Online subs overtake print at i | Mail Online tops the table for article count
And why Google's massive gamble on generative AI litigation may not pay off
Good morning and welcome to your weekly Future of Media newsletter from Press Gazette on Thursday, 2 November
Today we find out why the UK’s youngest national newspaper the i, only just a teenager, is looking forward to a confident future despite plunging newsstand sales.
Twenty months on from launching digital subscriptions, editor Oliver Duff told Press Gazette how online sales have overtaken print subs in terms of numbers and digital advertising as a source of revenue.
And, now on its fourth owner since launching in 2010, Duff says DMGT is investing in journalism at i, and is in it for the long term.
For some, like Mail Online with 1,500 stories per day, more is more. But we also found out why The Guardian has purposefully lowered its output in recent years.
And copyright expert Dominic Young explains why Google is engaged in an enormous game of chicken when it comes to copyright and generative AI which it will ultimately lose.
New from Press Gazette
As digital subs overtake print at i, editor Oliver Duff explains why future is bright for title
The Guardian: "It's working, basically, because we've got deep long-term investment in the quality of the journalism."
At 1,500 stories per day, Mail Online is UK’s most prolific news website
"We sometimes make a conscious choice to publish fewer stories and instead find ways to help readers access the stories we think are most important.”
Why Google’s generative AI gamble is a game of chicken it could lose
In this game of chicken, the creative industries and all creators need to stay tight. We have the momentum of the law, the legislators and the immense value of work behind us.
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