(TNS) — California lawmakers intend to shelve legislation that would have required Google to pay news outlets for distributing their content, and in its place announced a new public-private ...

Google and California’s government just settled on a deal to pull together $180 million to fund local news outlets, prompting fears from critics that the state’s newsrooms will be beholden to the ...

Google has reached a deal with California lawmakers to fund local news in the state after previously protesting a proposed law that would have required it to pay media outlets. Under the terms of the ...

A controversial deal between Google and California lawmakers to fund local newsrooms has drawn scathing reviews from critics – with one key journalists’ union blasting the arrangement as a “shakedown” ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Google will pay $5 million less than it promised to a fund intended to help struggling California news outlets stay afloat, less than a year after committing to pay $15 million ...

Google said Wednesday it would reduce its funding contribution for California newsrooms, following in the footsteps of state officials. The company has lowered its proposed $15 million donation to the ...

SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers intend to shelve legislation that would have required Google to pay news outlets for distributing their content, and in its place announced on Wednesday a new ...

A controversial $125 million deal California struck with Google last year to prop up the state's struggling journalism industry is already on track to shrink -- before any of the money has been ...

SACRAMENTO, California — A landmark deal to funnel millions of dollars into California newsrooms risks being downsized after Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed funding cuts and Google, the initiative’s main ...