons from news outlets on the cutting edge of AI Here are the key points, ideas and tips from the first day of the JournalismAI Festival in London By Jacob Granger • 6 min read
Photo by History in HD / Unsplash News BBC-Trump controversy reactions: what do you make of it all? The latest controversy is about more than a single documentary or a change in leadership. It raises fundamental questions about decision making, pressure on staff and the future of the public broadcaster By Jacob Granger • 6 min read
