Topic: Google News Initiative

2 chapters across the catalog

Bunny Wars
Episode 1018 1:13:05 - 1:19:29

1018: Bunny Wars

Google News Initiative, Journalism Subsidies, RSS Replacement

Google launched the "Google News Initiative" to supposedly help the struggling journalism industry through technology and monetization tools like "Google Subscribe." Critics argue this is a sales operation designed to replace open standards like RSS with proprietary Google systems. The decline of local newspapers is attributed to the loss of classified ad revenue and the cheapening of content through syndication.

Wall of Meat
Episode 896 2:29:49 - 2:32:37

896: Wall of Meat

Fox News Misreports Clinton Global Initiative Closure

Fox News reports on the closure of the Clinton Global Initiative, but the hosts clarify that the network is conflating it with the broader Clinton Foundation. They also discuss rumors regarding former Clinton Foundation CEO Eric Braverman potentially moving to a non-profit role at Google under Eric Schmidt.