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@GoogleNewsInit
Google News Initiative
2 years
Today we’re announcing the launch of the News Equity Fund, a global effort to support news organizations that serve underrepresented communities. Apply by July 21 for funding to support and expand your news operations!
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@GoogleNewsInit
Google News Initiative
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Looking for new ways to grow your revenue and deepen reader relationships? Today we're launching Reader Revenue Manager, a new product for publishers with tools to help increase audience engagement and convert new subscribers or contributors. Learn more
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@GoogleNewsInit
Google News Initiative
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Optimize your ad revenue with Reader Revenue Manager! We’re launching a new survey feature that allows publishers to ask their readers questions to better understand their audience, enabling more relevant ads and content! Learn more
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@GoogleNewsInit
Google News Initiative
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Email newsletters remain an important channel for publishers to connect with audiences. Our new tool, Reader Revenue Manager, can help your publication grow your newsletter audience. Your data is private and secure and will never be processed by Google. ➡️
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Google News Initiative
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Convert your readers into subscribers or contributors in 2-clicks with our new product, Reader Revenue Manager. Our fast and secure checkout flow removes payment friction and can be integrated to your site with no coding experience required. Learn more:
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@GoogleNewsInit
Google News Initiative
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Make data easier to understand! Learn how to create an intensity map w/ @GoogleFT in 10 min:
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@GoogleNewsInit
Google News Initiative
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On #InternationalFactCheckingDay , we're committing $6.5M to help fight #COVID19 misinformation around the world. This funding will be used to support fact-checkers and nonprofits, increase their access to information, and more. →
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Google News Initiative
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Today we're launching the Journalism Emergency Relief Fund, a global effort to help local newsrooms in a time of need. This program will deliver financial support to small and medium-sized news organizations around the world. (1/6)
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@GoogleNewsInit
Google News Initiative
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Today, we are excited to share that more than 450 news organizations across 52 countries have been selected as recipients of the News Equity Fund. Learn more: 🧵(1/2)
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Google News Initiative
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We’re committing $2.3M in funding to support 18 news organizations through the second Asia Pacific Innovation Challenge. Selected projects focus on increasing reader engagement.
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@GoogleNewsInit
Google News Initiative
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Over the next couple weeks we’re rolling out a redesigned News tab in Search on desktop. The refreshed design makes publisher names more prominent and organizes articles more clearly to help you find the news you need. Check it out 👇
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Google News Initiative
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Quality journalism is critical to our societies. Today we’re launching Journalist Studio, a suite of tools that uses technology to help reporters do their work more efficiently, securely and creatively, and two new products for reporters. 1/
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@GoogleNewsInit
Google News Initiative
4 years
Since 2018, we’ve supported more than 6,250 news partners in 118 countries through $189 million in global funding, programs, tools and resources. Our first GNI Impact Report examines the impact of this work. →
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@GoogleNewsInit
Google News Initiative
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Today we’re announcing that Google News Showcase, our new product experience and licensing program for news, will begin rolling out with local, national and independent publishers in the U.K. and Argentina ->
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@GoogleNewsInit
Google News Initiative
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We launched the Google News Initiative in 2018 to help the news industry thrive in a digital age. Since then we’ve: + Worked with 7,000+ news partners in 120+ countries and territories worldwide + Trained 450K+ journalists + Invested $300M+ in funding
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@GoogleNewsInit
Google News Initiative
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Google Earth Studio is a new animation tool using Google Earth’s satellite and 3D imagery. Sign up to preview Introducing Earth Studio! An animation tool for @googleearth imagery. Sign up to preview today at
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Google News Initiative
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With the news moving faster than ever, it's clear that journalism is an essential way to keep people informed. Today we are excited to announce we are rolling out an initial version of Google News Showcase to benefit users and publishers in Australia. 1/
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@GoogleNewsInit
Google News Initiative
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Welcome to our new site http://t.co/OwxJz1tFLc
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@GoogleNewsInit
Google News Initiative
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💃It's #InternationalDanceDay ! See the 3 most popular dances in this #GoogleTrends360 video:
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Google News Initiative
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Ensuring people have access to quality news is a core part of our work — and so is finding ways to support the news industry. So we asked five members of the News team to tell us what they're working on in 2021. Here’s what they said. 1/
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@GoogleNewsInit
Google News Initiative
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Together with @INMAorg , we're launching Elevate Scholarships for under-represented groups in media. Through the scholarships, we aim to equip new faces and voices with strong news industry fundamentals as well as networking and mentoring opportunities.
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. @afronews is the oldest, family-owned, African American publisher in the United States. For 130 years, they’ve provided news about the Black Community not otherwise found. See how they partnered with the Google News Initiative to grow digital revenue ▶
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Google News Initiative
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In partnership with journalists and fact checkers, the Google News Initiative supported company, uses AI to help identify disinformation and reduce its harmful impact on society.
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Google News Initiative
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The need for people to have access to trustworthy information is critical. To support readers and publishers, we are announcing investments in India by rolling out Google News Showcase and introducing new GNI programs to train and support journalists. 1/
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@GoogleNewsInit
Google News Initiative
3 years
Any journalists out there? 👋 @GoogleNewsInit is offering a series of free online training in 9 languages to help you tell your stories! 📰💻📻 Learn how to find, & visualise data, verify facts, use geo tools and much more. 📈☑️🌎 To sign up, ➡️
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@GoogleNewsInit
Google News Initiative
2 years
🇦🇺 Two Australian journalists from @MediaDiverseAU saw an immediate need for representation in the country’s broadcasting industry. Because everyone benefits when the storytellers truly represent Australia’s diversity. To learn more, visit →
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Google News Initiative
8 years
What can @GoogleTrends tell us about polling places across the country? Follow our real-time @electionland map:
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Google News Initiative
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Today, we're celebrating International Women's Day with five founders we've partnered with at the Google News Initiative. Get to know them ↓
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@GoogleNewsInit
Google News Initiative
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How to embed @GoogleTrends realtime charts: 1. Click ‘< >’ on the visual you want to embed. (You’ll see a pop-up like below.) 2. Click ‘Keep data updated’ if you want the visual to keep updating, or uncheck it if you want to freeze it. 3. Copy the embed code for your CMS!
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“We dreamed of having a media that represented the Black population. A media that joined the fight against prejudice. A media that denounced racism.” @Alma_Preta is working to make that dream a reality. Learn more here →
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@GoogleNewsInit
Google News Initiative
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Nationwide, the job of gathering & monetizing #news is increasingly difficult. That’s why we’ve worked with 2,000+ local publishers across the U.S., providing funding, training, products, & resources. See the ways Google is helping local news:
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@GoogleNewsInit
Google News Initiative
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Learn how to look back in time anywhere in the world using @googleearth : @earthoutreach
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@GoogleNewsInit
Google News Initiative
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We’re proud to announce the launch of the News Equity Fund, a global effort to support news organizations that serve underrepresented communities. Apply by July 21 for funding to support and expand your news operations!
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@GoogleNewsInit
Google News Initiative
5 years
New tool alert 🎉 We've updated our Data GIF Maker with three new templates that make it easy for anyone turn numbers into customized #data visualizations. Try it out and make your own in under 5 minutes→
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@GoogleNewsInit
Google News Initiative
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In today’s media ecosystem, misinformation cannot be fought alone. That's why Indonesian media created @cekfaktacom —a collaborative platform where publishers, journalists, and fact-checkers share resources to fight misinformation together. Watch ▶
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@GoogleNewsInit
Google News Initiative
6 years
Journalists in Mexico are using real-time @GoogleTrends data and other tools to combat false news surrounding the upcoming #Elecciones2018 Learn more about the collaboration → #Verificado18
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#Verificado2018
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#Verificado2018 | ¿Sospechas de alguna noticia falsa sobre las #Elecciones2018 ? Mándanos tus sugerencias con el hashtag #QuieroQueVerifiquen , nosotros lo verificamos por ti
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@GoogleNewsInit
Google News Initiative
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Original journalism requires time and investment, but it can have a big impact on our communities and conversations. Read more about the steps Google's taking to highlight original reporting in Search →
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@GoogleNewsInit
Google News Initiative
4 years
💻 Over the coming weeks, we'll offer a number of free week-long training series on YouTube Live to help journalists grow their digital reporting skills. 🌎 Training will be available in multiple languages & time zones. ➡️ Visit to find dates & links.
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@GoogleNewsInit
Google News Initiative
2 years
#APAC News Publishers: We’re hosting a Search Fundamentals training on 22 November! Join us at either 10 am OR 1 pm SGT to learn more about how News works at Google. Register now:
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@GoogleNewsInit
Google News Initiative
5 years
Available today! In collaboration with @ejcnet , we’re excited to announce the launch of the second Data Journalism Handbook edited by @jwyg and @bb_liliana . Check out the digital copy to read chapters by data journalists from around the world #GNILondon
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@GoogleNewsInit
Google News Initiative
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We just announced our "New Data Journalism Handbook" in partnership with the @ejcnet at the #NISHBR . Read more here
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Meet the 2019-2020 GNI Newsroom Leadership Program Fellows and hear from @raju about what’s in store for them at @columbiajourn :
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@GoogleNewsInit
Google News Initiative
7 years
Learn more about our machine learning powered app that helps @DocumentHate crimes across America:
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Google News Initiative
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Together with the #Digipub News India Foundation and global innovation lab #Echos , we are thrilled to announce the participants of the first-ever #GoogleNewsInitiative Startups Lab India. Meet them here:
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@GoogleNewsInit
Google News Initiative
4 years
We highlight fact checks from authoritative sources on Google Search and @googlenews to help provide context as people access information online. These fact checks receive 11 million impressions a day, or 4 billion impressions a year.
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Google News Initiative
7 years
Learn more about our #dataviz projects using @GoogleTrends data:
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Google News Initiative
7 years
Who works in America's newsrooms? We partnered with @NewsEditors to reimagine their Newsroom Diversity Survey
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@GoogleNewsInit
Google News Initiative
6 years
We're excited for the release of Data Commons' fact checking dataset. It's a collaboration between members from @CarnegieMellon , @OKFN , @DukeU , @factchecknet , @bing , @schemaorg_dev & @google to help academic research tackle misinformation. Learn more →
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@GoogleNewsInit
Google News Initiative
6 years
Today we’re proud to announce the #GoogleNewsInitiative , our mission to enable journalism to thrive in the digital age. You can find out more on - and we’ll post regular updates to our work on this twitter account.
@Google
Google
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Let's build a stronger future for news. With the #GoogleNewsInitiative , we're collaborating with the news industry to help journalism thrive in the digital age →
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Google News Initiative
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We can't wait to join @JessicaYellin for #NewsNotNoise on Instagram Live tonight at 5pm ET to talk all things media literacy!
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@GoogleNewsInit
Google News Initiative
5 years
Today marks the one year anniversary of the Google News Initiative. Over the next two weeks we’ll share updates from the past year and what’s to come. Learn more about what we’ve been working on at
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Google News Initiative
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We've upgraded our training website, to help journalists around the world learn more about the digital tools they can use to tell their stories. Now in more languages, and with an option to track your own progress through 50+ lessons, take a look at →
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@GoogleNewsInit
Google News Initiative
4 years
We're looking for ways to provide financial support to news organizations around the world during the #COVID19 pandemic. That's why we've decided to waive ad serving fees for news publishers globally on @GoogleAdManager for five months.
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Google News Initiative
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We’re inviting newsrooms around the world to start using Google Earth Studio a new animation tool that uses Google Earth’s satellite and 3D imagery. Sign up to preview the tool at
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Google News Initiative
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Shouldn't doing great editorial work be enough? We think so, and that's why the we've partnered with @WordPress to invest $1.2M in its effort to create Newspack: a fast, secure, low-cost publishing system tailor-made to the needs of small newsrooms →
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Google News Initiative
4 years
The Journalism Emergency Relief Fund is a global effort to help local newsrooms in a time of need. After receiving over 12,000 applications from 140 countries, we’re distributing emergency funding to over 5,300 local newsrooms around the world.
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Google News Initiative
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We're so excited that @LesterHoltNBC will be joining @MediaWise to help educate the next generation of news consumers.
@Poynter
Poynter
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. @LesterHoltNBC is our @mediawise ambassador. He’s telling students at Washington DC’s Woodrow Wilson High School.
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We’ve selected and notified the first recipients for the Journalism Emergency Relief Fund. If you haven't heard back yet, stay tuned. We’re still reviewing applications, and will share further updates with applicants in the coming weeks.
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@GoogleNewsInit
Google News Initiative
8 years
We launched a #MOOC for "Fundamentals of Data Journalism" w/ @JMSCHKU today! Register here:
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Learn how to verify an image in 7 minutes. Find photographs and uncover their backstories:
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Google News Initiative
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If you're a publisher looking to invest in mobile app strategy, join the Early Access period for the Flutter News Toolkit to ensure your content is reaching your audiences where they are with less development work. Learn more: 🧵(1/4)
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Explore tools to help journalists report & visualize environmental stories, including projects from @globalforests & @GlobalFishWatch , on a new section of the @GoogleNewsInit Training Centre website: #NISBHX
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What's the story behind an image? Learn how to fact-check an image in 5 minutes:
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Google News Showcase, our new product and licensing program that brings a publisher's voice and curation into our news products, is coming to desktop users of Google News in the countries where we are launched -> 1/
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What is the state of data journalism in 2017? What are its challenges? Check out our just released research study:
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We're excited to partner with @DigipubIndia and @escoladt to launch the GNI Startups Lab India, which will help a selection of 10 early stage news businesses achieve financial sustainability. Get your application in before October 18th:
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What an awesome video made with @GoogleEarth Studio! Journalists, we’re inviting newsrooms around the world to start using the tool. To learn more and sign up, visit .
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Arata Fukoe
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Google Ealth Studio 使ってみた #GoogleEarth #Google #fpv
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“Hey Google, tell me something good." Starting today, Google Assistant users in the U.S. can learn about people who are solving problems for our communities and our world in a news update curated by @soljourno . Learn more at
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No coding experience is necessary to use @f_l_o_u_r_i_s_h , a free data visualization tool designed for newsrooms. Learn how to use the tool and customize templates to show the stories that matter most during our quick 7 minute training -->
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Google News Initiative
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We worked with @Storyful to build an AI-powered app to better detect manipulated images and counter misinformation. Hear more about it here:
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Google News Initiative
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Starting today, the Google News Initiative @YouTube Innovation Funding applications are open through Oct 12. News organizations around the world can apply for grants to support building stronger video capabilities and innovating with video formats at
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Google News Initiative
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From storytelling to #storyliving , our latest study explores how people experience VR and its impact on journalists:
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Google News Initiative
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Today we announced the #GoogleNewsInitiative Cloud Program to help news organizations boost productivity, collaboration & business growth. Starting today, news orgs with up to 500 employees can apply for free G Suite licenses for up two years. More at
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School is in session! @googlenewslab launches a network bringing our training & resources to universities globally
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Google News Initiative
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Applications open for the @GoogleNewsInit Newsroom Leadership Program w/ @columbiajourn - a free, yearlong part-time program to equip senior journalists in the Asia-Pacific with the skills to lead technology and data-driven newsrooms. Apply at
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Google News Initiative
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Have an innovative idea to strengthen local news? Apply to the North American GNI Innovation Challenge by July 15th →
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We’re excited to announce the recipients of the GNI @YouTube innovation funding! These broadcasters, publishers, agencies and creators share a commitment to quality journalism & a drive to experiment with video storytelling. More at
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@GoogleNewsInit
Google News Initiative
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Finding quality datasets on the go can be a roadblock. Google Public Data Explorer helps you find, interpret and share aggregated datasets from trusted sources to help you create sophisticated visualizations. Check out the tool
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We're partnering with @berkeleyside to launch a new Oakland, California based journalism venture. This represents the third site for our Local Experiments Project, an initiative to support local news. Read more →
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Looking for new ways to engage your audience and monetize your content? Today we're expanding access to our reader revenue product! Click here to sign up and learn more 🧵(1/2)
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@GoogleNewsInit
Google News Initiative
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Check out our tool kit for investigative journalists in the digital age. The 9 course training covers tools including Google Search, @GoogleScholar , Google Public Data Explorer, @GoogleMaps , and @GoogleEarth at
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Google News Initiative
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Congratulations 🎉 to the 40 young journalists in the 2019 Google News Initiative Fellowship cohort. As a part of the program with @ejcnet , they will join data, product, audience development and fact-checking teams in newsrooms across Europe →
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ファクトチェックを実践的に学んでみませんか?Google @googlenewsint からのプレゼントも準備しています。参加資格は15-24歳であればどなたでも! ユース・ファクトチェックチャレンジにご参加ください。参加登録の締め切りは4月16日です!
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Google News Initiative
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The @GoogleNewsLab Fellowship is expanding. 28 new opportunities in UK, Ireland, Denmark, Finland, Norway & Sweden:
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Build your brand value across Google’s surfaces. Our new product, Reader Revenue Manager, was designed for publishers to help increase engagement by highlighting their content to readers during contextually relevant moments in Google products. Learn more
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Journalists, reporters, and health authorities worldwide use Google resources for data, insights, and scientific expertise. With #FactCheckingDay on the horizon (April 2), we’re pinning 📌 the fact-checking tools 🛠 (and more) available every day at .
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Google News Initiative
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New tool alert 🎉 The team that created News Consumer Insights has a free new tool. Real Time Content Insights was built to help newsrooms make quick, data-driven decisions on content creation and distribution. Check it out →
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@GoogleNewsInit
Google News Initiative
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We're looking for collaborators to work with @ejcnet on new Data Journalism Handbook. Interested?
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Google News Initiative
6 years
Who are your readers? Learn more about your casual skimmers, loyal readers, and brand lovers by turning your @googleanalytics data into actionable insights. Interested? Get your News Consumer Insights report here →
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Imagine @Google published data for you to use. Wait, we do that: check us out on @Github #ddj http://t.co/8oDMwj77Tp http://t.co/VAmxg2uhp2
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Google News Initiative
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💡 Looking for practical advice on growing revenue, developing audiences or strengthening journalism? We are excited to introduce 50+ lessons and video tutorials covering topics that journalists and news organizations most often request from @Google . ⬇️
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“We’re doubling down on our efforts to collaborate...to help news organizations do more of what they do best - uncover and report the news.” @grove , Director of Google News Lab #GoogleNewsInitiative . Learn more @
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