Google Spending $5M on Digital Journalism

An announcement yesterday on Google’s official blog says that the company has donated $5 million on digital journalism. $2 million has been given to the Knight Foundation with the remaining $3 million to be given to projects next year.

Journalism is fundamental to a functioning democracy. So as media organizations globally continue to broaden their presence online, we’re eager to play our part on the technology side—experimenting with new ways of presenting news online; providing tools like Google Maps and YouTube Direct to make websites more engaging for readers; and investing heavily in our digital platforms to enable publishers to generate more revenue.

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