Erin Ivie, a spokesperson for Wicks, said in an email Wednesday that the media fund is a "good start." "We're focused on what's possible, and right now that means securing real support for ...

Google and California’s government just settled on a deal to pull together $180 million to fund local news outlets, prompting fears from critics that the state’s newsrooms will be beholden to ...

Google has agreed to fund local journalism and an artificial intelligence initiative in California as part of a deal that would reportedly result ... The Media Guild of the West union slammed the ...

JHVEPhoto/iStock Editorial via Getty Images. Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) has its eye on Hollywood, as the tech giant has quietly launched a new film and TV production initiative called 100 ...

The deal would bring $250 million (from Google and taxpayers) over five years to fund newsrooms. Critics find fault with the deal.

Newsom has also reduced the state’s share to the media fund. The governor last week slashed proposed funding for the journalism fund from $30 million to $10 million for the 2025-25 fiscal year ...