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The government has made last minute changes to its planning Bill, as it looks to fast track new housing projects. According to the FT the Prime Minister “has ordered a last-minute rewrite” The Planning and Infrastructure Bill – in a bid to boost growth and improve the public finances. The length of the consultation is being … Read more
Email Sign Up For Our Free Weekly Newsletter APAC commercial markets dive into downward rate cycle Asia-Pacific’s commercial real estate sector is showing fresh signs of momentum, lifted by a favorable mix of cyclical recovery, structural tailwinds, and an emerging global rate-cutting cycle that is reviving investor confidence. Total investment volume in the region climbed … Read more
Reality TV fans are about the get the ultimate on-screen collaboration when a group of former “Bachelor” stars turn their talents to home renovations in an HGTV series that will see them overhauling the iconic dating show mansion in California. A dozen favorites from ABCs’ “The Bachelor” franchise will trade their roses for hammers in … Read more
The House of Lords has relented in its attempts to modify the Renters’ Rights Bill, including with an amendment that would have allowed landlords to charge a deposit when renting to tenants with pets. The deposit would have covered three weeks of rent, and came after the government dropped the idea of mandating pet insurance … Read more
In September 2025, podcaster Pablo Torre published an investigation alleging that the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers may have used a side deal to skirt the league’s strict salary cap rules. His reporting, aired on multiple episodes of “Pablo Torre Finds Out,” focused on star forward Kawhi Leonard. Leonard, one of the NBA’s most sought-after free agents, signed a … Read more
All things equal, you’d rather not be intermediated. It’s just not a nice way to spend an afternoon! Picture it: You’ve got a perfectly nice little business going. You make widgets, and you sell them to people who want them at whatever price the market will bear. Everybody benefits. Then some new guy comes along, … Read more
The generative AI wave isn’t coming — it’s already here, and it’s reshaping how the public finds information. In a new report, “Generative AI and News Report 2025: How People Think About AI’s Role in Journalism and Society,” my colleagues Richard Fletcher, Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, and I surveyed audiences across six countries, including the United States. Our … Read more
Nonprofit news outlets of all types are enjoying revenue growth — but those that focus specifically on local news, rather than state, national, or global news, are doing especially well, according to the 2025 Institute of Nonprofit News Index, released Wednesday. Local nonprofits made up more than half (51%) of INN’s membership in 2024, up … Read more
Chris Keyes dreamed up his new publication, fittingly, while he was on a backpacking trip. It was March 2025, a little over a month after Outside Magazine had laid Keyes off as editor-in-chief. He’d been at Outside since 2007. “I really thought I was done with journalism, just because it’s been such a roller coaster,” … Read more
The most recent Engaged Journalism Exchange — a convening of journalism practitioners, funders, and scholars in San Francisco over the summer — began with Anita Varma describing how she’d been the target of a disinformation campaign, a home vandalism, and doxxing during the several years she’s been leading the Solidarity Journalism Initiative as an assistant … Read more