Google introduces ‘News Initiative’ to fight fake news, will invest $300 million

With an aim to fight fake news, misinformation and bolstering journalism, Google today introduced its new initiative ' Google News Initiative,' along with the International Fact Check Network which will offer advanced training on tools to distinguish misinformation online to more than 20,000 students globally.  The main goal of the Google initiative is to highlight accurate journalism fight misinformation, particularly during breaking news events and finally help news sites continue to grow from a business perspective. Google is seriously planning on tightening the goals and is pledging to invest $300 million in the coming months. It is also launching a $10 million global initiative from Google.org to find ways to tackle the challenge. https://youtu.be/d6ihrHNNkkY As a part of this new initiative is the MediaWise, a U.S.-based partnership bringing together the Poynter Institute, Stanford University Education Group, and the Local Media Association. It will be Supported by a $3 million Google.org investment. The new prioritization technique is currently live in the U.S. and will be rolling out globally in the coming months. Another part of this initiative is improving the subscription for news just by using users Google account. This method will automatically fill out details and subscribe to the news using your default payment method. Users will have the option to ...