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  • More than 200 Local Newspaper Publishers Are Suing Google and Facebook for Damages

    More than 200 Local Newspaper Publishers Are Suing Google and Facebook for Damages

    A group of 30 companies that own more than 200 local newspapers have formed a coalition against Google and Facebook in a newly consolidated antitrust lawsuit, alleging the tech giants have manipulated the digital ad market to the detriment of local news. The Charleston Gazette-Mail, a small West Virginia newspaper, was the first to file…

    Sarah Gooding

  • A First For Automattic – Investment In OwnLocal

    Automattic which is the company behind WordPress.com and is usually the one being invested in has made an investment themselves in a company called OwnLocal based out of Austin, Texas. The company has existed since 2007 and is built around publications by providing the tools necessary for newspapers to own their local market, hence the…

    Jeff Chandler