Google plans new initiative with Euro publishers

Google announced a new digital partnership with eight European publishers of news material on the 28 April 2015. In the new partnership with eight publishers Google will establish a working group to focus on product development as well as providing a €150m innovation fund over three years, alongside additional training and research.

The news publishers include: the Financial Times, The Guardian, Les Echos, NRC Media, El Pais, La Stampa, Faz and Die Zeit. Also involved are: The European Journalism Centre (EJC), the Global Editors Network (GEN) and the International News Media Association (INMA).

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BBC News, 27.04.15: Google offers cash support to Europe's news groups http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-32486019

The Guardian, 28.04.15: Publishers should give Google a chance as it tries to make peace http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/apr/28/publishers-should-give-google-a-chance-as-it-tries-to-make-peace

The Guardian, 27.04.15: Google admits mistakes with news outlets as it announces new partnership http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/apr/27/google-mistakes-news-outlets-announces-digital-partnership

ESO: Background information: Antitrust: Commission sends Statement of Objections to Google on comparison shopping service; opens separate formal investigation on Android http://www.europeansources.info/record/antitrust-commission-sends-statement-of-objections-to-google-on-comparison-shopping-service-opens-separate-formal-investigation-on-android/

ESO: Background information: Google News to start excluding all Spanish media from service http://www.europeansources.info/record/google-news-to-start-excluding-all-spanish-media-from-service/

Google: Europe Blog, 28.04.15: Let's work together to support quality journalism http://googlepolicyeurope.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/lets-work-together-to-support-quality.html

Google: Digital News Initiative http://www.digitalnewsinitiative.com/

Politico, 28.04.15: Google’s charm offensive blindsides some opponents http://www.politico.eu/article/googles-charm-offensive-blindsides-some-opponents/

Google: Europe Blog, 19.06.15: Supporting high quality journalism http://googlepolicyeurope.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/supporting-high-quality-journalism.html

EUObserver, 26.08.15: EU needs a European Media Fund https://euobserver.com/opinion/129999

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