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December 17, 2025December 16, 2025 by Katie Ruane

Receive Mather’s insights directly in your inbox! Read More insights Download Mather’s News Media Audience Benchmarks (November ’25 Update)READ MOREThe State of News Media: Mather’s 2025 Recap and 2026 Trends … Read more

December 18, 2025December 11, 2025 by Katie Ruane

By: Matt Lindsay, CEO, Mather In our final blog post of the year, as we have since about 2016, Mather has summarized themes from our work in 2025 and will share … Read more

January 8, 2026December 9, 2025 by Katie Ruane

By: Katherine Ruane, Director, Mather Background Founded in 1949, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) is one of Europe’s most respected national daily newspapers. As digital transformation accelerates across the media … Read more

December 8, 2025 by Katie Ruane

By: Katherine Ruane, Director, Mather Background Alma Media, one of Finland’s leading media groups, has built its reputation on editorial excellence and sustainable business growth. Its flagship business daily, Kauppalehti, … Read more

December 16, 2025December 8, 2025 by Katie Ruane

December 8, 2025December 3, 2025 by Katie Ruane

By: Matt Lindsay, CEO, Mather In an interview at the 2025 INMA European News Media Conference, Peter Vandermeersch, CEO of Mediahuis Ireland, emphasized that the news industry must evolve faster … Read more

December 8, 2025November 17, 2025 by Katie Ruane

November 3, 2025October 31, 2025 by Katie Ruane

By: Katherine Ruane, Director of Strategic Marketing, Mather For years, pricing was treated as a back-office function in many publishing organizations — necessary, but not strategic. Yet as economic pressures … Read more

November 5, 2025October 31, 2025 by Katie Ruane

October 13, 2025 by Katie Ruane

October 13th, 2025 Organic search is eroding — and the impact runs deep. Mather’s October update on AI Overviews and News Media explores the structural declines reshaping digital distribution. Audience … Read more