GB News cites automation as journalism job cuts continue in 2026
Press Gazette’s rolling tracker includes layoffs, proposed cuts and closures at GB News, BuzzFeed, the Associated Press and other outlets. The reasons behind them vary widely.
Google’s Backstory aims to speed up image verification for fact-checkers
The experimental DeepMind tool combines provenance checks, reverse image searches and context tracing. India Today uses it as a first pass, then verifies the results manually.
NCTJ finds UK news employers now expect advanced AI skills from graduates
The NCTJ surveyed 14 UK news organisations and found employers now want graduates who can prompt critically, check AI output and weigh ethics.
Cloudflare says blocking AI crawlers is pushing publishers into licensing deals
Cloudflare says default AI crawler blocking is creating scarcity that pushes AI companies to license publisher content, and pay-per-use is next.
Anthropic says Claude’s text watermark survives light editing but not rewrites
Anthropic detailed how Claude's SynthID-based text watermark works, when editing removes it and why code carries a lesser mark.
Mirage’s $50,000 AI news channel runs 24/7 without journalists
Mirage's one-day AI News Network drew 50,000 viewers on X, cost about $50,000 and employed no journalists at any point.
Axios bets OpenAI money can make local news newsletters profitable
OpenAI is funding 13 new Axios Local newsletters under a three-year deal whose financial terms neither company will disclose.
Fake Forbes sites sold guaranteed coverage for $10,000, PR pitch shows
Forbes has confirmed two AI-generated sites are fake, after a PR agency offered Press Gazette guaranteed placement on one for $10,000.
New York Post launches Hamilton AI chatbot in effort to retain readers
The New York Post is rolling out an AI personalization suite named Hamilton, built on Google Cloud, across its Android and iOS apps.
Apple weighs nine-figure budget to pay publishers for news in Siri AI
Apple has approached news publishers about a pay-per-use compensation plan for Siri AI, with a reported budget starting at $100 million.
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