http://tomorrowspublisher2.makes.news/Tomorrow's Publisher 2 Latest RSS feedhttp://www.rssboard.org/rss-specificationenTue, 13 Oct 2026 15:54:10 +0000http://tomorrowspublisher2.makes.news/gb/en/people-skills/2026/10/13/central-asian-newsrooms-put-ai-on-a-short-leash<p>Editors at an OSCE conference in Bishkek said AI is speeding up translation, transcription and monitoring, but warned that human judgement remains essential as errors and language gaps threaten trust.</p><p>At a conference in Bishkek this month, editors and technology specialists from across Central Asia made a cautiously pragmatic case for artificial intelligence in the newsroom: useful for repetitive work, dangerous when treated as a substitute for judgement. The discussion formed part of the OSCE Central Asia Media Conference, which took place on 9-10 October and was framed by organisers around information integrity, media ethics and trust in the digital age.</p> <p>The panel brought together Azat Seyitmuhammedov of Turkmenistan’s Arzuw News, Dina Maslova of Kyrgyzstan’s Kaktus Media, the Tajik digital rights specialist Khurshed Qurbonshoev, and the Kazakh lecturer Askhat Yerkimbay. Their examples suggested that AI is already embedded in regional editorial workflows, but in narrowly defined ways: translation, transcription, monitoring and content digestion, rather than final editorial decision-making.</p> <p>Seyitmuhammedov described how a small four-person team uses a language-model plugin to process a large archive and turn fresh material from selected outlets and government sites into short summaries delivered to editors through Telegram. The system is designed to speed up the first pass, not to replace editorial scrutiny. According to his account, human checks remain essential for names, figures and factual detail, especially before English-language publication. The same principle applies to Kaktus Media, where Maslova said AI is helpful for transcribing interviews and, in some cases, translating between Russian and Kyrgyz, but still requires substantial human correction.</p> <p>Maslova also drew a line between convenient automation and editorial risk. She said her newsroom uses AI sparingly for voiceovers and image generation because mistakes in place names, statistics or visual framing can quickly undermine credibility. Professional video editors still handle more complex work, while experiments with chatbots for advertising and accounting were not especially successful. Even where tools such as Gemini and Claude are used to compress long reads into social media formats, every headline and caption is checked by editors before publication.</p> <p>Yerkimbay argued that the apparent efficiency gains of AI can be deceptive. In his view, journalists often spend extra time validating machine output, producing what he called an efficiency trap: work that looks faster on paper but still demands human oversight. He also pointed to the unequal performance of language models across the region’s languages, warning that low-resource languages remain more vulnerable to error than English or Russian. That imbalance, he suggested, risks deepening the digital divide unless newsrooms understand the limitations of the systems they adopt.</p> <p>The panel’s broader message was not anti-technology, but anti-complacency. AI, the speakers said, should be reserved for routine and mechanical tasks so reporters can spend more time on reporting, interviewing and verification. Qurbonshoev stressed that audiences will continue to value distinctive human voice and reporting with genuine local texture, even as synthetic content becomes more common. Seyitmuhammedov was the most outspoken about structural change, predicting that some desk-based roles may disappear as automation improves. Yet he, too, drew a clear distinction between replaceable production work and original coverage in the field, which he said will still depend on reporters and camera crews. The consensus in Bishkek was that no newsroom can afford a simple yes-or-no policy on AI; each outlet must decide what can be automated, what must be checked and who remains answerable for the final product.</p> <h3>Source Reference Map</h3> <p><strong>Inspired by headline at:</strong> ^{<a href="https://www.newscentralasia.net/2026/10/13/osce-central-asia-media-conference-2026-ai-integration-in-regional-newsrooms/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>}</p> <p><strong>Sources by paragraph:</strong> - Paragraph 1: ^{<a href="https://rfom.osce.org/event/667392" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[2]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.newscentralasia.net/2026/10/09/26th-osce-central-asia-media-conference-focuses-on-information-integrity-ethics-and-trust-in-the-digital-age/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[3]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://rfom.osce.org/representative-freedom-media/668226" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[5]</a>} - Paragraph 2: ^{<a href="https://www.newscentralasia.net/2026/10/13/osce-central-asia-media-conference-2026-ai-integration-in-regional-newsrooms/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://rfom.osce.org/event/667392" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[2]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://rfom.osce.org/node/660040" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[7]</a>} - Paragraph 3: ^{<a href="https://www.newscentralasia.net/2026/10/13/osce-central-asia-media-conference-2026-ai-integration-in-regional-newsrooms/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>} - Paragraph 4: ^{<a href="https://www.newscentralasia.net/2026/10/13/osce-central-asia-media-conference-2026-ai-integration-in-regional-newsrooms/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>} - Paragraph 5: ^{<a href="https://www.newscentralasia.net/2026/10/13/osce-central-asia-media-conference-2026-ai-integration-in-regional-newsrooms/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.newscentralasia.net/2026/10/09/26th-osce-central-asia-media-conference-focuses-on-information-integrity-ethics-and-trust-in-the-digital-age/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[3]</a>} - Paragraph 6: ^{<a href="https://www.newscentralasia.net/2026/10/13/osce-central-asia-media-conference-2026-ai-integration-in-regional-newsrooms/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://rfom.osce.org/event/667392" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[2]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.newscentralasia.net/2026/10/09/26th-osce-central-asia-media-conference-focuses-on-information-integrity-ethics-and-trust-in-the-digital-age/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[3]</a>}</p> <p>Source: <a href="https://www.noahwire.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Noah Wire Services</a></p>6ace4283c0800df0958dd877Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:05:24 +0000http://tomorrowspublisher2.makes.news/gb/en/products-formats/2026/10/13/the-globe-turns-comment-alerts-into-a-test-of-subscriber-loyalty<p>The Globe and Mail’s new comment notifications aim to bring readers back to its app, but their commercial value will depend on whether they improve retention without increasing churn or moderation costs.</p><p>The Globe and Mail has quietly turned its mobile app into something closer to a social and retention tool, adding the ability for readers to follow comment threads and receive alerts when other users like or reply to their posts. The feature arrived in an early-September update, and for the privately held Canadian publisher its value will be judged less by novelty than by whether it keeps subscribers coming back often enough to matter commercially.</p> <p>On paper, the app already has meaningful reach. Google Play shows more than 500,000 lifetime downloads and a 4.2-star rating from about 10,500 reviews, while the iPhone app listing highlights a broader set of features including personalised feeds, saved articles, audio versions, crossword puzzles, stock watchlists and article commenting. Those indicators suggest an audience that is already engaged, but they do not show how many people are paying, how often they return or whether the latest change improves retention.</p> <p>That distinction matters because the economics of digital publishing depend on more than headline traffic. Comment alerts may encourage a loop in which readers post, receive replies and then return to the article, potentially increasing session frequency and exposing them to more subscriber-only journalism. Yet the same mechanism can raise moderation demands and annoy users if notifications are too frequent or poorly targeted. The commercial test is whether subscribers who use the feature stay longer than similar subscribers who do not.</p> <p>The store page also points to a more practical hurdle for the business: cancellation. In response to a review posted on September 4, The Globe said on September 8 that subscriptions purchased inside the app can be cancelled through the relevant Apple account, while subscriptions bought directly on its website must be cancelled by telephone. That is not proof of dissatisfaction, but it does show that the publisher still offers different exit routes depending on how the customer joined, which can influence how easily churn occurs.</p> <p>A useful comparison comes from Postmedia Network Canada, another listed Canadian media group facing a similar struggle to convert engagement into sustainable revenue. In results released on July 9, Postmedia said advertising revenue fell 11.6% and circulation revenue declined 4.8% in the quarter ended May 31, even as total revenue rose 34.4% to C$146.7 million because of the contribution from its accelerate360 Canada distribution business. The company still reported a net loss of C$35.4 million, underscoring the pressure on publishers that cannot rely on legacy print and advertising income alone.</p> <p>The Globe says its print and digital products reach 6.1 million readers each week, according to a March 2026 corporate description from its advertising business. That same disclosure says Woodbridge, the Thomson family’s investment company, owns The Globe and Mail. Woodbridge also controlled about 71% of Thomson Reuters as of April 13, according to Thomson Reuters’ 2026 proxy circular, but the newspaper remains a separate private investment and its app performance should not be treated as a direct indicator for the listed company.</p> <p>For now, the September app update looks less like a finished answer than a live experiment. The strongest evidence of success would be disclosed gains in retention, subscriber growth or lower cancellation rates after the feature’s rollout. Until then, the change is best read as one more attempt to turn habitual reading into recurring revenue in a market where publishers are still searching for ways to deepen engagement without making the product harder to leave.</p> <h3>Source Reference Map</h3> <p><strong>Inspired by headline at:</strong> ^{<a href="https://ts2.tech/en/the-globe-and-mail-app-adds-comment-alerts-retention-is-the-business-test/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>}</p> <p><strong>Sources by paragraph:</strong> - Paragraph 1: ^{<a href="https://ts2.tech/en/the-globe-and-mail-app-adds-comment-alerts-retention-is-the-business-test/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>} - Paragraph 2: ^{<a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-globe-and-mail/id429228415" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[2]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.theglobeandmail.headliner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[3]</a>} - Paragraph 3: ^{<a href="https://ts2.tech/en/the-globe-and-mail-app-adds-comment-alerts-retention-is-the-business-test/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-globe-and-mail/id429228415" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[2]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.theglobeandmail.headliner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[3]</a>} - Paragraph 4: ^{<a href="https://ts2.tech/en/the-globe-and-mail-app-adds-comment-alerts-retention-is-the-business-test/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>} - Paragraph 5: ^{<a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/postmedia-reports-q3-2026-financial-results-120000000.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[6]</a>} - Paragraph 6: ^{<a href="https://ts2.tech/en/the-globe-and-mail-app-adds-comment-alerts-retention-is-the-business-test/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://investors.thomsonreuters.com/2026-proxy-circular" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[7]</a>}</p> <p>Source: <a href="https://www.noahwire.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Noah Wire Services</a></p>6acde54d3f6b35e76652ab0fTue, 13 Oct 2026 15:05:09 +0000http://tomorrowspublisher2.makes.news/gb/en/policy-rights/2026/10/13/legitimate-interest-survives-in-gdpr-but-behavioural-advertising-is-running-out-of-room<p>European law still permits businesses to process personal data without consent in defined circumstances, but enforcement and court rulings are sharply narrowing legitimate interest as a basis for behavioural advertising and cross-site profiling.</p><p>Legitimate interest sits at the centre of modern European data protection because it is the one lawful basis that allows a company to process personal data without first asking for permission, provided it can justify why the processing is needed and why the individual’s rights do not outweigh that need. Under the GDPR, it is meant to keep ordinary business functions workable, from fraud checks and security monitoring to postal marketing, while still imposing real accountability on the controller. In advertising, however, that flexibility has made it the most disputed legal ground in the regime.</p> <p>The legal test is not open-ended. European case law and guidance require a controller to identify a genuine interest, show that the processing is necessary to achieve it, and then carry out a balancing exercise against the rights and freedoms of the person whose data is being used. Regulators have repeatedly stressed that this assessment must be documented before processing starts, usually in the form of a legitimate interest assessment, and that transparency is essential: the privacy notice must say what interest is being pursued. The individual also has a right to object, and in direct marketing that objection right is absolute.</p> <p>For advertisers, the key limitation is that legitimate interest is not a substitute for consent everywhere in the stack. It cannot justify setting an advertising cookie on a device, because that is governed separately by the ePrivacy rules on storing or reading information on terminal equipment. Nor does it provide a free pass for cross-site profiling simply because the end goal is commercial. Regulators have consistently read Recital 47 narrowly once behavioural advertising is involved, even though the recital does acknowledge that direct marketing may, in principle, rely on legitimate interest.</p> <p>The boundaries of the concept have been shaped by a long line of cases and guidance. The Court of Justice first set out the familiar three-part framework in Rigas satiksme, and later confirmed in a 2024 ruling that a commercial interest can qualify so long as it is lawful, sufficiently defined and not overridden by the data subject’s interests. That same year, the European Data Protection Board restated the test in updated guidance. Earlier case law had already rejected attempts by member states to add extra hurdles, while the Article 29 Working Party had insisted years ago that controllers must not treat legitimate interest as a last resort.</p> <p>In practice, the debate has been sharpest in online advertising. IAB Europe’s Transparency and Consent Framework encodes legitimate interest as one of the signals in the consent string used by consent management platforms, but the signal only indicates that a vendor has declared the basis and the user has not objected; it does not mean a regulator has approved the processing. Later revisions to the framework narrowed the use of legitimate interest for some ad-tech purposes, reflecting the broader tightening of the regime. Google’s own implementation has continued to treat certain purposes as flexible, but not those most closely associated with personalised advertising.</p> <p>Major enforcement actions show how risky the basis can be when used too broadly. Meta moved behavioural advertising in the EU to legitimate interest after its contractual-necessity argument was rejected, but regulators pushed back. Norway imposed a temporary ban, the European Data Protection Board later extended that restriction across the EEA, and the Court of Justice ruled that personalised advertising could not be justified on legitimate-interest grounds in the absence of consent where the users could not reasonably expect it. LinkedIn has also been fined for relying improperly on legitimate interests for behavioural analysis and targeted advertising, while a Madrid court recently ordered Meta to pay substantial damages to Spanish publishers over the competitive advantage it gained from an unlawful basis.</p> <p>Even so, the basis remains available for narrower uses. Basic ad selection, measurement, fraud prevention and some forms of postal marketing are still routinely argued under legitimate interest, and recent guidance suggests the same logic may extend to some AI-related development activities if the assessment is properly done. That wider debate is now live in Brussels, where proposals have sought to clarify whether AI development and operation can rest on this ground, while some jurisdictions outside the EU are moving in different directions. The result is a legal basis that remains indispensable to day-to-day processing, but one whose use in advertising and profiling has become far more constrained than many businesses once assumed.</p> <h3>Source Reference Map</h3> <p><strong>Inspired by headline at:</strong> ^{<a href="https://ppc.land/legitimate-interest/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>}</p> <p><strong>Sources by paragraph:</strong> - Paragraph 1: ^{<a href="https://legalclarity.org/what-does-legitimate-interest-mean-under-gdpr/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[2]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.cisscan.com/articles/what-is-legitimate-interest" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[4]</a>} - Paragraph 2: ^{<a href="https://legalclarity.org/what-does-legitimate-interest-mean-under-gdpr/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[2]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://overview.legal/topics/legitimate-interest" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[3]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.gdprsummary.com/legitimate-interest-assessment-everything-you-need-to-know/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[7]</a>} - Paragraph 3: ^{<a href="https://ppc.land/legitimate-interest/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.cisscan.com/articles/what-is-legitimate-interest" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[4]</a>} - Paragraph 4: ^{<a href="https://ppc.land/legitimate-interest/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://overview.legal/topics/legitimate-interest" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[3]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.fedma.org/2024/10/04/cjeu-commercial-interests-can-qualify-as-legitimate-interests-under-the-gdpr/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[6]</a>} - Paragraph 5: ^{<a href="https://ppc.land/legitimate-interest/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>} - Paragraph 6: ^{<a href="https://ppc.land/legitimate-interest/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://luxgap.com/articles/article-6-rgpd-lecon-intesa-isybank-interet-vs-consentement?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[5]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.fedma.org/2024/10/04/cjeu-commercial-interests-can-qualify-as-legitimate-interests-under-the-gdpr/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[6]</a>} - Paragraph 7: ^{<a href="https://ppc.land/legitimate-interest/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://overview.legal/topics/legitimate-interest" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[3]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://luxgap.com/articles/article-6-rgpd-lecon-intesa-isybank-interet-vs-consentement?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[5]</a>}</p> <p>Source: <a href="https://www.noahwire.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Noah Wire Services</a></p>6acde41605dce4209a44ffd6Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:05:07 +0000http://tomorrowspublisher2.makes.news/gb/en/platforms-discovery/2026/10/13/publishers-turn-to-registration-walls-as-ai-search-erodes-referral-traffic<p>With search and social platforms sending fewer readers to their sites, publishers are testing registration barriers to build identifiable audiences, strengthen advertising yields and create a direct relationship with users.</p><p>As AI-driven search tools and shrinking referral traffic make audiences less predictable, publishers are revisiting one of digital media’s oldest tactics: the registration wall. The thinking is straightforward. If fewer readers are arriving from search or social, the ones who do reach a publisher’s site may be worth more if they can be identified, profiled and brought into a direct relationship rather than allowed to remain anonymous. Digiday reported that this shift is prompting editors and commercial teams to rethink where friction belongs in the user journey, and when it is worth asking a casual reader to identify themselves.</p> <p>The Verge is among those testing the idea. Esther Cohen, the publisher’s director of audience and subscriptions, told Digiday that the company plans to introduce a hard registration wall to a group of readers later this month in order to see whether high-traffic but low-converting audiences can be converted into known users. She said the publisher is considering different forms of gating, including applying registration only to certain referral sources or to a proportion of visitors, and argued that the goal is to move readers further down the funnel, even if they are not ready to subscribe. Cohen said the trade-off may be worthwhile if a smaller audience is of higher quality.</p> <p>For publishers, the commercial appeal is not limited to subscriptions. According to publishing executives quoted by Digiday, registration data can improve first-party targeting, strengthen audience segmentation and lift programmatic rates because advertisers are willing to pay more for known users than for anonymous traffic. One executive said rates on registered audiences could be dramatically higher than on drive-by visitors, while another described registration data as useful both for identifying potential subscribers and for charging more for newsletter readers. Related industry analysis from registration-tech vendors says that a clear value exchange, short forms and easy social sign-in options can materially improve conversion, while organic search visitors tend to register at much lower rates than direct or returning users.</p> <p>Even so, the strategy is far from a guaranteed answer to traffic losses. Digiday reported that one food publisher saw disappointing take-up when it introduced a registration wall, only to find that a later subscription launch, bundled with print and expanded recipe access, produced much stronger demand. Another publisher said a simple shift towards exclusive framing in headlines has helped drive a double-digit increase in subscription conversions. But the same reporting also made clear that many local and niche publishers still struggle to make the maths work: subscription revenue may grow, yet still fail to replace what is lost when audience volume falls. In some cases, the more pragmatic outcome is to use registrations to build richer audience profiles and sell more valuable newsletter and sponsorship packages, rather than to force a paywall into places where it would reduce overall revenue.</p> <p>The broader backdrop helps explain why this debate is intensifying now. Digiday also noted that Google has begun showing some publishers how many users have selected them as a preferred source, while Apple is preparing additional privacy restrictions that could further squeeze the programmatic advertising ecosystem. At the same time, publishers are being pressed by AI search summaries that answer more queries without sending users on to the original source. Against that backdrop, Joy Robins, The New York Times’ global chief advertising officer, told Digiday at Advertising Week New York that direct consumer relationships are becoming more valuable, both because trust matters more and because publishers such as the Times can offer advertisers a rare and recognisable environment. She said the company is continuing to improve targeting and measurement, including through its BrandMatch contextual tool, while remaining cautious about agentic media buying. In that sense, registration walls are not just a defensive move; they are becoming part of a wider effort to make owned audiences more measurable, more monetisable and less dependent on the whims of platform traffic.</p> <h3>Source Reference Map</h3> <p><strong>Inspired by headline at:</strong> ^{<a href="https://digiday.com/media/media-briefing-as-ai-search-shifts-referrals-publishers-revisit-registration-walls/?utm_campaign=digidaydis&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_source=general-rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>}</p> <p><strong>Sources by paragraph:</strong> - Paragraph 1: ^{<a href="https://www.polaris7.io/signals/publishers-use-registration-walls-to-fight-ai-traffic-decline" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[2]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://blankspace.so/blog/do-registration-walls-pay-off-as-ai-search-cuts-referrals" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[5]</a>} - Paragraph 2: ^{<a href="https://digiday.com/media/media-briefing-as-ai-search-shifts-referrals-publishers-revisit-registration-walls/?utm_campaign=digidaydis&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_source=general-rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.unisignin.com/blog/what-is-a-registration-wall" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[4]</a>} - Paragraph 3: ^{<a href="https://digiday.com/media/media-briefing-as-ai-search-shifts-referrals-publishers-revisit-registration-walls/?utm_campaign=digidaydis&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_source=general-rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.unisignin.com/blog/registration-wall-vs-paywall" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[3]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.unisignin.com/blog/what-is-a-registration-wall" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[4]</a>} - Paragraph 4: ^{<a href="https://digiday.com/media/media-briefing-as-ai-search-shifts-referrals-publishers-revisit-registration-walls/?utm_campaign=digidaydis&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_source=general-rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.polaris7.io/signals/publishers-use-registration-walls-to-fight-ai-traffic-decline" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[2]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://blankspace.so/blog/do-registration-walls-pay-off-as-ai-search-cuts-referrals" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[5]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.playwire.com/blog/google-subscription-linking-explained-what-it-does-what-it-doesnt-and-how-it-connects-to-ad-revenue" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[6]</a>} - Paragraph 5: ^{<a href="https://digiday.com/media/media-briefing-as-ai-search-shifts-referrals-publishers-revisit-registration-walls/?utm_campaign=digidaydis&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_source=general-rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>}</p> <p>Source: <a href="https://www.noahwire.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Noah Wire Services</a></p>6acde435eb0ba40bd25779d8Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:04:54 +0000http://tomorrowspublisher2.makes.news/gb/en/ai-technology/2026/10/13/forkasts-ai-newsroom-keeps-an-error-ledger-to-make-automation-accountable<p>Forkast News says nine AI agents now help produce up to 17 pieces a day, but its operating record shows that credibility depends on rigorous checks, human oversight and openly documented mistakes.</p><p>Forkast News has set out, in unusually candid detail, what it looks like to run an AI newsroom with AI agents at the centre of the process, and what it costs to keep that operation credible. The publication says its desk is staffed by nine AI agents and an editor, and that it now aims to publish between 13 and 17 pieces a day. On Monday, 12 October, it said it had reached its 70th item on the “Agents at Work” beat and its 14th unique post of the day, while stressing that the point of the exercise is not speed for its own sake, but the discipline required to verify work produced by systems that can make errors quickly and at scale.</p> <p>That verification discipline is built around a series of gates before publication, including deduplication, date checks against primary sources, confirmation that visual assets exist and fit style requirements, and a final body read after publication. Forkast describes the guiding idea as “read-is-the-proof”: if a claim cannot be traced to a primary source, it does not run, and if a link has not been fetched and checked, it is not added. Its editorial standards page says the newsroom requires stories to pass checks for factual accuracy, attribution, category, author and qualification verification, deduplication, thread handling and illustration before they are published. The site’s corrections policy also promises prompt, transparent remedies when mistakes are found.</p> <p>The article uses an error ledger to show what those controls catch. One dispatch was shelved after verification showed that two critical CVEs had been dated incorrectly; another was repackaged after a story about Amazon blocking Meta’s Muse agent had been attached to a same-day label that did not match the underlying reporting. A third story, on a CFTC proposal, was corrected when the date of the regulatory action was found to be earlier than claimed. Forkast presents these examples not as anomalies to be hidden, but as records of how verification behaves under pressure.</p> <p>Not every error was caught before publication. One piece on a CISA update about the Flax Typhoon botnet contained a sentence saying the activity stretched back to 2014, even though the vulnerabilities listed alongside it began in 2015. Forkast said that contradiction survived review and was only caught in a post-publication body read. The editor involved acknowledged the failure directly, arguing that the point is not to pretend the system is flawless, but to document where it breaks.</p> <p>The newsroom also describes practical editorial problems beyond factual accuracy. One dispatch built from an interrupt card began with a dead primary link, which had to be recovered through search and then accessed via a browser after the direct request was blocked. Forkast says the corrected canonical link was added to the intake record so that the same dead path would not be reused later. In another case, an early draft attributed research by The Brief Script to Forkast’s own reporting, an error that was caught and fixed before publication so that the outside work was properly credited.</p> <p>The broader argument is that AI-heavy journalism can only be defended if its operating records are visible. Forkast ties its newsroom experience to a wider reporting theme it has covered elsewhere: that the strongest AI deployments tend to sit behind tight permissions, human oversight on consequential steps and limited disclosure of hard business metrics. It has also reported on research suggesting coding agents can increase output without improving issue resolution, and on AI-assisted back-office automation changing jobs in finance and procurement. Against that backdrop, Forkast’s claim is not that its process eliminates mistakes, but that the ledger of errors, corrections and recoveries should travel with the journalism itself.</p> <h3>Source Reference Map</h3> <p><strong>Inspired by headline at:</strong> ^{<a href="https://forkast.news/the-operating-record-how-an-all-agent-newsroom-actually-runs-errors-and-all/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>}</p> <p><strong>Sources by paragraph:</strong> - Paragraph 1: ^{<a href="https://forkast.news/the-operating-record-how-an-all-agent-newsroom-actually-runs-errors-and-all/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[2]</a>} - Paragraph 2: ^{<a href="https://forkast.news/editorial-standards/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[3]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://forkast.news/corrections-policy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[4]</a>} - Paragraph 3: ^{<a href="https://forkast.news/the-operating-record-how-an-all-agent-newsroom-actually-runs-errors-and-all/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[2]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://cvj.ai/briefing/finance-news/inside-forkasts-ai-newsroom-verification-stack-and-error-ledger/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[5]</a>} - Paragraph 4: ^{<a href="https://forkast.news/the-operating-record-how-an-all-agent-newsroom-actually-runs-errors-and-all/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[2]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://cvj.ai/briefing/finance-news/inside-forkasts-ai-newsroom-verification-stack-and-error-ledger/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[5]</a>} - Paragraph 5: ^{<a href="https://forkast.news/the-operating-record-how-an-all-agent-newsroom-actually-runs-errors-and-all/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[2]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://forkast.news/editorial-standards/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[3]</a>} - Paragraph 6: ^{<a href="https://forkast.news/the-operating-record-how-an-all-agent-newsroom-actually-runs-errors-and-all/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[2]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://omniscient.news/blog/fact-checking-workflow-ai-assisted-newsrooms" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[6]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://convergepanel.com/use-cases/newsroom-ai-verification-workflow" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[7]</a>}</p> <p>Source: <a href="https://www.noahwire.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Noah Wire Services</a></p>6acde463f6d85c2dd5a239c6Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:04:47 +0000http://tomorrowspublisher2.makes.news/gb/en/audiences/2026/10/13/svenska-dagbladet-builds-ai-reader-panel-to-challenge-newsroom-assumptions<p>The Swedish newspaper is creating virtual reader groups from 60 in-depth interviews, giving editorial and product teams a new way to test ideas and explore audience perspectives.</p><p>Svenska Dagbladet is building an AI tool designed to bring its journalists and product teams closer to readers by letting staff question virtual focus groups trained on in-depth interviews with members of the paper’s audience. The idea, which has been under discussion since last autumn, is to provide quick, practical feedback that can inform both editorial and commercial decisions, rather than relying solely on readership data or time-consuming traditional surveys.</p> <p>According to Dagens Media, the system is built on 60 one-hour interviews with readers and listeners in SvD’s target group, including both subscribers and non-subscribers. Each conversation covered broad topics such as how people consume news and how they make everyday decisions, giving the model enough material to construct fictional panel members who can answer questions that were not directly asked in the original interviews. So far, 28 virtual panellists have been created, with a full set of 60 expected once the project is complete.</p> <p>Inanna Lallerstedt, SvD’s head of product and growth, said the experiment is intended to test a different use of AI from the one most media companies have focused on so far. Rather than generating or editing content, she said the newspaper is trying to use the technology as support for human judgement. Akvelina Karlberg, the editorial project manager, said the deliberately broad interviews were designed to give the model enough material to build a plausible fictional reader profile. Lisa Övermyr, Schibsted’s engineering director, said the aim is not statistical certainty but a way to generate hypotheses and fresh input in daily discussions.</p> <p>The panel is divided into audience segments, allowing staff to ask questions of specific groups or use preset combinations such as all panellists, the moderator’s choice, age bands, men, women, subscribers or non-subscribers. The system has first been rolled out as a Slack application and has now also been added to the newsroom CMS, with the intention of making it a natural part of the workflow. Övermyr said one strength of the tool is that it can help staff step back from their own assumptions and look at a story through a user’s eyes.</p> <p>SvD’s project is distinct from the more top-down AI mandates that have emerged at some other media groups. Lallerstedt said the initiative came from within the organisation, with editorial and technical teams working closely together from the outset, alongside a group of newsroom "super users" who were brought in early. Staff have also taken part in workshops to learn how the panel works, as the company looks for the strongest day-to-day use cases.</p> <p>The next stage is likely to involve broader internal testing and new applications, including using the AI panel to assess the home page and exploring whether it can be built into analysis tools or automated workflows. The team is also considering whether it could be used to test marketing ideas or help shape product development at a very early stage. Lallerstedt said the point is not to find a definitive answer, but to widen the range of perspectives available when decisions are being made.</p> <h3>Source Reference Map</h3> <p><strong>Inspired by headline at:</strong> ^{<a href="https://www.dagensmedia.se/tidningar-och-tidskrifter/dagspress/svd-bygger-ai-paneler-vill-komma-narmare-lasarna/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>}</p> <p><strong>Sources by paragraph:</strong> - Paragraph 1: ^{<a href="https://www.svd.se/a/APBxW5/svenska-dagbladets-ai-policy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[2]</a>} - Paragraph 2: ^{<a href="https://www.dagensmedia.se/tidningar-och-tidskrifter/dagspress/svd-bygger-ai-paneler-vill-komma-narmare-lasarna/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>} - Paragraph 3: ^{<a href="https://www.dagensmedia.se/tidningar-och-tidskrifter/dagspress/svd-bygger-ai-paneler-vill-komma-narmare-lasarna/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.svd.se/a/APBxW5/svenska-dagbladets-ai-policy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[2]</a>} - Paragraph 4: ^{<a href="https://www.dagensmedia.se/tidningar-och-tidskrifter/dagspress/svd-bygger-ai-paneler-vill-komma-narmare-lasarna/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.svd.se/a/APBxW5/svenska-dagbladets-ai-policy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[2]</a>} - Paragraph 5: ^{<a href="https://www.dagensmedia.se/tidningar-och-tidskrifter/dagspress/svd-bygger-ai-paneler-vill-komma-narmare-lasarna/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>}</p> <p>Source: <a href="https://www.noahwire.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Noah Wire Services</a></p>6ace0f00b8e2f2bb25dd1939Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:04:28 +0000http://tomorrowspublisher2.makes.news/gb/en/strategy/2026/10/13/the-new-york-times-wants-more-than-a-cheque-from-ai-licensing<p>The New York Times says AI licensing deals must offer lasting strategic value, reader referrals and firm controls over how its journalism is used.</p><p>The New York Times is approaching artificial intelligence licensing with caution, insisting that any deal must do more than simply deliver a cheque. Speaking at the Digiday Publishing Summit in Miami last week, Adam Greenberg, the paper’s vice-president of strategic partnerships, said the market for AI licensing has improved for publishers, but remains immature and difficult to navigate. He argued that while AI companies are increasingly expected to pay for content or at least allow publishers to opt out, the surrounding marketplace is still far from settled.</p> <p>Greenberg said the central challenge is that publishers cannot yet know how their material will be used over time, or what the dominant AI products will look like in a few years. That uncertainty makes it hard to price rights fairly, define how content may be reused and decide who should control outputs created from licensed material. Industry commentary from ContentDividend and Talkory has made similar points, noting that publishers entering AI agreements need clarity on training, retrieval and display rights, attribution, revenue share, duration and audit provisions if they are to avoid disputes later on.</p> <p>For the Times, Greenberg said, any agreement must satisfy three tests: clear value, a durable relationship and firm controls over how material is used. He rejected the idea of one-off payments with no wider strategic benefit, arguing that a licensing arrangement should also support collaboration, ecosystem development and, ideally, stronger referral or attribution links that send readers back to the publisher’s own platforms. That matters because the Times remains, above all, a subscription business built on direct audience relationships and habitual readership.</p> <p>Greenberg said the company’s partnership with Amazon fits those requirements because it combines compensation, collaboration and safeguards that leave the publisher comfortable with the arrangement. He declined to discuss whether other AI licensing deals are in place, but suggested the small number of public transactions reflects how demanding these negotiations are. Even as AI labs and platforms increasingly speak the language of sustainability, copyright respect and creator revenue, he said, the practical details remain the hardest part.</p> <h3>Source Reference Map</h3> <p><strong>Inspired by headline at:</strong> ^{<a href="https://digiday.com/media/what-the-new-york-times-looks-for-in-ai-licensing-partnerships/?utm_campaign=digidaydis&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_source=general-rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>}</p> <p><strong>Sources by paragraph:</strong> - Paragraph 1: ^{<a href="https://www.contentdividend.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[2]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.talkory.ai/blog/ai-content-licensing-what-publishers-sign-away" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[3]</a>} - Paragraph 2: ^{<a href="https://www.talkory.ai/blog/ai-content-licensing-what-publishers-sign-away" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[3]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.talkory.ai/blog/ai-content-licensing-what-publishers-sign-away" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[4]</a>} - Paragraph 3: ^{<a href="https://www.contentdividend.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[2]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.talkory.ai/blog/ai-content-licensing-what-publishers-sign-away" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[3]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.talkory.ai/blog/ai-content-licensing-what-publishers-sign-away" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[4]</a>} - Paragraph 4: ^{<a href="https://www.contentdividend.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[2]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.talkory.ai/blog/ai-content-licensing-what-publishers-sign-away" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[3]</a>}</p> <p>Source: <a href="https://www.noahwire.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Noah Wire Services</a></p>6acde4413f6b35e76652aa9aTue, 13 Oct 2026 15:04:14 +0000http://tomorrowspublisher2.makes.news/gb/en/ai-technology/2026/10/13/mcclatchy-cuts-california-reporters-as-it-builds-an-ai-newsroom<p>Lay-offs at The Fresno Bee, The Sacramento Bee and The Modesto Bee are fuelling fears that automation will replace the journalists who cover local communities.</p><p>McClatchy Media is pressing ahead with an aggressive artificial intelligence strategy even as it cuts deeper into its California newsrooms, a combination that has intensified anxiety among journalists over what will remain of local reporting if the people who know their communities are removed and machine-written copy takes their place.</p> <p>The latest round of reductions hit several of the company’s California papers, including The Fresno Bee, The Sacramento Bee and The Modesto Bee, where reporters, photographers and videographers were affected. According to reporting that followed the cuts, The Fresno Bee lost seven reporters, while The Sacramento Bee shed at least ten journalists. Across the company, dozens of newsroom jobs were eliminated as McClatchy expanded its AI-focused Content Innovation Lab.</p> <p>That move did not arrive without warning. In a virtual town hall in May, McClatchy chief executive Tony Hunter outlined a broader plan to, in his words, "agentify the entire enterprise", according to a recording obtained by Straight Arrow News. The company has since described its lab as a "big experiment" and, in job postings, has said its future depends on embracing AI to improve productivity and experimentation.</p> <p>At the centre of the strategy is a chatbot that can recast staff-written stories into different lengths and formats for different audiences, while still carrying the original reporter’s byline, according to reporting on the company’s internal plans. That approach has sharpened concerns among journalists who say automation is being used not simply to assist reporting but to replace the people producing it.</p> <p>The reaction inside the company has been bitter. Kathleen Quinn, a civics and democracy reporter at The Modesto Bee, said on social media that she was laid off after two years and described the scale of the redundancies as devastating. Ariane Lange, an investigative reporter at The Sacramento Bee, called it the most severe wave of cuts McClatchy had seen in some time. Elsewhere in the company, a Kansas City Star reporter who kept their job dismissed the new roles in the lab as "AI content farm jobs", accusing McClatchy of favouring automated lifestyle copy over local journalism.</p> <p>The timing has been particularly stark in California, where local outlets already face shrinking budgets and thinner coverage of city halls, schools and public agencies. Separate reporting also indicates McClatchy has been hiring for its AI operation even as it reduces newsroom staff, underlining how firmly the company is tying its future to automation. For workers and readers alike, the question is no longer whether AI will be part of the newsroom, but how much of the newsroom will still be there when it is.</p> <h3>Source Reference Map</h3> <p><strong>Inspired by headline at:</strong> ^{<a href="https://endtimeheadlines.org/2026/09/california-newsroom-replaces-dozens-of-laid-off-reporters-with-ai-writers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>}</p> <p><strong>Sources by paragraph:</strong> - Paragraph 1: ^{<a href="https://www.staffingintel.com/story/mcclatchy-replaces-laid-off-reporters-with-ai-content-lab-roles-across-californi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[2]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://urbantech.eco/article/mcclatchy-ramps-up-ai-strategy-following-newsroom-layoffs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[4]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/california-newsroom-replaces-dozens-laid-004946316.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[5]</a>} - Paragraph 2: ^{<a href="https://wisevoter.com/world/us/2026/09/19/mcclatchy-media-lays-off-reporters" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[3]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://aiport.pl/co-nowego-w-ai/mcclatchy-zwolnil-ponad-90-dziennikarzy-i-niecaly-tydzien-pozniej-przedstawił-redaktorow-swojego-laboratorium-ai/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[6]</a>} - Paragraph 3: ^{<a href="https://endtimeheadlines.org/2026/09/california-newsroom-replaces-dozens-of-laid-off-reporters-with-ai-writers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/california-newsroom-replaces-dozens-laid-004946316.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[5]</a>} - Paragraph 4: ^{<a href="https://wisevoter.com/world/us/2026/09/19/mcclatchy-media-lays-off-reporters" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[3]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://urbantech.eco/article/mcclatchy-ramps-up-ai-strategy-following-newsroom-layoffs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[4]</a>} - Paragraph 5: ^{<a href="https://endtimeheadlines.org/2026/09/california-newsroom-replaces-dozens-of-laid-off-reporters-with-ai-writers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://wisevoter.com/world/us/2026/09/19/mcclatchy-media-lays-off-reporters" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[3]</a>} - Paragraph 6: ^{<a href="https://www.staffingintel.com/story/mcclatchy-replaces-laid-off-reporters-with-ai-content-lab-roles-across-californi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[2]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://urbantech.eco/article/mcclatchy-ramps-up-ai-strategy-following-newsroom-layoffs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[4]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://aiport.pl/co-nowego-w-ai/mcclatchy-zwolnil-ponad-90-dziennikarzy-i-niecaly-tydzien-pozniej-przedstawił-redaktorow-swojego-laboratorium-ai/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[6]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://techjacksolutions.com/ai-brief/mcclatchy-ai-layoffs-90-newsroom-jobs-newsguild-2026/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[7]</a>}</p> <p>Source: <a href="https://www.noahwire.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Noah Wire Services</a></p>6acde462f6d85c2dd5a2396cTue, 13 Oct 2026 09:25:20 +0000http://tomorrowspublisher2.makes.news/gb/en/strategy/2026/10/13/reach-to-cut-220-editorial-jobs-and-close-three-local-news-sites<p>The Daily Mirror and Daily Express publisher will shut KentLive, AberdeenLive and GalwayBeo while creating roles in subscriptions and video as it responds to falling traffic and advertising revenue.</p><p>Reach, the owner of the Daily Mirror and Daily Express, is preparing to shrink its editorial operation further as it responds to a steep deterioration in the economics of regional and national news publishing.</p> <p>According to the company, 220 editorial posts are set to go, while three local digital titles - KentLive, AberdeenLive and GalwayBeo - are due to close. The move comes as Reach says it is trying to protect as many jobs as possible elsewhere in the business, but concludes that the scale of the pressure facing the wider industry leaves it with little choice but to enter next year with a smaller newsroom.</p> <p>David Higgerson, Reach’s chief content officer, said he and the editorial senior leadership team had already pared back a range of non-staff budgets and that other parts of the group had also been asked to absorb reductions this year. Even so, he said the company could not escape the conclusion that more drastic changes were required. His remarks underline how severely the publisher is being hit by the combined effects of weakening traffic, especially from search engines, and tougher competition for audiences and advertising.</p> <p>The latest cuts are part of a longer retrenchment at Reach, which has been repeatedly forced to trim costs as print revenues have declined and digital monetisation has proved harder than expected. In November 2023, the group announced plans to cut about 450 jobs, saying it needed to reduce operating costs by 5% to 6% in 2024 amid continuing weakness in online and print advertising markets. That announcement followed earlier rounds of redundancies, illustrating the extent to which the publisher has been trying to remake itself around a more efficient digital model.</p> <p>This time, however, the company is not only cutting roles but also redirecting resources towards areas it believes can support future growth. Reach has said it intends to create 60 posts in subscriptions and longer-form video, signalling that it sees paid-for content and richer formats as more promising than relying on search referrals alone. The strategic shift reflects a broader reckoning across British media, where publishers have spent years chasing traffic from Google only to find those audiences increasingly volatile, while the BBC and other rivals continue to dominate attention online.</p> <p>For staff, though, the immediate reality is another wave of uncertainty. The reduction in newsroom headcount, coupled with the closure of local titles, suggests Reach is betting that a leaner editorial structure will be enough to sustain its core brands in a market that remains under intense strain. The company’s challenge now is whether it can maintain coverage quality and audience reach while asking fewer journalists to do more work.</p> <h3>Source Reference Map</h3> <p><strong>Inspired by headline at:</strong> ^{<a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/daily-mirror-reach-daily-express-google-manchester-evening-news-b1297191.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>}</p> <p><strong>Sources by paragraph:</strong> - Paragraph 1: ^{<a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/daily-mirror-reach-daily-express-google-manchester-evening-news-b1297191.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[2]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.irishnews.com/business/2023/11/09/news/daily_mirror_owner_reach_to_slash_workforce_by_450_as_revenues_slump-3757380/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[4]</a>} - Paragraph 2: ^{<a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/daily-mirror-reach-daily-express-google-manchester-evening-news-b1297191.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/daily-mirror-reach-daily-express-google-manchester-evening-news-b1297191.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[2]</a>} - Paragraph 3: ^{<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/nov/08/reach-mirror-express-newspapers-publisher-cut-jobs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[3]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.irishnews.com/business/2023/11/09/news/daily_mirror_owner_reach_to_slash_workforce_by_450_as_revenues_slump-3757380/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[4]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.prolificnorth.co.uk/news/450-redundancies-at-reach-plc-in-2023s-third-set-of-major-cuts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[5]</a>} - Paragraph 4: ^{<a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/daily-mirror-reach-daily-express-google-manchester-evening-news-b1297191.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[2]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/nov/08/reach-mirror-express-newspapers-publisher-cut-jobs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[3]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.inpublishing.co.uk/articles/reach-announces-450-job-losses-22515" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[7]</a>} - Paragraph 5: ^{<a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/daily-mirror-reach-daily-express-google-manchester-evening-news-b1297191.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/daily-mirror-reach-daily-express-google-manchester-evening-news-b1297191.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[2]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/nov/08/reach-mirror-express-newspapers-publisher-cut-jobs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[3]</a>}</p> <p>Source: <a href="https://www.noahwire.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Noah Wire Services</a></p>6acde4413f6b35e76652aabeTue, 13 Oct 2026 08:11:22 +0000http://tomorrowspublisher2.makes.news/gb/en/revenue/2026/10/13/futures-direct-ad-push-faces-fresh-test-as-ai-and-search-disruption-unsettle-investors<p>Broker downgrades and sharply lower price targets have revived doubts over whether Future’s shift towards direct advertising can offset falling traffic, weaker programmatic income and AI-driven disruption.</p><p>Future plc remains under investor scrutiny after a series of broker downgrades and sharply lower price targets renewed doubts over whether the group’s shift towards direct advertising can offset broader weakness in digital publishing. According to recent market commentary, the stock has been hit by concerns about search-engine changes, AI-driven traffic disruption and the growing fragility of publishers that depend on programmatic advertising and affiliate revenue.</p> <p>The latest blow came in May, when Stifel cut its rating on Future to "hold" from "buy" and reduced its price target by 64%, sending the shares sharply lower. The broker said the publisher was struggling to adapt to a channel-agnostic model and pointed to declining revenues as well as heavier exposure to Google Discover. It also lowered revenue and earnings estimates for the 2026 and 2027 financial years. Earlier, Jefferies had taken a similarly cautious view, downgrading the group in March and slashing its target price while warning that artificial intelligence and changing media consumption habits could weigh on both growth and margins.</p> <p>Future’s own recent updates, however, show a business trying to counter those pressures with a deliberate change in emphasis. In a trading statement published in February 2026, the company said performance over the first four months of the year was broadly in line with expectations and that it remained on track to meet full-year forecasts, with results expected to be weighted towards the second half. The company said direct digital advertising in the UK and US was improving, while programmematic advertising and e-commerce were still under strain, and magazine revenues remained comparatively resilient.</p> <p>That narrative builds on the prior year’s results, when Future reported revenue of £391.5 million for 2024, down 3% year on year. The group said the fall reflected a modest organic decline and adverse foreign-exchange movements, although it returned to organic growth in the second quarter. UK revenue rose 3% on an organic basis, helped by strong growth at Go.Compare and a solid contribution from B2B, while other media activities, including digital advertising, affiliate products and events, were hurt by market conditions. In its 2025 full-year results, Future said direct advertising had grown in the second half in both the US and the UK, even as programmatic income and e-commerce remained pressured and sessions fell.</p> <p>For management, the central case remains that a broad portfolio of specialist brands offers a degree of resilience in a volatile market. Future has argued that its mix across technology, lifestyle and other verticals reduces dependence on any single title or audience segment, and that direct relationships with advertisers should prove more durable than commoditised ad inventory sold through third parties. Investors, though, appear unconvinced that those efforts can yet fully neutralise the structural headwinds facing digital publishers. For now, Future stands as a live test of whether scale, brand diversity and direct monetisation can overcome the effects of a fast-changing discovery ecosystem.</p> <h3>Source Reference Map</h3> <p><strong>Inspired by headline at:</strong> ^{<a href="https://kalkinemedia.com/uk/stocks/communication/why-is-future-lsefutr-under-pressure-despite-its-direct-advertising-pivot-today" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>}</p> <p><strong>Sources by paragraph:</strong> - Paragraph 1: ^{<a href="https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/future-plc-shares-sink-9-following-stifel-downgrade-over-ai-search-risks-4695082" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[2]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/future-plc-downgraded-to-hold-as-ai-risks-outlook-cuts-weigh-4584153" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[3]</a>} - Paragraph 2: ^{<a href="https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/future-plc-shares-sink-9-following-stifel-downgrade-over-ai-search-risks-4695082" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[2]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/future-plc-downgraded-to-hold-as-ai-risks-outlook-cuts-weigh-4584153" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[3]</a>} - Paragraph 3: ^{<a href="https://futureplc.com/investor-news/trading-statement/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[4]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.tipranks.com/news/company-announcements/future-plc-stays-on-track-for-fy-2026-targets-as-direct-digital-ads-improve-and-portfolio-optimisation-continues" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[7]</a>} - Paragraph 4: ^{<a href="https://cms.futureplc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Future-plc-2024-full-year-results-FINAL.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[5]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://futureplc.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Future-plc-2025-FULL-YEAR-RESULTS.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[6]</a>} - Paragraph 5: ^{<a href="https://kalkinemedia.com/uk/stocks/communication/why-is-future-lsefutr-under-pressure-despite-its-direct-advertising-pivot-today" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://futureplc.com/investor-news/trading-statement/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[4]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://futureplc.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Future-plc-2025-FULL-YEAR-RESULTS.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[6]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.tipranks.com/news/company-announcements/future-plc-stays-on-track-for-fy-2026-targets-as-direct-digital-ads-improve-and-portfolio-optimisation-continues" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[7]</a>}</p> <p>Source: <a href="https://www.noahwire.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Noah Wire Services</a></p>6acde475f6d85c2dd5a239d7Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:10:14 +0000http://tomorrowspublisher2.makes.news/gb/en/products-formats/2026/10/13/fed-decision-collides-with-7tn-options-expiry-in-market-volatility-test<p>Central bank decisions, inflation data, heavy earnings and quadruple witching combined to put investor positioning under unusual strain, with officials’ guidance emerging as the week’s main market driver.</p><p>Global markets entered the week of 14-18 September with investors braced for an unusually dense run of central bank decisions, economic releases and heavy earnings, according to market commentary from several financial publications. The Federal Reserve’s interest-rate call dominated attention, while the Bank of England and Bank of Japan were also due to meet, leaving traders focused not just on the decisions themselves but on the language officials would use to guide expectations for the months ahead.</p> <p>The Federal Reserve was expected to take centre stage, with analysts watching for clues in its updated projections and so-called dot plot, alongside fresh data on American retail sales. Commentators at several market websites said the combination of policy signals and consumer-spending figures had the potential to reset assumptions about the pace of rate moves. In Britain, attention was fixed on the Bank of England’s meeting and the latest inflation data, which together were seen as crucial for judging how much room the central bank had to manoeuvre.</p> <p>The trading calendar was also shaped by a technical event that can amplify short-term swings: quadruple witching, when several types of futures and options contracts expire on the same day. Market observers noted that the expiration, combined with a crowded earnings schedule, could add to volatility as funds and dealers repositioned portfolios. That backdrop helped make the week feel less like a routine run of announcements and more like a test of how fragile investor sentiment had become.</p> <p>By the end of the week, reporting from market-analysis outlets suggested that the main themes had indeed been rates, yields and positioning. One review said the 10-year Treasury yield climbed as the Fed delivered its move, while roughly $7 trillion in options expired during the period, helping to explain the scale of market churn. For advisers and investors, the broader lesson was that central bank messaging, rather than any single data point, remained the key driver of sentiment.</p> <h3>Source Reference Map</h3> <p><strong>Inspired by headline at:</strong> ^{<a href="https://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/mm-tv/the-week-in-brief-14-sept-to-18-sept/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>}</p> <p><strong>Sources by paragraph:</strong> - Paragraph 1: ^{<a href="https://freedomnewsmedia.com/articles/markets-brace-for-super-week-central-bank-rate-calls-and-heavy-earnings-set-to-d" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[2]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.stockopedia.com/content/the-week-ahead-14-18-sep-kevin-warshs-moment-of-truth-1057298/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[4]</a>} - Paragraph 2: ^{<a href="https://www.regardsofwallstreet.com/news/stock-market-week-ahead-september-14-2026" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[3]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.stockopedia.com/content/the-week-ahead-14-18-sep-kevin-warshs-moment-of-truth-1057298/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[4]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://opticalpha.net/blog/markets/week-ahead-sept-14-18-fed-hike-odds-hit-87-before-a-wednesday-with-the-fomc-boj-and-retail-sales" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[6]</a>} - Paragraph 3: ^{<a href="https://www.regardsofwallstreet.com/news/stock-market-week-ahead-september-14-2026" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[3]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.moneytalksnews.com/money-in-a-minute-for-the-week-ending-sept/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[5]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://opticalpha.net/blog/markets/week-in-review-the-10-year-hit-5-04-the-fed-hiked-and-7-trillion-in-options-expired-sept-14-18" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[7]</a>} - Paragraph 4: ^{<a href="https://www.moneytalksnews.com/money-in-a-minute-for-the-week-ending-sept/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[5]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://opticalpha.net/blog/markets/week-ahead-sept-14-18-fed-hike-odds-hit-87-before-a-wednesday-with-the-fomc-boj-and-retail-sales" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[6]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://opticalpha.net/blog/markets/week-in-review-the-10-year-hit-5-04-the-fed-hiked-and-7-trillion-in-options-expired-sept-14-18" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[7]</a>}</p> <p>Source: <a href="https://www.noahwire.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Noah Wire Services</a></p>6acde54d3f6b35e76652ab13Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:09:42 +0000http://tomorrowspublisher2.makes.news/gb/en/policy-rights/2026/10/13/how-copyright-complaints-and-fake-death-claims-are-being-weaponised-against-journalists<p>A growing digital-suppression industry is exploiting copyright systems, platform rules and automated moderation to hide investigative reporting and silence journalists.</p><p>For many journalists, the mechanics of getting a story published are only part of the battle. A webinar hosted this week by the Global Investigative Journalist Network highlighted a more corrosive problem: bad actors are learning to exploit copyright complaints, platform reporting systems and automated moderation to push legitimate reporting out of view. The point is not simply to remove a story, but to make it harder to find, harder to share and, in some cases, impossible to keep online at all. That broader ecosystem is reflected in the services openly marketed by firms such as Clean Reputation and Erasiq, which promote content removal, suppression and platform-specific enforcement as routine parts of online reputation work.</p> <p>The tactics described are often low-tech but effective. According to the webinar accounts, hostile actors may copy an investigation, paste it on a separate site or social account and backdate the material so it appears to pre-date the journalist’s original publication. Others dress up stolen material with altered audio or regional markers, then use that counterfeit version to persuade automated systems that the legitimate report is the infringing copy. Companies including WebTrep and The Reputation Management Company openly describe strategies built around formal removal requests, policy-based disputes and search-result suppression, showing how the wider reputation-management industry has normalised the language of takedown and visibility management.</p> <p>The abuse is not limited to text and video. The webinar also described the misuse of Facebook’s memorialisation process, which can freeze an account after a user is declared dead. In the most serious cases, attackers are said to submit falsified death certificates to trigger that process and disable a journalist’s ability to post. Erasiq and Reputn both advertise discreet, confidential services aimed at removing posts, pages and other content across major platforms, which underlines how sophisticated the market for digital suppression has become. In practice, that means a tool designed for grief can be twisted into a weapon against speech.</p> <p>A similar pattern appears on the web itself, where copyright complaints can be used to target entire investigative sites. Once hostile actors have cloned material and created a fake paper trail showing it elsewhere first, they can file bogus claims under the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act and seek removal from search results, even when the affected outlet is based outside the United States. Erase.com and similar firms present themselves as specialists in removing harmful articles, reviews and URLs, or in pushing unwanted material down the rankings when deletion is not possible. That commercial ecosystem helps explain why journalists now face not only political pressure and legal threats, but also industrialised forms of digital erasure.</p> <p>The result is a chilling environment for investigative reporting. What looks like a routine moderation action can, in reality, be a coordinated effort to silence scrutiny and weaken the reach of public-interest journalism. The webinar’s message was that reporters and digital-rights advocates need to treat these attacks as a structural problem rather than isolated abuse: by tracing the networks behind them, pressing platforms to review claims with human oversight, and challenging a system that too often lets machines do the censoring for them.</p> <h3>Source Reference Map</h3> <p><strong>Inspired by headline at:</strong> ^{<a href="https://www.rappler.com/technology/features/tech-thoughts-bad-actors-weaponize-copyright-silence-journalism-online/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>}</p> <p><strong>Sources by paragraph:</strong> - Paragraph 1: ^{<a href="https://www.cleanreputation.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[2]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://erasiq.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[3]</a>} - Paragraph 2: ^{<a href="https://webtrep.com/en/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[4]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.reputationmanagement.co/services/content-removal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[5]</a>} - Paragraph 3: ^{<a href="https://erasiq.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[3]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://reputn.com/services/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[6]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.erase.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[7]</a>} - Paragraph 4: ^{<a href="https://webtrep.com/en/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[4]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.reputationmanagement.co/services/content-removal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[5]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.erase.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[7]</a>} - Paragraph 5: ^{<a href="https://www.cleanreputation.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[2]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://erasiq.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[3]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://reputn.com/services/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[6]</a>}</p> <p>Source: <a href="https://www.noahwire.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Noah Wire Services</a></p>6acde41605dce4209a44ffdcTue, 13 Oct 2026 08:09:29 +0000http://tomorrowspublisher2.makes.news/gb/en/platforms-discovery/2026/10/13/ais-next-media-product-is-the-newsrooms-own-expertise<p>Publishers are moving beyond AI-powered efficiency to turn archives, reporting and editorial judgement into answer services, personalised alerts and lower-cost video products.</p><p>For years, publishers have framed artificial intelligence in media largely as a question of speed: faster research, faster edits, faster headlines, faster clips and, in some cases, faster copy. That logic still matters, but it is beginning to look incomplete. AI is now being used not simply to compress familiar workflows, but to create new kinds of audience-facing products, from archive-based answer tools to personalised alerts and publisher-owned video pipelines. In that sense, the most important change is not efficiency alone, but the possibility of turning editorial expertise into something more interactive, more useful and more commercially durable.</p> <p>That shift is visible in the way news and specialist publishers are rethinking their archives. Fast Company has described how titles such as Nursing Times have turned long-running reporting into an answer engine that draws only on their own material, while Skift has built a similar service for travel professionals. In both cases, the goal is not to replace journalism with a chatbot, but to package a publication’s accumulated knowledge as a product readers can return to whenever they need it. Other experiments go a step further by letting audiences connect that archive to their own AI tools, effectively making a publisher’s back catalogue available as a personalised research layer rather than a static site.</p> <p>The same logic is emerging in local and service journalism. According to Fast Company, The Texas Tribune used one of its chatbot experiments to channel reader questions back to its reporting team, with unanswered queries helping to shape future stories. In São Paulo, Agência Mural has combined public weather and flood data with editorial judgement to send tailored WhatsApp alerts to underserved communities. These are not simply content distribution tactics; they are attempts to build continuous services around the needs of specific audiences, particularly where timely, practical information matters more than a conventional article format.</p> <p>Video is another area where AI is being positioned as a creator of opportunity rather than merely a labour-saving device. As Morgan Stanley has noted, generative AI could reduce production costs substantially across parts of the media and entertainment sector, while also enabling smaller organisations to produce content that once required larger teams and budgets. Other industry analyses say AI is increasingly being used for editing, script analysis, content tagging and audience targeting, with the promise of shorter production cycles and stronger engagement. In publishing terms, that could mean reporter-led short-form video that is assembled, captioned and distributed through automated pipelines, allowing a newsroom to show up in formats that have been difficult to sustain with traditional staffing models.</p> <p>That potential is real, but so are the limits. A systematic review published on ResearchGate found that AI can materially reduce production time and improve accessibility, yet it also flagged concerns around bias, authenticity and the narrowing of informational variety. Fast Company also pointed to experiments that did not last: one university-backed chatbot pilot with local outlets drew relatively little usage, and Politico shut down a bespoke report-generation tool after concerns over hallucinations. The pattern suggests that the most durable projects are usually narrow in scope, low in cost and placed where readers already have a clear reason to ask a specific question, rather than being launched as broad, general-purpose chat interfaces.</p> <p>What emerges from these experiments is a different test for AI in media. The question is no longer whether technology can make a familiar process quicker, but whether it can create something readers could not easily get before. Morgan Stanley and other industry commentators have argued that AI is pushing media firms towards new operating models in which savings can be reinvested in talent, rights and better products. The more interesting newsroom uses follow the same principle: an archive becomes an answer service, a beat becomes a guided conversation, a local warning becomes a personalised alert and a reporter becomes visible in a format the audience actually wants. In that world, the article is still important, but it is no longer the only thing a publication has to sell.</p> <h3>Source Reference Map</h3> <p><strong>Inspired by headline at:</strong> ^{<a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/91607993/ai-most-valuable-thing-for-media" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>}</p> <p><strong>Sources by paragraph:</strong> - Paragraph 1: ^{<a href="https://www.morganstanley.com/insights/articles/ai-in-media-entertainment-benefits-and-risks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[2]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.zenesys.com/ai-in-media-and-entertainment-use-cases-benefits-and-solutions" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[3]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.debutinfotech.com/blog/ai-in-media-and-entertainment" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[4]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.alpha-sense.com/resources/research-articles/ai-media-industry/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[7]</a>} - Paragraph 2: ^{<a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/91607993/ai-most-valuable-thing-for-media" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>} - Paragraph 3: ^{<a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/91607993/ai-most-valuable-thing-for-media" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>} - Paragraph 4: ^{<a href="https://www.morganstanley.com/insights/articles/ai-in-media-entertainment-benefits-and-risks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[2]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.zenesys.com/ai-in-media-and-entertainment-use-cases-benefits-and-solutions" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[3]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.debutinfotech.com/blog/ai-in-media-and-entertainment" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[4]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.alpha-sense.com/resources/research-articles/ai-media-industry/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[7]</a>} - Paragraph 5: ^{<a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/404808931_The_Impact_of_Artificial_Intelligence_on_the_Future_of_Media_Production_and_Consumption_A_Systematic_Literature_Review" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[5]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/91607993/ai-most-valuable-thing-for-media" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>} - Paragraph 6: ^{<a href="https://www.morganstanley.com/insights/articles/ai-in-media-entertainment-benefits-and-risks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[2]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.zenesys.com/ai-in-media-and-entertainment-use-cases-benefits-and-solutions" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[3]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.debutinfotech.com/blog/ai-in-media-and-entertainment" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[4]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/404808931_The_Impact_of_Artificial_Intelligence_on_the_Future_of_Media_Production_and_Consumption_A_Systematic_Literature_Review" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[5]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/91607993/ai-most-valuable-thing-for-media" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>}</p> <p>Source: <a href="https://www.noahwire.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Noah Wire Services</a></p>6acde435eb0ba40bd2577992Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:08:48 +0000http://tomorrowspublisher2.makes.news/gb/en/people-skills/2026/10/13/ai-is-removing-the-training-wheels-from-the-first-rung-of-the-career-ladder<p>As AI takes over routine tasks, employers are hiring fewer beginners or expecting them to contribute at a higher level , raising concerns about how the next generation will gain the experience to know when technology is wrong.</p><p>Artificial intelligence is quietly redrawing the first rungs of the career ladder, especially in sectors that once relied on large cohorts of graduates to handle repetitive tasks. At Catalyst, a London advertising agency, founder Tobias Green says one junior employee can now do the work that previously required several people, because AI now handles research, first-draft copy and data gathering while humans step in later to refine the output. What was once an apprenticeship in basic execution is increasingly becoming an exercise in supervision, prompting a wider debate about how new entrants are meant to learn if the easiest work disappears first. </p> <p>The shift is not confined to advertising. Open University’s 2026 Business Barometer, which surveyed 1,500 business leaders in the UK, found that 51% said AI was changing how they hire, while 19% reported cutting entry-level recruitment, with 42% of those pointing to AI adoption as the reason. Gartner reported in July that 22% of chief human resources officers said automation had reduced entry-level hiring in their organisations, reinforcing the view that routine tasks are being stripped out of some junior roles before graduates ever reach them.</p> <p>Yet the picture is not simply one of shrinkage. In a separate survey of 500 UK and Irish mid-market leaders by technology consultancy Klarus, 45% said AI was helping junior staff work faster and better, while almost a quarter said it was creating new roles and opportunities. IBM has also argued that entry-level work is being redefined rather than erased, with an emphasis on analysis, problem-solving and responsible AI use, alongside greater willingness to hire for learning agility and potential rather than a fixed job description. That suggests some employers are using AI less as a replacement for new hires than as a way to raise the baseline expectation for what juniors can contribute from day one.</p> <p>The biggest change may be in software and other technical roles, where junior staff are increasingly expected to oversee systems rather than build everything from scratch. Sheila Flavell of FDM Group told CNBC that tools such as Claude Code and Codex are pushing developers towards managing both AI agents and colleagues, a shift that may make collaboration and oversight more valuable than narrow technical repetition. Similar thinking is appearing in recruitment more broadly: some employers are moving away from hiring graduates into rigid slots and instead look for transferable capabilities, such as critical thinking and adaptability, then decide where those people fit.</p> <p>That strategy, however, carries a risk. Cheney Hamilton of Bloor argues that the menial tasks now being removed were never merely busywork; they were the means by which younger workers built judgement, learned to spot errors and absorbed the unwritten rules of corporate life. AI may allow a junior employee to produce more polished work, but it does not automatically teach the experience needed to know when that work is wrong. For employers, the challenge is no longer just how to use AI efficiently, but how to preserve enough exposure, repetition and responsibility for the next generation to become capable managers of the technology rather than passive users of it.</p> <h3>Source Reference Map</h3> <p><strong>Inspired by headline at:</strong> ^{<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/23/ai-workplace-graduate-entry-level-junior-hiring.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>}</p> <p><strong>Sources by paragraph:</strong> - Paragraph 1: ^{<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/23/ai-workplace-graduate-entry-level-junior-hiring.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[2]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.weforum.org/stories/artificial-intelligence/how-ai-is-changing-the-nature-of-entry-level-work/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[5]</a>} - Paragraph 2: ^{<a href="https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2026-7-27-gartner-survey-finds-ai-automation-is-reducing-some-entry-level-hiring-at-nearly-one-quarter-of-organizations" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[4]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.weforum.org/stories/artificial-intelligence/how-ai-is-changing-the-nature-of-entry-level-work/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[5]</a>} - Paragraph 3: ^{<a href="https://www.ibm.com/think/news/entry-level-roles-get-reset-ai" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[3]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2026-7-27-gartner-survey-finds-ai-automation-is-reducing-some-entry-level-hiring-at-nearly-one-quarter-of-organizations" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[4]</a>} - Paragraph 4: ^{<a href="https://www.ibm.com/think/news/entry-level-roles-get-reset-ai" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[3]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.insidehighered.com/news/student-success/life-after-college/2026/04/30/ai-skills-surge-entry-level-jobs-lag" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[6]</a>} - Paragraph 5: ^{<a href="https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2026-7-27-gartner-survey-finds-ai-automation-is-reducing-some-entry-level-hiring-at-nearly-one-quarter-of-organizations" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[4]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.weforum.org/stories/artificial-intelligence/how-ai-is-changing-the-nature-of-entry-level-work/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[5]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/08/ai-is-hitting-entry-level-jobs-hardest-stanford-study-finds/?utm_social-type=owned" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[7]</a>}</p> <p>Source: <a href="https://www.noahwire.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Noah Wire Services</a></p>6acde4fd05dce4209a4500a0Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:08:11 +0000http://tomorrowspublisher2.makes.news/gb/en/local-specialist-publishing/2026/10/13/mark-allen-group-adds-13-elsevier-titles-in-specialist-publishing-push<p>The publisher has bought a portfolio of industrial, technical and security titles, with two Elsevier editorial staff transferring as it expands its MA Business division.</p><p>Mark Allen Group has expanded its specialist publishing arm with the purchase of 13 titles from Elsevier Limited, bringing a mix of magazines and newsletters into its MA Business division. The portfolio spans industrial, technical and security-focused publications, including Metal Powder Report, Reinforced Plastics, World Pumps and Filtration &amp; Separation, alongside newsletters covering areas from fuel cells and membranes to cyber security and biometrics.</p> <p>The company said the titles will be overseen by Jon Benson, its chief operating officer and managing director, with support from Graham Johnson, group content director. Two editorial employees are moving across from Elsevier as part of the transaction, which suggests Mark Allen is seeking continuity as well as growth while integrating the brands into its existing business-to-business operation.</p> <p>According to the information released about the deal, the purchase price has not been disclosed. Mark Allen described the portfolio as one that combines institutional and corporate subscriptions with advertising, and said it would benefit from the additional editorial attention his group can provide. Ben Allen, the company’s chief executive, said the new titles offered encouraging prospects for the teams involved and pointed to the group’s confidence in developing the brands further.</p> <p>The acquisition fits with Mark Allen Group’s broader strategy of building out a large stable of specialist media properties. The family-owned company, founded in 1985, says it now operates more than 100 magazines and has more than 140 brands across print, digital and events. Its portfolio already includes titles such as Farmers Weekly, acquired in 2020, and a range of other established trade and consumer publications.</p> <h3>Source Reference Map</h3> <p><strong>Inspired by headline at:</strong> ^{<a href="https://www.businessmole.com/mark-allen-group-acquires-13-titles-from-elesvier/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>}</p> <p><strong>Sources by paragraph:</strong> - Paragraph 1: ^{<a href="https://www.businessmole.com/mark-allen-group-acquires-13-titles-from-elesvier/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[2]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://librarytechnology.org/document/28125/mark-allen-acquires-13-publications-from-elsevier" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[3]</a>} - Paragraph 2: ^{<a href="https://www.businessmole.com/mark-allen-group-acquires-13-titles-from-elesvier/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[2]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.inpublishing.co.uk/articles/mark-allen-acquires-13-publications-from-elsevier-18636" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[4]</a>} - Paragraph 3: ^{<a href="https://librarytechnology.org/document/28125/mark-allen-acquires-13-publications-from-elsevier" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[3]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://pressat.co.uk/releases/mark-allen-acquires-13-publications-from-elsevier-255d577d8ea4015dfad5e514e88ebfc0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[5]</a>} - Paragraph 4: ^{<a href="https://www.markallengroup.com/?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[6]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.businessmole.com/mark-allen-group-acquires-13-titles-from-elesvier/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[2]</a>}</p> <p>Source: <a href="https://www.noahwire.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Noah Wire Services</a></p>6acde4c205dce4209a45004bTue, 13 Oct 2026 08:05:44 +0000http://tomorrowspublisher2.makes.news/gb/en/audiences/2026/10/13/world-news-day-rallies-global-media-as-trust-in-journalism-hits-record-low<p>More than 1,000 news organisations are joining a global campaign to defend fact-based journalism as audiences increasingly turn to social media, influencers and AI for news.</p><p>More than 1,000 news organisations across the world are backing World News Day on Monday, in a coordinated effort to defend the role of journalism at a time when organisers say the industry is facing an existential challenge. Outlets including The New York Times, Reuters and the Kyiv Independent are publishing editorials, advertisements and cartoons to underline the value of trusted reporting and the public interest function of journalism.</p> <p>The campaign, which first began in 2018, has broadened into a global show of support for fact-based news, with AFP also confirming its participation alongside hundreds of other organisations, media associations and individuals from more than 100 countries. Organisers say the message remains the same: that trusted journalism matters because it helps explain events, scrutinise power and serve citizens and democracy.</p> <p>The timing is stark. The Reuters Institute’s Digital News Report 2026 says trust in news has fallen to its lowest level since the study began in 2015, based on a survey of almost 100,000 people across 48 markets. The institute says social media and video networks have now overtaken news organisations’ own websites, apps and television as the most widely used routes to news, while the public’s relationship with journalism is increasingly shaped by anxiety, disengagement and cynicism.</p> <p>The report also points to a growing role for creators, influencers and AI chatbots in news discovery, even as those channels are trusted less than traditional outlets. In that environment, Branko Brkic, who co-organises World News Day, said news organisations that once competed for audience and influence now need to act collectively. "If we do not change the game, we are just not going to exist," he said, reflecting the sense among organisers that journalism must adapt quickly if it is to retain both relevance and credibility.</p> <h3>Source Reference Map</h3> <p><strong>Inspired by headline at:</strong> ^{<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cmwyz9q3l6pno" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>}</p> <p><strong>Sources by paragraph:</strong> - Paragraph 1: ^{<a href="https://www.afp.com/en/agency/inside-afp/inside-afp/afp-support-world-news-day-2024" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[2]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2026" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[3]</a>} - Paragraph 2: ^{<a href="https://www.afp.com/en/agency/inside-afp/inside-afp/afp-support-world-news-day-2024" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[2]</a>} - Paragraph 3: ^{<a href="https://www.reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2026" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[3]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.benton.org/headlines/reuters-institute-digital-news-report-2026" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[4]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://gijn.org/stories/2026-reuters-institute-digital-news-report/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[5]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/trust-news-ten-year-low-according-latest-research-risj" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[6]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2026/united-states" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[7]</a>} - Paragraph 4: ^{<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cmwyz9q3l6pno" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2026" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[3]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.benton.org/headlines/reuters-institute-digital-news-report-2026" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[4]</a>}</p> <p>Source: <a href="https://www.noahwire.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Noah Wire Services</a></p>6acde3c4eb0ba40bd2577933Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:03:02 +0000http://tomorrowspublisher2.makes.news/gb/en/ai-technology/2026/10/13/press-gazette-launches-newsroom-tool-to-catch-ai-generated-content-before-publication<p>Press Gazette and Flip-Pay have launched Made by Humans, a content-management tool that classifies text, images, video and audio as AI generated, AI assisted or human made.</p><p>Press Gazette and Flip-Pay have unveiled a newsroom tool designed to help editors detect whether text, images, video or audio has been generated or altered by artificial intelligence before it reaches publication. The service, called Made by Humans, is aimed squarely at publishers navigating the European Union’s new transparency requirements, which are already forcing newsrooms to think more carefully about how synthetic material is identified, checked and labelled. According to the companies, the system sits inside a publisher’s content management environment and classifies material as AI Generated, AI Assisted or Human Made, leaving editors to decide whether to publish, review or flag it.</p> <p>The launch comes as Article 50 of the EU AI Act places explicit transparency obligations on providers and deployers of certain AI systems, including requirements to disclose and mark AI-generated or manipulated content in a detectable way. Separate explanatory materials on the law note that these rules apply to synthetic audio, image, video and text, while industry summaries say the provisions took effect on 2 August 2026, with a grace period for some pre-existing systems running until 2 December 2026. Reuters-style concerns about compliance are already being amplified by the prospect of penalties for breaches, including substantial fines under the regime.</p> <p>Press Gazette says the product grew out of its Reality Wars investigations, which identified more than 1,000 published articles in mainstream media that referred to fake or AI-generated experts. The publication also said a survey of more than 200 publishers, editors and journalists found overwhelming support for disclosure, with 95.3% backing flags for AI-generated content and 63.5% saying their organisation lacked a dependable way to check for unauthorised AI use. The tool has been trialled inside Press Gazette’s own content management system, and the company says it is meant to reduce the risk of reputational damage rather than replace human editorial judgement.</p> <p>The technology draws on third-party detection products, including Pangram for text analysis and identifAI for image, video and audio screening. It also includes plagiarism checks, reverse-image searches, audit trails and reporting functions intended to support internal compliance workflows. According to the companies, the service works in English, French, Spanish and German and can be integrated with WordPress and other publishing systems for pre-publication review.</p> <p>Press Gazette editor-in-chief Dominic Ponsford said the platform was designed to bolster newsroom safeguards at a time when synthetic media is becoming harder to spot by eye. In remarks quoted by the company, he said the product was intended to support, not supplant, editorial judgement, and that it could help prevent misleading AI-generated material from being published in the first place. Flip-Pay chief executive Paul McCarthy-Brain said the tool addressed both editorial and commercial risks, while identifAI and Pangram said the system could help editors distinguish between wholly generated output and human writing that had been lightly edited or assisted by AI. IdentifAI has said it has logged around 10,000 reported deepfake incidents in English-language media or on social platforms since January 2020, with reports rising sharply over that period, and its data suggest the United States and X account for a large share of the cases it tracks.</p> <h3>Source Reference Map</h3> <p><strong>Inspired by headline at:</strong> ^{<a href="https://itbrief.co.uk/story/press-gazette-launches-ai-content-checker-for-editors" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>}</p> <p><strong>Sources by paragraph:</strong> - Paragraph 1: ^{<a href="https://itbrief.co.uk/story/press-gazette-launches-ai-content-checker-for-editors" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[2]</a>} - Paragraph 2: ^{<a href="https://ai-act-service-desk.ec.europa.eu/en/ai-act/article-50" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[3]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.regulation-ai.eu/en/transparency-obligations/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[4]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.filigrane.com/eu-ai-act-article-50-explained" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[6]</a>} - Paragraph 3: ^{<a href="https://itbrief.co.uk/story/press-gazette-launches-ai-content-checker-for-editors" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>} - Paragraph 4: ^{<a href="https://itbrief.co.uk/story/press-gazette-launches-ai-content-checker-for-editors" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>} - Paragraph 5: ^{<a href="https://itbrief.co.uk/story/press-gazette-launches-ai-content-checker-for-editors" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://ai-act-service-desk.ec.europa.eu/en/ai-act/article-50" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[3]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.filigrane.com/eu-ai-act-article-50-explained" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[6]</a>}, ^{<a href="https://www.techradar.com/pro/celebrating-the-ai-act-delay-the-eu-ai-acts-chatbot-and-content-rules-apply-this-week" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[7]</a>}</p> <p>Source: <a href="https://www.noahwire.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Noah Wire Services</a></p>6acde462f6d85c2dd5a23966Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:01:07 +0000