Google has always been working to run its products with transparency, and this time it is targeting its news service. A dedicated website has been created to provide details about objectives, rules, and methods to manage news practices on its several platforms.
The company started a program to support journalists, with the name Google News Initiative, and the website is a part of this. The site will tell more about how news is handled by Google in various ways.
Since the beginning of the company, the news feature was incorporated into Search, YouTube, Google Assistant, Discover, and its various products. Editorial decisions are not made by Google when it comes to displaying news on Google News, whereas there are certain exceptions and certain trending topics are set, as at the time of Oscar or when World Cup is going on.
News are displayed on different Google platforms using three different methods. Firstly, the Top News stories are shown on Google News and breaking news revealed on YouTube in real-time, and are not according to users’ preferences.
In contrast to this, Discover, the ‘For You’ section in Google News and Latest tab on YouTube provide personalized news, depending on users interest.
Lastly, a wider perspective and different content regarding news are shown using various sources to tell about the trending or top news stories available. These are displayed in ‘Top Stories’ in Search, Google News has them in ‘Full Coverage, and Top News searched on YouTube are also shown.
In recent times, tech giants like Facebook, Apple, Twitter, and Google have become the most efficient and important news sources. Therefore it is vital to understand how they rank their news and provide information. Site “How News Work” is a positive initiative in knowing the logic behind.
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The company started a program to support journalists, with the name Google News Initiative, and the website is a part of this. The site will tell more about how news is handled by Google in various ways.
"It outlines the objectives of our work, the principles we follow and the approaches we take in the design of news experiences in Google products.", explained Richard Gingras VP, Google News, in a blog post.The ranking algorithms use hundreds of signals to recognize and classify news stories to increase diversity and provide correct information to users.
Since the beginning of the company, the news feature was incorporated into Search, YouTube, Google Assistant, Discover, and its various products. Editorial decisions are not made by Google when it comes to displaying news on Google News, whereas there are certain exceptions and certain trending topics are set, as at the time of Oscar or when World Cup is going on.
News are displayed on different Google platforms using three different methods. Firstly, the Top News stories are shown on Google News and breaking news revealed on YouTube in real-time, and are not according to users’ preferences.
In contrast to this, Discover, the ‘For You’ section in Google News and Latest tab on YouTube provide personalized news, depending on users interest.
Lastly, a wider perspective and different content regarding news are shown using various sources to tell about the trending or top news stories available. These are displayed in ‘Top Stories’ in Search, Google News has them in ‘Full Coverage, and Top News searched on YouTube are also shown.
In recent times, tech giants like Facebook, Apple, Twitter, and Google have become the most efficient and important news sources. Therefore it is vital to understand how they rank their news and provide information. Site “How News Work” is a positive initiative in knowing the logic behind.
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