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Epoch Times
10-05-2025
- Business
- Epoch Times
More Than 100 Media Outlets Have Received $22.2M in Google Payments: Journalism Group
Almost $22.2 million in Google payments have made their way to 108 Canadian news outlets, says the organization distributing money the tech giant agreed to give media businesses in exchange for an exemption from the Online News Act. The Canadian Journalism Collective announced Wednesday that the top recipients, who received more than $1 million each, include Postmedia, the Globe and Mail, Metroland Media Group, La Presse, Coopérative nationale de l'information indépendante, Black Press Group and The Canadian Press. About 100 other organizations received smaller amounts, many of which reached six figures. The payments were issued by April 23 and make up sixty percent of the totals organizations will each receive, with two more tranches expected to flow by the end of the year. The money is part of the $100 million in payments Google will make annually in order to secure a five-year exemption to the Online News Act, which is meant to help journalism recoup losses incurred in part by tech platforms. Sarah Spring, executive director of the collective, touted the payments as a way of ensuring 'Big Tech compensates news media for their journalism equitably and fairly across Canada's news ecosystem.' Related Stories 4/23/2025 4/3/2025 'It's a historic investment that is empowering a broad range of voices and setting new democratic precedents in media funding and transparency,' she said in a press release. About $98 million of the cash Google is handing over this year will make its way to journalism organizations with $2 million being held back for administrative fees, said Spring. CBC will get seven percent of the total, equating to roughly $6.8 million. Broadcasters will split a pool of $29.4 million, or about 30 percent of the fund, Spring said. Publishers will split the remainder of around $61.7 million. Their totals will likely rise beyond current estimates when the collective works out whether any applicant outlets are ineligible, allowing previously earmarked money to flow to the media businesses that meet requirements. The collective says it will continue to publish the names of recipients of the money and how much they were given every two weeks. Eligible publishers were previously told by the collective that they will likely receive about $13,798 per full-time equivalent journalist employed based on a 2,000-hour year. Broadcasters were estimated to receive about $6,806 per eligible worker. That equates to $6.90 per claimed hour for publishers and $3.40 per hour for broadcasters. Industry group News Media Canada pegged the amount even higher, with publishers getting between $18,000 and $20,000 per journalist. It said its estimates were bigger because it factored in ineligible organizations. Qualifying organizations had to meet several criteria: they must operate in Canada, have two or more journalists in the country and be a member of a recognized journalistic association or follow a code of ethics ensuring fairness, independence and rigour are applied to reporting. The Online News Act, which helped determine the criteria, is meant to extract compensation from search engine and social media companies with a total annual global revenue of $1 billion or more and 20 million or more Canadian average monthly unique visitors or average monthly active users. Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, is also subject to the law, but decided to block access to Canadian news on its platforms to avoid having to make payments.
Winnipeg Free Press
30-04-2025
- Business
- Winnipeg Free Press
More than 100 media outlets have received $22.2M in Google payments: journalism group
The organization administering the money Google agreed to give Canadian news outlets in exchange for an exemption from the Online News Act says almost $22.2 million in payments have made their way to 108 media businesses. The Canadian Journalism Collective says the top recipients, who received more than $1 million each, include Postmedia, the Globe and Mail, Metroland Media Group, La Presse, Coopérative nationale de l'information indépendante, Black Press Group and The Canadian Press. About 100 other organizations received smaller amounts, with many reaching six figures. The payments made by April 23 make up 60 per cent of the total they will each receive by the end of the year. The money is part of the $100 million in annual payments Google will make in order to secure a five-year exemption to the Online News Act, which is meant to help journalism recoup losses incurred in part by tech platforms. During Elections Get campaign news, insight, analysis and commentary delivered to your inbox during Canada's 2025 election. The collective says it will continue to publish the names of recipients of the money and how much they were given every two weeks. This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 30, 2025.
Yahoo
31-01-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Google payments for news organizations to begin later than expected
OTTAWA — The organization administering the $100 million Google agreed to pay Canadian news outlets in exchange for an exemption from the Online News Act says the payments will begin later than first expected. The Canadian Journalism Collective says work is underway to assess applicants and that news businesses should expect to find out if they are eligible between mid-February and mid-March. If eligible, payment will follow two weeks after the collective receives a signed recipient agreement and banking information. The collective had earlier expected the cash to start reaching media businesses whose work was shared or repurposed by Google by the end of January. Google secured a five-year exemption from the Online News Act by agreeing to pay $100 million a year to media organizations. Facebook and Instagram-owner Meta has avoided having to make any payments by blocking access to Canadian news on its platforms. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 31, 2025. The Canadian Press Sign in to access your portfolio
Globe and Mail
31-01-2025
- Business
- Globe and Mail
Google payments for Canadian news organizations to begin later than expected
The organization administering the $100-million Google agreed to pay Canadian news outlets in exchange for an exemption from the Online News Act says the payments will begin later than first expected. The Canadian Journalism Collective says work is under way to assess applicants and that news businesses should expect to find out if they are eligible between mid-February and mid-March. If eligible, payment will follow two weeks after the collective receives a signed recipient agreement and banking information. The collective had earlier expected the cash to start reaching media businesses whose work was shared or repurposed by Google by the end of January. Google secured a five-year exemption from the Online News Act by agreeing to pay $100-million a year to media organizations. Facebook and Instagram-owner Meta has avoided having to make any payments by blocking access to Canadian news on its platforms.
