Journalism is the lifeblood of British democracy. My government will protect it

Whether it is online intimidation, journalists imprisoned abroad or the cynical use of Slapp lawsuits, we will fight any threats to those who hold the powerful to account, writes the prime minister Keir Starmer

From Rupert Murdoch to Thom Yorke: the growing backlash to AI

Media mogul and leading artists join fight to stop tech firms using creative works for free as training data

Confessions of a gossip columnist: we get a bad rap but our salacious tales of the rich and famous play a role in society

For decades my name was synonymous with Sydney gossip. I became quite nimble at stepping into places I wasn’t welcome

‘Every day is a new conspiracy’: behind Trump’s ironclad grip on rightwing media

What rightwing outlets cover increasingly differs from the mainstream, furthering the bubbles a divided US lives in

Axel Springer’s media assets to be split off in €13.5bn KKR deal

Private equity group to control classified business while Mathias Döpfner and Friede Springer will run digital operation

Internet replaces TV as UK’s most popular news source for first time

Media regulator describes change as a ‘generational shift in the balance of news media’

Janet Watts obituary

Journalist with the Guardian and Observer for 25 years whose interviewing technique disarmed her subjects

‘Being on camera is no longer sensible’: persecuted Venezuelan journalists turn to AI

Journalists are using artificial intelligence avatars to combat Maduro’s media crackdown since disputed election

Jewish creatives allegedly threatened after WhatsApp doxing consider suing New York Times

Jeremy Leibler says ‘all legal avenues are being explored’ after Melbourne-based New York Times reporter shared group chat with another person that was subsequently disseminated by others and posted online by activists

Elon Musk shares fake news about England rioters being sent to Falklands

X owner deletes post sharing faked Telegraph article that claimed convicted rioters would be sent to detention camps

Taylor Swift tour and job cuts help lift profits of Mirror publisher Reach

Digital ad revenues return to growth, driven in part by articles about pop superstar, Euro 2024 and general election

Straight to your inbox: meet the journalists shaking up local UK news

Local newspapers in the UK are disappearing fast, creating news deserts and leaving councils unscrutinised. Enter a new generation of online reporters…

UK political parties on track to spend £1m on election day online ads

Digital campaigning gets round media blackout rule restricting broadcasters’ coverage while polls are open

#ukpolitics: how the 2024 general election has played out on TikTok

Our sample of political content shows how campaigns and individuals have been using the video-sharing platform

Reading, writing and … disinformation: should schoolchildren be taught media literacy like maths?

Less than half of Australian children and teens think they can tell real news stories from fake. So how well are we preparing them for a new media world order?