Google returns fire following ‘several inaccuracies’ in a News Corp publication

November 25, 2020 2:53

Google Australia has issued a statement following an article in News Corp publication, The Australian, that it claims included “several inaccuracies” about Google’s position on the News Media Bargaining Code.

Australia’s major television networks, publishers, radio networks and peak industry bodies issued an official call on Monday for the Federal Government to implement a news media bargaining code before the end of the year.

In the joint statement, the organisations said Google and Facebook must start to pay for news media if local news businesses are to survive, especially following a year of floods, bushfires and the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Olivia Kruimel

Olivia Kruimel was the managing editor at Mumbrella. She has more than 15 years of experience in journalism, communications and marketing. Her journalism career began at Fairfax Media (now part of Nine) and includes various B2B publications such as B&T, Travel Today and ALB. As a marketer Olivia has worked for Standard Chartered and various global law firms.