Earlier this year, PA Media’s Editor-in-Chief Pete Clifton shared the top five stories for the first half of 2023, and how PA covered them.

Now as 2023 draws to a close – Pete reflects on the top five stories from the second half of the year.

The rise of AI-generated images is eroding public trust in online information, a leading fact-checking group has warned.

Full Fact said the increase in misleading images circulating online – and being shared by thousands of people – highlights how many struggle to spot such pictures.

The organisation has expressed concerns about the adequacy of the new Online Safety Act in combatting harmful misinformation on the internet, including the growing amount of AI-generated content, and called on the Government to increase media literacy funding to teach the public to better identify fake content.

The run-up to Christmas can be extremely hectic in the news agenda, with Christmas Light switch-on moments, the classic list of top ten selling Christmas toys, and launches of festive foody treats, much of which is out in the wider world during November.

In this month’s staff spotlight, we are pleased to introduce Ehiedu Isibo, Business Development Representative, PA Mediapoint at PA Mediapoint. Ehiedu shares his career journey thus far, highlighting his experiences and achievements.