Episodes

  • Publishers versus LLMs: Trusted Reviews is leading fightback

    Publishers versus LLMs: Trusted Reviews is leading fightback
    Jun 18 2026

    Candr Media CEO Chris Dicker has seen its flagship website - Trusted Reviews - be pillaged by AI bots over the last 18 months.

    He spoke to Press Gazette about a new legal tactic which uses a branch of law dating back to the Romans to secure justice and perhaps force big tech to the negotiating table.


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    38 mins
  • Thai police jokester drags down UK press standards

    Thai police jokester drags down UK press standards
    Jun 3 2026

    In the latest edition, Dominic Ponsford and Charlotte Tobitt talk about the latest changes to Google search. Agentic search will probably stay niche, but forcing AI mode into conventional search queries is a new threat to publisher referral traffic.


    They also discuss the publishing dilemma du jour - should publishers block LLMs or do all they can to optimise content to show up in ChatGPT-style answers?


    And publishers in the UK and US have been caught out by another AI-generated hoax. What can we learn from the curious case of the 'LADYBOYS IN BLUE' - the Thai police officers who didn't dress as carnival dancers to carry out an undercover drug dealer arrest?

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    31 mins
  • Better call Louis: Lawyer to press victims tells all

    Better call Louis: Lawyer to press victims tells all
    May 21 2026
    Media lawyer Louis Charalambous represented victims of some of worst lapses in press standards during the 2000s. He went on to represent newspapers in libel battles against a violent gangster, 'wife beating' Hollywood star and others. He says press standards have improved, times are hard for both claimants and publishers and explains why Prince Harry's colossal privacy claim against Associated Newspapers is looking a bit iffy.

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    37 mins
  • The Axios shift from volume to value

    The Axios shift from volume to value
    May 7 2026

    Axios dropped its output by almost a quarter but increased page views by almost a third at the start of 2026.


    Head of news Ben Berkowitz told Press Gazette UK editor Charlotte Tobitt about why they stopped chasing clicks and started focusing on stories that "actually matter".


    Berkowitz also shared his advice for other newsroom leaders going through a similar strategy change.

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    34 mins
  • Less is more at The Times, Standard's long decline and future of The Telegraph

    Less is more at The Times, Standard's long decline and future of The Telegraph
    Apr 23 2026

    Dominic Ponsford and Charlotte Tobitt discuss what led The Standard to where it is today, with just 16 staff left to create the weekly print title after a digital takeover by Independent Media.


    They also cover why less is more at The Times, and the future of The Telegraph after almost three years in limbo as Axel Springer received government approval for the takeover.

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    28 mins
  • How Wall Street Journal supercharged online subs growth

    How Wall Street Journal supercharged online subs growth
    Apr 2 2026

    Since former Sunday Times editor Emma Tucker moved to New York to head up the Wall Street Journal, online subs are up 30% to 4.3 million.

    Charlotte Tobitt explains why tough choices have worked out for the world's most popular financial news brand.

    Is it ever possible to keep sources secret in the today's surveillance age? The Guardian may have cracked this problem and is sharing it with the world.

    And Dominic Ponsford reveals how Press Gazette came under attack from black hat SEO operatives trying to silence reporting about the darker side of the SEO industry.

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    28 mins
  • Tech transformation at ADWEEK with Mike Beyman

    Tech transformation at ADWEEK with Mike Beyman
    Mar 19 2026
    ADWEEK chief strategy officer Mike Beyman talks AI, tech transformation and new forms of advertising for publishers with Press Gazette editor in chief Dominic Ponsford. This episode was sponsored by WordPress VIP.

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    38 mins
  • Reporting Andrew arrest, robot reporters at Mediahuis and Dom's verdict on Prince Harry trial

    Reporting Andrew arrest, robot reporters at Mediahuis and Dom's verdict on Prince Harry trial
    Feb 26 2026
    Dominic Ponsford and Charlotte Tobitt talk about how journalists broke news of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's arrest and why they named him despite the privacy risk. They also discuss a plan by Mediahuis to replace "first-line" reporters with AI robots and Dom gives (somewhat premature) verdict on the Prince Harry and others versus Associated Newspapers privacy trial.

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    29 mins