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Anya Schiffrin, Senior Lecturer in Discipline of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University

Why Google and Meta owe news publishers much more than you think – and billions more than they’d like to admit

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In a time of war and populism, the world needs quality information and credible news outlets. Local news is a part of this healthy ecology.

But news publishers have struggled to find ways to make money in recent years – especially as referral traffic and ad revenue from social media sites continue to fall.

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