The SPUR Coalition announces a major expansion with 28 new members joining from across the global journalism sector, including Newsworks
The announcement, made this week at WAN-IFRA’s World News Media Congress, marks a significant moment in the coalition’s growth since its launch at the end of February.
As well as Newsworks, new members include WAN-IFRA/FIPP, the European Publishers Council (EPC), the Association of Online Publishers (AOP), Independent Publishers Alliance, the News/Media Alliance (NMA US), Independent Media Association (IMA), the PPA (Professional Publishers Association) and Magnetic Media.
With these additions, SPUR will bring together 34 publishers and affiliate organisations to develop a market ecosystem that works for both publishers and AI developers. The coalition is inviting journalism organisations around the world to join in shaping how AI develops on terms that are fair, transparent and sustainable for the sector.
Anna Bateson, CEO of Guardian Media Group, one of SPUR’s founding members, said: “Welcoming 28 new members gives SPUR the scale required to turn its mission into a global mandate. This collective strength will help legitimise the standards we create, safeguarding the intellectual property of publishers and providing AI developers with a route to scalable, sustainable licensing.”
SPUR’s founding members – the BBC, Financial Times, Guardian Media Group, Sky News, Telegraph Media Group and Mediahuis – welcome the new cohort and will work alongside them on the coalition’s technical, strategic and engagement priorities.
Since launch, SPUR has made significant progress on its telemetry work: the technical infrastructure that enables publishers to see, in real time, how AI systems are using their content.
