Google spends $ 5 million for journalism!

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

In a press release, Google has announced to dedicate 5 million dollars for innovation in journalism...  


 Google starts by saying that journalism is fundamental to a democracy. Due to online press augmentation, the Internet monster had decided to play its function in technology side by experimenting with new ways to present information on the Internet by providing tools like Google Maps and Youtube Direct.

Beyond these technological tasks, Google believes that it is also vital to encourage innovation in the basics of journalism. That's why the firm decided to spend 5 million dollars to non-profit organization working to develop new approaches to journalism in the era of the digital age.

2 million are allocated to the John S and James L. Knight while the remaining 3 million will be invested abroad in journalism projects. Google hopes that this money will lead to new approaches to journalism on the Internet. That's an interesting initiative on the part of a company whose function Google News is highly criticized by the online press...

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