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Dominic Ponsford

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I'm the editor in chief of Press Gazette. On here to find and share tidbits about the business of news. There's no business like news business. Journalism, media, publishing.

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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
The mega privacy case of Prince Harry and others against Associated Newspapers is unravelling. pressgazette.co.uk/news/senior-...
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Senior former policeman casts doubt over key Prince Harry privacy case source
Former handler of police informant heard no evidence of Mail targeting Doreen Lawrence.
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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Enough is enough. Bravo to Swedish publishers who have filed a criminal complaint against Facebook and Meta over scam adverts which steal journalists' identities and mis-use trusted media brands pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/fa...
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News publishers file criminal complaint against Mark Zuckerberg over scam ads
Facebook scam ads prompt criminal complaintt rom publishers' group against Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg
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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Differing takes on Budget from Lord Rothermere's The I Newspaper and Daily Mail.
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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Went straight to the comments on this one
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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Would not be the worst thing if Google stopped sending traffic to these sort of pages. This match is not on TV.
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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
🤔 Standard headline had me reaching for my Plato, and I think he would disagree!
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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Amazing IPSO adjudication upheld against Mail Online after it defended an article on the basis that it was based on a report in the Daily Telegraph and was too late at night to check. pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/new...
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Mail defended inaccurate immigrants story by saying Telegraph was source
The Daily Mail has been rapped by press regulator IPSO over a story falsely claiming "one in 12 living in London is an illegal migrant".
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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Looking at the top ten biggest UK website publishers, just one is UK-owned. pressgazette.co.uk/media-audien...
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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
"They came in asking for avocados and someone the other day wanted to know if we'd got guacamole. "I didn't know what to say. The answer was no. And I'm not going to start getting that stuff in either." www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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Our town is being taken over by hipsters: They're asking for avocado
An influx of independent coffee shops, cycle clubs and art galleries has changed the face of Penge for good.
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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Peter Trace died in 1992
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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Is it possible he was joking?
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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
The new Samsung News app for Android is full of crappy chumbox-style links to MFA sites. Very limited range of publishers on there too. Not good.
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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
I think I have got to the bottom of the curious case of the faked Telegraph article about the rich banker who could not afford school fees, which was first flagged by @ianfraser.bsky.social pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/n...
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Telegraph withdraws banker school fees story after being deceived by source
Fake Telegraph article about rich banker struggling to afford school fees was result of deception by a source.
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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
When big news brands cut lots of award-winning reporters there is opportunity in the target. Attention editorial hiring managers, some great talent here in my list of those leaving Business Insider pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/d...
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Why Business Insider is axing 100-plus staff and who is leaving
Business Insider cuts: Big names and big salaries are among journalists sacked by Business Insider. Full list confirmed leavers.
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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Mail on Sunday deputy political editor Anna Mikhailova has been appointed political editor of Times Radio. pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/med...
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Anna Mikhailova named political editor of Times Radio
Journalist leaves Mail on Sunday where she was deputy political editor.
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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
The rise and rise of Goalhanger - how YouTube has led to "explosive" revenue and audience growth for UK's largest independent podcast production company pressgazette.co.uk/podcasts/pod...
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How launching podcasts on Youtube has prompted 'explosive' growth for Goalhanger
Launching podcasts on Youtube has led to "explosive results" for Goalhanger both in terms of audience and revenue.
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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Looks like Liverpool crash driver has been identified but not named yet by press, presumably out of respect for his privacy which is surely mad www.thetimes.com/article/333a...
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Revealed: Liverpool crash suspect is business-owning family man
The 53-year-old man, who has not been named, lives in a detached suburban home and posts about his hobbies on social media
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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Unaudited figures seen by Press Gazette show reader revenue is booming at The Guardian in the way of Trump's re-election helping the title cut its annual losses to around £25m pressgazette.co.uk/media_busine...
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Guardian grows revenue and reduces losses for year to March 2025
The Guardian returned to revenue growth in year to March 2025 as it increased turnover by 6.7% to £275m, according to unaudited figures.
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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Celebrity net worth articles are the last refuge of the SEO scoundrel!
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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Press Gazette will be publishing a tribute to former journalist of the year Andrew Norfolk tomorrow please email us if you would like to contribute: dominicp@pressgazette.co.uk
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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
I have ditched Google Discover for Samsung News as my phone news aggregator. It's OK bit a bit broad (not enough sources). Any recommendations for good phone news aggregation apps?
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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
According to Google AI overviews, Google and Meta's combined earnings from advertising alone in the UK were £26bn in 2024. This is based on my Press Gazette report. No one has yet challenged this figure or come up with a better one. That is 60% of all UK adspend. pressgazette.co.uk/marketing/go...
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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Clickbait headline does not deliver and story includes cringe description of prize money as "sizeable". Just give us the figure and let reader draw their own conclusions on how big it is!
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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
How do you prove someone does not exist? You can't. But if you are asking yourself that question you should probably not be quoting them in an article for a major newsbrand. Was great working with Rob Waugh on this investigation into PR industry's fake experts. pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/d...
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Virtual reality: The widely-quoted media experts who are not what they seem
Press Gazette investigation into the widely-quoted national media experts who either do not exist, or whose credentials have not been checked.
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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
I've shown my hand a bit here revealing my interactions with attractive (quite possibly robot) investment advisers on Whatsapp pressgazette.co.uk/social_media...
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Facebook profits from scam investment site using name of CNN anchor Richard Quest
CNN news anchor Richard Quest is one of a number of high-profile figures being hijacked to promote a Facebook scam investment group.
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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
I'm investigating the world of Facebook-promoted financial scams and have joined a 'Richard Quest' share dealing group. So far they just offer tips during 100-day free trial. Tips have actually been quite good 😂. Does anyone what the scam is they are ramping up to?
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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Beware superlatives subs! Amazed if this is first hybrid school. I know of state provision which mixes class and home learning. www.thetimes.com/article/8b7c...
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Britain’s first part-time school, where children go in just once a week
London Park School Hybrid is offering children affected by Covid lockdowns a way back into education
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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Turkey independent news websites face closure risk after Google changes led to traffic drop search.app/tT5qr
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Turkey's independent news websites face closure risk after Google changes
Several independent media outlets in Turkey face a potential risk of closure after algorithm changes made by Google led to a significant reduction in reader traffic, a joint statement from the outlets said on Thursday.
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Adam Powley @adampowley.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Very good read this. So many assumptions about WFH in journalism and this puts meat on the bones. Hybrid emerges as the best option.
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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
“I find it absolutely staggering that anyone serious about this industry would want to work from home even a day a week." pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/r...
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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Amazing Sunday Times long read looking at activities of its own foreign desk in the 1970s, when half the staff appear to have been spies (split between MI6 and KGB) and star reporter David Holden was murdered, probably by Egyptian security service www.thetimes.com/magazines/th...
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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Peter Hitchens in today's Mail 🤨
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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Prince Harry was desperate to fight The Sun in court but forced into a settlement by lawyers, says Graham Johnson. I spoke with the former News of the World reporter who cost Rupert Murdoch £500m pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/th...
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The man who helped cost Rupert Murdoch £500m
Hacker turned hacking investigator Graham Johnson on how he cost Murdoch £500m and why Prince Harry was desparate not to settle.
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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
If you are getting your news from AI it is probably wrong. pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/ai...
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Most generative AI responses based on news content contain inaccuracies
Nine out of ten AI chatbot responses about news queries contained at least "some issues", BBC research has claimed.
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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
With doorsteps in tragic circumstances timing is everything, and sadly on this occasion The Sun got the timing badly wrong pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/new...
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Sun reporter visited parents of aid worker killed in Gaza before they knew of his death
A reporter for The Sun visited the parents of a British aid worker killed in an airstrike in Gaza before they had been informed of his death.
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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
This piece is a bit of a minefield of Contempt of Court, privacy and defamation issues. But at its heart is an important question of when and why police should target journalists with criminal sanction over social media posts pressgazette.co.uk/news/greg-ha...
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Journalist faces criminal charge for highlighting porn shared by former MP on X
Retired journalist Greg Hadfield has been summonsed to appear in court after drawing attention to obscene X messages posted by ex-Labour MP Ivor Caplin.
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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
An AI-written article about journalists resigning in protest over AI editing. Scary times! tomorrowspublisher.today/ethics/entir...
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Entire team of science journal resigns over AI editing | Tomorrow's Publisher
The editorial team of the Journal of Human Evolution has resigned in protest against the publisher's use of AI in editorial processes.
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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Google's £55m payout to Canadian news industry suggests search giant should be writing a check for at least £100m to publishers in the UK. Sadly this won't be happening any time soon, according to David Buttle pressgazette.co.uk/comment-anal...
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What Google's C$100m payout to Canada news industry means for publishers elsewhere
Why legislators may serve publishers better by protecting copyright content from AI incursions.
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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Press Gazette has published a new list of the top 50 news and media companies in the UK ranked by revenue. It is a must-read snapshot of UK news and information industry. Well done @bronmaher.bsky.social for putting in the hard yards on Companies House for this one pressgazette.co.uk/media_busine...
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The UK’s biggest news media companies: New top 50 ranking by revenue
Biggest UK media companies ranked by revenue. New top 50 ranking for 2025 based on latest available revenue figures.
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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
A useful round-up of AI tools here which anyone involved in publishing should find handy: whatsnewinpublishing.substack.com/p/2025-full-... (from Whats New In Publishing which is back in Substack form)
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2025 Full List of AI Tools
Here are the AI tools publishers need to know, now.
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Will Dunn @willdunn.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
BBC News has run 169 pieces on Musk in the last year. Compare to, say, Xi Jinping, whom it has covered 59 times in the same period*. 🤔 BBC News chases traffic numbers. Musk delivers clicks. One example: this keyword-stuffed SEO piece, endlessly republished. *quick counts of tagged pieces
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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
New Tortoise accounts show how publisher has shifted towards higher margin corporate B2B style round-table events and wracked up losses of more than £20m pressgazette.co.uk/media_busine...
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Tortoise reports falling turnover but reduced losses after 2023 cutbacks
Tortoise Media accounts for 2023 report falling losses but also lower revenue as slow news publisher made redundancies.
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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
This weather forecast from Birmingham Live maybe right for North Pole but not the UK as confused readers will find out if they click
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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
Birmingham Live weather coverage is absolute nonsense every day and always seems to involve a snow bomb!
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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Don't worry, they haven't. (I've clicked so you don't have to)
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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Observer deal has been signed - deal values combined Tortoise/Observer at £55m, which is a lot for two loss-making titles pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/n...
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Tortoise-Observer deal signed and Lucy Rock named print editor
Tortoise Media has formally signed the deal to buy The Observer and appointed Lucy Rock as the brand's editor (print).
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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
I've clicked on this so you don't have to. A weather story which never explains the headline and drifts into weird word soup half way through
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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
I'm no scientist but these affiliate posts appear to rewrite the laws of physics. A small heater that heats small room cheaper than heating entire house would be more accurate headline
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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Bonkers story reads like it was written by AI and nowhere explains figure in the headline
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Dominic Ponsford @dominicponsford.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Carolne Wheeler of The Sunday Times spent 23 years fighting for the victims of the infected blood scandal and played a key role in securing justice for them. Last night she was named Journalist of the Year. Watch her brilliantly moving acceptance speech pressgazette.co.uk/news/british...
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British Journalism Awards winners 2024: Channel 4 News named best news provider, Caroline Wheeler is journalist of the year
British Journalism Awards 2024 winners in full, with links to all the winning work. Awards ceremony was held on 12 December 2024.
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