Google to Pay $1 Billion to News Publishers
2020-10-09
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1Google's parent company Alphabet announced plans this month to pay one billion dollars to news media for their stories over the next three years.
2Reuters news agency says the move could help Alphabet win over a powerful group at a time of growing concern about technology companies and the rules that govern them.
3For years, traditional news media have fought the world's most popular internet search engine.
4News publishers want to be paid for their stories, pictures and other content.
5European media groups have been leading the fight.
6The head of Alphabet, Sundar Pichai, announced last week that a new product called Google News Showcase will launch first in Germany.
7The company has reached agreements with German newspapers including Der Spiegel, Stern, and Die Zeit.
8In Brazil, Alphabet has deals with the publications Folha de São Paulo, Band and Infobae.
9Google News Showcase will also use content from news media in Belgium, India, the Netherlands and other countries.
10About 200 publishers in six countries have signed up to the product.
11The six are Argentina, Australia, Britain, Brazil, Canada and Germany.
12"This financial commitment - our biggest to date - will pay publishers to create... high-quality content for a different kind of online news experience," Pichai said.
13Google's parent company Alphabet reported a net profit of $34.3 billion on earnings of almost $162 billion last year.
14The product will give publishers the ability to choose and present their stories on Google News.
15The service will be offered first on Android devices and then on products made by Apple.
16German publisher the Spiegel Group welcomed the project.
17The Spiegel Group's Stefan Ottlitz noted, "Google shows that they are serious about supporting quality journalism in Germany. We are happy to be part of [News Showcase] from the start."
18The European Publishers Council was critical of the project.
19The council's members include News UK, The Guardian, Pearson, The New York Times and Schibsted.
20Angela Mills Wade is Executive Director of the EPC.
21She said that by launching this product, Google can dictate terms and conditions, and possibly affect legislation designed to create conditions for a fair negotiation.
22At the same time, she noted, the company can say it is helping to finance news production.
23Publishers in France have often criticized Google.
24Yet the company is now negotiating with them.
25Australia wants to force Google and Facebook to share money earned from advertising with local media.
26Other internet publishers are also critical of Google.
27They note the company is paying news organizations but not weather websites or for other content.
28I'm Gregory Stachel.
29And I'm Jill Robbins.
1Google's parent company Alphabet announced plans this month to pay one billion dollars to news media for their stories over the next three years. 2Reuters news agency says the move could help Alphabet win over a powerful group at a time of growing concern about technology companies and the rules that govern them. 3For years, traditional news media have fought the world's most popular internet search engine. News publishers want to be paid for their stories, pictures and other content. European media groups have been leading the fight. 4The head of Alphabet, Sundar Pichai, announced last week that a new product called Google News Showcase will launch first in Germany. The company has reached agreements with German newspapers including Der Spiegel, Stern, and Die Zeit. In Brazil, Alphabet has deals with the publications Folha de São Paulo, Band and Infobae. 5Google News Showcase will also use content from news media in Belgium, India, the Netherlands and other countries. About 200 publishers in six countries have signed up to the product. The six are Argentina, Australia, Britain, Brazil, Canada and Germany. 6"This financial commitment - our biggest to date - will pay publishers to create... high-quality content for a different kind of online news experience," Pichai said. 7Google's parent company Alphabet reported a net profit of $34.3 billion on earnings of almost $162 billion last year. 8The product will give publishers the ability to choose and present their stories on Google News. The service will be offered first on Android devices and then on products made by Apple. 9German publisher the Spiegel Group welcomed the project. 10The Spiegel Group's Stefan Ottlitz noted, "Google shows that they are serious about supporting quality journalism in Germany. We are happy to be part of [News Showcase] from the start." 11The European Publishers Council was critical of the project. The council's members include News UK, The Guardian, Pearson, The New York Times and Schibsted. 12Angela Mills Wade is Executive Director of the EPC. She said that by launching this product, Google can dictate terms and conditions, and possibly affect legislation designed to create conditions for a fair negotiation. At the same time, she noted, the company can say it is helping to finance news production. 13Publishers in France have often criticized Google. Yet the company is now negotiating with them. Australia wants to force Google and Facebook to share money earned from advertising with local media. 14Other internet publishers are also critical of Google. They note the company is paying news organizations but not weather websites or for other content. 15I'm Gregory Stachel. 16And I'm Jill Robbins. 17Foo Yun Chee reported on this story for Reuters news agency. Gregory Stachel adapted it for VOA Learning English. George Grow was the editor. 18________________________________________________________________ 19Words in This Story 20content - n. the ideas, facts, or images that are in a book, magazine, speech, or movie 21commitment - n. the promise to do or give something 22journalism - n. the activity of writing for newspapers, magazines or news websites or preparing news for broadcasts 23What do you think of this new form of media? We want to hear from you. Write to us in the Comments Section.