Google launches Showcase, to train 50,000 journalists in digital skills

The Google New Showcase, launched late last year,currently active in several countries, will show content from Indian publisher partners in English and Hindi in dedicated News Showcase panels.

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Neha Alawadhi New Delhi
Google on Tuesday announced several initiatives for Indian news industry under its Google News Initiative (GNI), including the launch of Google News Showcase, a programme to train 50,000 journalists in digital skills, and training 800 small and mid sized news organisations grow their digital ad revenue.

The Google New Showcase, launched late last year, and currently active in several other countries, will show content from Indian publisher partners in English and Hindi in dedicated News Showcase panels in Google News and on Discover.

Showcase will have add support for more Indian languages in the future. As part of the licensing agreements with publishers, Google will also pay participating news organizations to give readers access to a limited amount of paywalled content.

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First Published: May 18 2021 | 11:24 AM IST

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