Clicks to Nowhere—How Google’s AI Is Starving the Newsroom
In this episode, we unpack The Wall Street Journal’s eye-opening report that news sites are “getting crushed” as Google’s AI Overviews answer readers’ questions before they ever click a link. Traffic free-falls of 40-60 percent at outlets such as HuffPost and Business Insider have already triggered layoffs and existential soul-searching across the industry. wsj.com
Wall Street Journal's Article: News Sites Are Getting Crushed by Google’s New AI ToolsBut the story doesn’t end with dwindling page-views. Drawing on Veridictas’ brief “AI Threatens News Traffic and Revenue,” we connect the dots to a wider “Answer Economy” where AI chat results, voice assistants, and zero-click searches sideline traditional SEO and force publishers to pivot toward owned channels—email lists, events, even legal showdowns—to survive.
Listen in to learn:
Why Google’s new “AI Mode” could make the familiar ten blue links an endangered species. wsj.com
How dramatic traffic drops are reshaping newsroom budgets, staffing, and content strategies. wsj.com
The playbook Veridictas recommends for publishers: structured FAQ blocks, schema-rich pages, and direct-reader funnels that aren’t hostage to search algorithms.
What licensing deals, lawsuits, and open-AI negotiations reveal about the future economics of journalism. wsj.com
Actionable steps every content creator—whether a global newsroom or a solo blogger—can take to stay visible in a post-search world.
If you rely on organic search for audience growth, this conversation is your early-warning radar—and your roadmap—for navigating an AI-rewired internet.
https://veridictas.com/googles-ai-powered-search-impacts-on-law-firm-marketing/
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