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News Howzat? CounterPress steps up to revive UK county cricket coverage - and so can you The independent platform for regional sports journalists expects to cover 15 of the 18 professional county cricket clubs before the season starts in April By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
The National newsroom News How The National cracked the code on audience growth As the lines between journalism and the creator economy blur, the UAE-based publisher is betting on free registration, multi-platform storytelling and human judgement By Marcela Kunova • 2 min read
News Media journalists' top stories of the year – and what it means for you in 2026 What opportunities emerged for small media? How did publishers try to convince young audiences to pay for news? How was audience engagement redefined? And how did AI reshape the landscape? These questions and more tackled by those covering media innovation By Jacob Granger • 16 min read
News The year ahead: Creators, technology, and the business of news Creator economics, artificial intelligence, audience priorities, revenue models, and leadership challenges - we mapped the trends that will shape newsrooms over the next twelve months By Marcela Kunova •
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
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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
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