Android News: Google’s Digital News Initiative aims to improve digital journalism in Europe

The European Union and Google are not exactly getting along at the moment. In an unofficial effort to improve their relationship, Google has launched the Digital News Initiative with an investment of $150 million. The partnership puts the company with eight publishers in Europe to improve digital journalism. The Digital News Initiative has programs covering product development, innovation support, and training and research to make digital journalism sustainable.

Founding partners include the following newspapers and journalism/publishing organizations:

• Les Echos (France)
• FAZ (Germany)
• The Financial Times (UK)
• The Guardian (UK)
• NRC Group (Netherlands)
• El Pais (Spain)
• La Stampa (Italy)
• Die Zeit (Germany)
• The European Journalism Centre (EJC)
• The Global Editors Network (GEN)
• The International News Media Association (INMA)

Google should just remember that the European Union has nothing personal against them.

Source: Digital News Initiative

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