{"id":1445,"date":"2024-09-30T08:18:50","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T11:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regulacionconvergente.com\/?p=1445"},"modified":"2024-09-30T08:27:11","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T11:27:11","slug":"google-y-el-fomento-del-periodismo-local-algunos-hallazgos-recientes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regulacionconvergente.com\/english\/2024\/09\/30\/google-y-el-fomento-del-periodismo-local-algunos-hallazgos-recientes\/","title":{"rendered":"Google and the Promotion of Local Journalism: Some Recent Findings"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In late August, Google announced an agreement with the State of California (USA) to create a fund to finance local journalism jobs and AI research that will reach US$ 250 million in five years. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The commitment contemplates a contribution from Google of US$ 180 million and obtaining the remaining money from public funds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the downsides of this agreement is that the fund could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niemanlab.org\/2024\/09\/the-california-google-deal-could-leave-out-news-startups-and-the-smallest-publishers\/\">could exclude smaller and emerging publications<\/a> (with an income under US$ 100,000 and less than two years old) by virtue of the bill that the State of California had been preparing before this agreement was announced and which it has helped to suspend, generating doubts and questions about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.observacom.org\/acuerdo-de-google-y-california-por-que-es-opaco-e-incluye-fondos-publicos\/?utm_id=12%2F9%2F2024+PM\">type of relationship that must exist between political power and platforms in the territorial space in which they operate<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the other hand, at a regional level, support for media in Latin America through the <a href=\"https:\/\/newsinitiative.withgoogle.com\/es-mx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Google News Initiative<\/span><\/a> has generated dependency issues according to a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/latamjournalismreview.org\/articles\/googles-support-for-news-media-in-latin-america-may-lead-to-dependency-study-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recent study by CNTI<\/a><\/span>This is because although the program has funded 81 innovative projects, it is noted that the contributions of the technology giant could turn into a strategy to mitigate criticism and avoid regulations, particularly in countries like Brazil. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report also highlights various challenges, such as a lack of long-term sustainability and the risk of organizations depending from a single source of funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This information leads to several questions, such as whether there are other emerging financing models that allow ensuring the sustainability of journalism in the digital context -especially at a local level-, guaranteeing its existence without depending on <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gigantes_tecnol%C3%B3gicos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">big tech<\/a><\/span><\/em> or other technology platforms, as well as the role played by the states in this dilemma.\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google anunci\u00f3 a finales de agosto un acuerdo con el Estado de California (EE.UU.) que crea un fondo para financiar empleos de periodismo local e investigaci\u00f3n de IA que alcanzar\u00e1 los US$250 millones en 5 a\u00f1os. El compromiso contempla que Google aporte US$180 millones y que el dinero restante salga de fondos p\u00fablicos. 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