Google Caved and will pay $74 Million to News
I am so disappointed that Google kowtowed to the Feds and will now pay $74 million USD ($100 million CAD) to the Canadian news organizations.
https://www.cp24.com/mobile/news/google-to-pay-100m-a-year-to-canadian-news-publishers-in-deal-with-ottawa-1.6665893?cache=yes
https://apnews.com/article/google-news-canada-0c12334603bad9d150e6a7ade7002eb1
So, in addition to the what $650 to $750 million the feds give to the media , Google gives an extra $100 mill.
If the media is so ba
The media per se isn't bad, it's mostly starving, because of changing technologies and the way people digest information. The public still needs news however so funding for public broadcasting should be increased to ensure that happens.
If trust is the issue and people are afraid all they'd be getting is propaganda then pile on the transparency and accountability.
