Reach plans net cut of 160 editorial jobs, prioritizing engaged time over views
Reach plans to cut about 160 net editorial jobs while making engaged time a key measure of newsroom performance.

Reach plans to cut about 160 net editorial jobs while making engaged time a key measure of newsroom performance.

The NCTJ surveyed 14 UK news organisations and found employers now want graduates who can prompt critically, check AI output and weigh ethics.

Runtime Wire's founder Ryan Merket runs an AI newsroom that scanned 71,796 stories and published just 2.3 percent of them.

More than 2,300 newsroom roles have disappeared in 2026 as media companies restructure around digital audiences, AI tools and new revenue models.

For Ricky Sutton, AI makes solo investigative reporting faster, cheaper, and powerful enough to rival a much bigger newsroom.
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The European publisher is testing interconnected AI tools to automate first-line news and free up human reporters.

A Danish outlet built their own transcription tool after reporters spent up to seven hours each, every week, manually transcribing.

A newsroom-built tool balances affordability, security, and accuracy for reporters who can't compromise on source protection.

Both tools deliver AI-powered transcription at similar price points, but differ on data security, file limits.

Good Tape's newsroom DNA promises journalist-friendly security, but how does it stack up when source protection and competitive advantage are on the line?
