Google will start promoting news articles with unique content in search results in order to push users to more authoritative publications, The New York Times reported. This solution can create problems for the media ecosystem that has grown around the practice of aggregating exclusive and original news content. Although we usually show the latest and most complete version of the story in the news results, we have made changes to our products around the world to highlight articles that we consider significant and original, said Google Vice President Richard Gingras. According to him, such articles can remain in a prominent place longer, which will help users view source materials, as well as view more recent articles. Google’s search bots will also begin to identify media outlets with a track record of original articles to increase their ranking in search results. This decision will lead to a change in guidelines for 10,000 Google employees who use search algorithms. The … [Read more...] about Google to start promoting news articles with unique content
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‘I was a Macedonian fake news writer’
In Macedonia, there’s a small industry of websites publishing misleading and inflammatory political articles targeted at US readers. Simon Oxenham meets a woman who worked there. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Share on WhatsApp Share on Google+ Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share on Google+ Share by Email By Simon Oxenham 29 May 2019 If you ignored the content, the typical day of a “fake news” writer would seem like any office job. Every morning, Tamara would open her laptop to a fresh email with a link to a spreadsheet. This document contained eight stories based on the other side of the world from her, in the US. The spreadsheet would also contain eight deadlines, each set just a few hours later. Her job was to rewrite each story before her deadline. Tamara's job was to … [Read more...] about ‘I was a Macedonian fake news writer’
Hull Live: Breaking news from Hull and East Yorkshire on May 17
Welcome to today's live news blog where you will find all the latest news, traffic, travel, sport and weather updates for Hull and East Yorkshire on Friday, May 17. If it is happening in our city, you will hear it here first, as well as the latest news from the rest of the country. Our team will keep you up to date with all you need to know throughout the day - from traffic and travel to the latest breaking news as well as some of the fallout from last night's local elections across Hull and the East Riding. If you spot something going on in the community, please give us a call on 01482 315257 or email [email protected] You can also get in touch via our Facebook and Twitter accounts. Follow Hull Live Our daily newsletter - To get the latest headlines direct to your email inbox every day, click here . Download our app - You can download our free app for iPhone and iPad from Apple's App Store , or get the Android version … [Read more...] about Hull Live: Breaking news from Hull and East Yorkshire on May 17
Hull Live: Breaking news from Hull and East Yorkshire on May 16
Welcome to today's live news blog where you will find all the latest news, traffic, travel, sport and weather updates for Hull and East Yorkshire on Thursday, May 16. If it is happening in our city, you will hear it here first, as well as the latest news from the rest of the country. Our team will keep you up to date with all you need to know throughout the day - from traffic and travel to the latest breaking news as well as some of the fallout from last night's local elections across Hull and the East Riding. If you spot something going on in the community, please give us a call on 01482 315257 or email [email protected] You can also get in touch via our Facebook and Twitter accounts. Follow Hull Live Our daily newsletter - To get the latest headlines direct to your email inbox every day, click here . Download our app - You can download our free app for iPhone and iPad from Apple's App Store , or get the Android … [Read more...] about Hull Live: Breaking news from Hull and East Yorkshire on May 16
Hull Live: Breaking news from Hull and East Yorkshire on May 15
Welcome to today's live news blog where you will find all the latest news, traffic, travel, sport and weather updates for Hull and East Yorkshire on Wednesday, May 15. If it is happening in our city, you will hear it here first, as well as the latest news from the rest of the country. Our team will keep you up to date with all you need to know throughout the day - from traffic and travel to the latest breaking news as well as some of the fallout from last night's local elections across Hull and the East Riding. If you spot something going on in the community, please give us a call on 01482 315257 or email [email protected] You can also get in touch via our Facebook and Twitter accounts. Follow Hull Live Our daily newsletter - To get the latest headlines direct to your email inbox every day, click here . Download our app - You can download our free app for iPhone and iPad from Apple's App Store , or get the Android … [Read more...] about Hull Live: Breaking news from Hull and East Yorkshire on May 15