News Showcase

Subject: Events of International importance

Context: Google proposed to the Australian govt “News Showcase” product which could be used to compensate news publishers under the upcoming law.

Concept:

The google is embroiled in a tussle with the Australian government over a proposed legislation that would require it to pay news publishers.
News Media Bargaining Code by the Australian govt will be a “mandatory code of conduct” which the Australian government says is meant to fix the “bargaining power imbalances” between news media businesses and tech giants.
The code proposes that digital platforms such as Google and Facebook pay for using links and content from news publishers.
It also requires that digital platforms will “provide registered news business corporations with advance notification of planned changes to an algorithm or internal practice that will have a significant effect on covered news content.

About News Showcase

It proposes it as a workable solution within framework of above code.
It will involve a licensing deal from Google, which includes publications such as the Crikey, The Conversation, The New Daily and regional newspapers from Australian Community Media.
Product will be added to Google News (mobile, Android and iOS app) and the Discover feed, which appears on the Google Search app.
Participating publications get monthly payments from Google for their curated articles, which appear in a carousel. These could also include access to select paywalled content from publishers.
Google will also pay monthly fees.
Google has done similar deals for News Showcase in France and in other countries.