Google signs deal with organization to distribute $100M to Canadian news companies

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A sign is shown on a Google building at their campus in Mountain View, Calif. in this file photo from 2019. The internet search giant says its advertising technology supports thousands of businesses, from small advertisers to major publishers, rejecting a claim that it had colluded with Facebook to exploit ad markets.

Google named the organization it has selected to distribute the $100 million the tech giant has promised to Canadian news companies Friday.The Google campus in Mountain View, Calif. Google announced on Friday that the new Canadian Journalism Collective will distribute the $100 million the tech giant has promised to Canadian news companies. Google named the organization it has selected to distribute the $100 million the tech giant has promised to Canadian news companies Friday.

The collective is a federally incorporated non-profit organization that was created for this purpose. It was founded in May by a group of independent publishers and broadcasters. The collective is committed to distributing the funding in a "fair, transparent, and inclusive manner" Sadia Zaman, the CJC's independent board director, said in a statement.

Earlier this year, Google put out an open call to news organizations that wish to receive compensation under the Online News Act. About 1,500 outlets applied for the cash. The money will be distributed proportionately based on how many full time-journalists the companies employ.At Issue this week: Google and the federal government strike a deal to keep Canadian news on the platform and for the tech giant to pay $100 million annually to news outlets. Plus, Alberta invokes the Sovereignty Act and the fallout after an MP asks a cabinet minister to not speak French.

 

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