Google News favours mainstream media. Even if it pays for Australian content, will local outlets fall further behind?
- Written by Axel Bruns, Professor, Creative Industries, Queensland University of Technology
Google’s role in delivering audiences to news outlets has been under scrutiny of late. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s initiative to redirect advertising revenue from Google and Facebook to news publishers has led to threats of a news boycott by both companies.
Australia’s news media businesses have faced...





