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Some lawmakers and journalism-focused organizations are criticizing an agreement reached by search engine giant Google and the State of California this week that aims to provide funding to news outlets in the Golden State.
The agreement calls for Google and the State of California to commit around $250 million over the course of five years to a not-for-profit group operated by the journalism school at the University of California at Berkeley. Under the plan, Google will donate at least $15 million in the first year, then at least $10 million each year afterward; California will commit at least $30 million in the first year, then $20 million in each following year.
The agreement comes after some California lawmakers advanced a bill called the California Journalism Preservation Act (Cjpa) that would allow news organizations in the state to negotiate payment from “Big Tech” companies, including Google,...
Some lawmakers and journalism-focused organizations are criticizing an agreement reached by search engine giant Google and the State of California this week that aims to provide funding to news outlets in the Golden State.
The agreement calls for Google and the State of California to commit around $250 million over the course of five years to a not-for-profit group operated by the journalism school at the University of California at Berkeley. Under the plan, Google will donate at least $15 million in the first year, then at least $10 million each year afterward; California will commit at least $30 million in the first year, then $20 million in each following year.
The agreement comes after some California lawmakers advanced a bill called the California Journalism Preservation Act (Cjpa) that would allow news organizations in the state to negotiate payment from “Big Tech” companies, including Google,...
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At the conclusion of the festival, the winners of the 2017 A Night of Horror Film Festival and Fantastic Planet Film Festival were announced – and they include:
Norbet Keil’s gorgeously gruesome body horror Replace took A Night of Horror’s “Best Film” award. While Brazilian filmmaker Samuel Galli captured “Best Director” for his confronting serial killer / supernatural chiller Our Evil. That film’s mesmerising lead actor, Ademir Esteves, won the award for “Best Male Performance”. And the “Best Female Performance” award was given to Dafna Kronental for her stunning performance in the beautifully lensed and terrifying Australian outback nightmare The Marshes. A Night of Horror’s “Independent Spirit...
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