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Why Google is now funnelling millions into media outlets, as Facebook pulls news for Australia

  • Written by James Meese, Research fellow, RMIT University
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Over the past few days, Google has been inking multimillion-dollar deals to pay media companies for news content that will appear on Google News Showcase.

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp is the latest beneficiary of a partnership with the tech giant. It will receive significant payments over three years, a share of ad revenue, and inclusion in...

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