Dominic Ponsford
@dominicponsford.bsky.social
I'm the editor in chief of Press Gazette. On here to find and share tidbits about the business of news. There's no business like news business. Journalism, media, publishing.
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October 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Would not be the worst thing if Google stopped sending traffic to these sort of pages. This match is not on TV.
October 18, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Would not be the worst thing if Google stopped sending traffic to these sort of pages. This match is not on TV.
🤔 Standard headline had me reaching for my Plato, and I think he would disagree!
July 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
🤔 Standard headline had me reaching for my Plato, and I think he would disagree!
Amazing IPSO adjudication upheld against Mail Online after it defended an article on the basis that it was based on a report in the Daily Telegraph and was too late at night to check. pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/new...
Mail defended inaccurate immigrants story by saying Telegraph was source
The Daily Mail has been rapped by press regulator IPSO over a story falsely claiming "one in 12 living in London is an illegal migrant".
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July 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Amazing IPSO adjudication upheld against Mail Online after it defended an article on the basis that it was based on a report in the Daily Telegraph and was too late at night to check. pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/new...
Looking at the top ten biggest UK website publishers, just one is UK-owned. pressgazette.co.uk/media-audien...
July 2, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Looking at the top ten biggest UK website publishers, just one is UK-owned. pressgazette.co.uk/media-audien...
"They came in asking for avocados and someone the other day wanted to know if we'd got guacamole.
"I didn't know what to say. The answer was no. And I'm not going to start getting that stuff in either."
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"I didn't know what to say. The answer was no. And I'm not going to start getting that stuff in either."
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Our town is being taken over by hipsters: They're asking for avocado
An influx of independent coffee shops, cycle clubs and art galleries has changed the face of Penge for good.
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July 2, 2025 at 11:33 AM
"They came in asking for avocados and someone the other day wanted to know if we'd got guacamole.
"I didn't know what to say. The answer was no. And I'm not going to start getting that stuff in either."
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
"I didn't know what to say. The answer was no. And I'm not going to start getting that stuff in either."
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Peter Trace died in 1992
June 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Peter Trace died in 1992
Is it possible he was joking?
June 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Is it possible he was joking?
The new Samsung News app for Android is full of crappy chumbox-style links to MFA sites. Very limited range of publishers on there too. Not good.
June 10, 2025 at 11:10 AM
The new Samsung News app for Android is full of crappy chumbox-style links to MFA sites. Very limited range of publishers on there too. Not good.
I think I have got to the bottom of the curious case of the faked Telegraph article about the rich banker who could not afford school fees, which was first flagged by @ianfraser.bsky.social pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/n...
Telegraph withdraws banker school fees story after being deceived by source
Fake Telegraph article about rich banker struggling to afford school fees was result of deception by a source.
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June 6, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I think I have got to the bottom of the curious case of the faked Telegraph article about the rich banker who could not afford school fees, which was first flagged by @ianfraser.bsky.social pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/n...
When big news brands cut lots of award-winning reporters there is opportunity in the target. Attention editorial hiring managers, some great talent here in my list of those leaving Business Insider pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/d...
Why Business Insider is axing 100-plus staff and who is leaving
Business Insider cuts: Big names and big salaries are among journalists sacked by Business Insider. Full list confirmed leavers.
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June 3, 2025 at 11:06 AM
When big news brands cut lots of award-winning reporters there is opportunity in the target. Attention editorial hiring managers, some great talent here in my list of those leaving Business Insider pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/d...
Mail on Sunday deputy political editor Anna Mikhailova has been appointed political editor of Times Radio. pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/med...
Anna Mikhailova named political editor of Times Radio
Journalist leaves Mail on Sunday where she was deputy political editor.
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June 2, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Mail on Sunday deputy political editor Anna Mikhailova has been appointed political editor of Times Radio. pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/med...
The rise and rise of Goalhanger - how YouTube has led to "explosive" revenue and audience growth for UK's largest independent podcast production company pressgazette.co.uk/podcasts/pod...
How launching podcasts on Youtube has prompted 'explosive' growth for Goalhanger
Launching podcasts on Youtube has led to "explosive results" for Goalhanger both in terms of audience and revenue.
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May 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The rise and rise of Goalhanger - how YouTube has led to "explosive" revenue and audience growth for UK's largest independent podcast production company pressgazette.co.uk/podcasts/pod...
Looks like Liverpool crash driver has been identified but not named yet by press, presumably out of respect for his privacy which is surely mad www.thetimes.com/article/333a...
Revealed: Liverpool crash suspect is business-owning family man
The 53-year-old man, who has not been named, lives in a detached suburban home and posts about his hobbies on social media
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May 29, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Looks like Liverpool crash driver has been identified but not named yet by press, presumably out of respect for his privacy which is surely mad www.thetimes.com/article/333a...
Unaudited figures seen by Press Gazette show reader revenue is booming at The Guardian in the way of Trump's re-election helping the title cut its annual losses to around £25m pressgazette.co.uk/media_busine...
Guardian grows revenue and reduces losses for year to March 2025
The Guardian returned to revenue growth in year to March 2025 as it increased turnover by 6.7% to £275m, according to unaudited figures.
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May 27, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Unaudited figures seen by Press Gazette show reader revenue is booming at The Guardian in the way of Trump's re-election helping the title cut its annual losses to around £25m pressgazette.co.uk/media_busine...
Celebrity net worth articles are the last refuge of the SEO scoundrel!
May 20, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Celebrity net worth articles are the last refuge of the SEO scoundrel!
Press Gazette will be publishing a tribute to former journalist of the year Andrew Norfolk tomorrow please email us if you would like to contribute: dominicp@pressgazette.co.uk
May 15, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Press Gazette will be publishing a tribute to former journalist of the year Andrew Norfolk tomorrow please email us if you would like to contribute: dominicp@pressgazette.co.uk
I have ditched Google Discover for Samsung News as my phone news aggregator. It's OK bit a bit broad (not enough sources). Any recommendations for good phone news aggregation apps?
May 11, 2025 at 10:18 AM
I have ditched Google Discover for Samsung News as my phone news aggregator. It's OK bit a bit broad (not enough sources). Any recommendations for good phone news aggregation apps?
According to Google AI overviews, Google and Meta's combined earnings from advertising alone in the UK were £26bn in 2024. This is based on my Press Gazette report.
No one has yet challenged this figure or come up with a better one. That is 60% of all UK adspend. pressgazette.co.uk/marketing/go...
No one has yet challenged this figure or come up with a better one. That is 60% of all UK adspend. pressgazette.co.uk/marketing/go...
May 6, 2025 at 8:42 AM
According to Google AI overviews, Google and Meta's combined earnings from advertising alone in the UK were £26bn in 2024. This is based on my Press Gazette report.
No one has yet challenged this figure or come up with a better one. That is 60% of all UK adspend. pressgazette.co.uk/marketing/go...
No one has yet challenged this figure or come up with a better one. That is 60% of all UK adspend. pressgazette.co.uk/marketing/go...
Clickbait headline does not deliver and story includes cringe description of prize money as "sizeable". Just give us the figure and let reader draw their own conclusions on how big it is!
April 15, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Clickbait headline does not deliver and story includes cringe description of prize money as "sizeable". Just give us the figure and let reader draw their own conclusions on how big it is!
How do you prove someone does not exist? You can't. But if you are asking yourself that question you should probably not be quoting them in an article for a major newsbrand. Was great working with Rob Waugh on this investigation into PR industry's fake experts. pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/d...
Virtual reality: The widely-quoted media experts who are not what they seem
Press Gazette investigation into the widely-quoted national media experts who either do not exist, or whose credentials have not been checked.
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April 7, 2025 at 1:42 PM
How do you prove someone does not exist? You can't. But if you are asking yourself that question you should probably not be quoting them in an article for a major newsbrand. Was great working with Rob Waugh on this investigation into PR industry's fake experts. pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/d...
I've shown my hand a bit here revealing my interactions with attractive (quite possibly robot) investment advisers on Whatsapp pressgazette.co.uk/social_media...
Facebook profits from scam investment site using name of CNN anchor Richard Quest
CNN news anchor Richard Quest is one of a number of high-profile figures being hijacked to promote a Facebook scam investment group.
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April 3, 2025 at 8:54 AM
I've shown my hand a bit here revealing my interactions with attractive (quite possibly robot) investment advisers on Whatsapp pressgazette.co.uk/social_media...
I'm investigating the world of Facebook-promoted financial scams and have joined a 'Richard Quest' share dealing group. So far they just offer tips during 100-day free trial. Tips have actually been quite good 😂. Does anyone what the scam is they are ramping up to?
March 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I'm investigating the world of Facebook-promoted financial scams and have joined a 'Richard Quest' share dealing group. So far they just offer tips during 100-day free trial. Tips have actually been quite good 😂. Does anyone what the scam is they are ramping up to?
Beware superlatives subs! Amazed if this is first hybrid school. I know of state provision which mixes class and home learning. www.thetimes.com/article/8b7c...
Britain’s first part-time school, where children go in just once a week
London Park School Hybrid is offering children affected by Covid lockdowns a way back into education
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March 23, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Beware superlatives subs! Amazed if this is first hybrid school. I know of state provision which mixes class and home learning. www.thetimes.com/article/8b7c...
Turkey independent news websites face closure risk after Google changes led to traffic drop
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Turkey's independent news websites face closure risk after Google changes
Several independent media outlets in Turkey face a potential risk of closure after algorithm changes made by Google led to a significant reduction in reader traffic, a joint statement from the outlets said on Thursday.
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March 14, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Turkey independent news websites face closure risk after Google changes led to traffic drop
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