Google and the state of California inked a $250 million agreement this week to support California newsrooms. Although the arrangement provides much-needed funding for an industry that has experienced severe layoffs this year. In a post on X, the Media Guild of the West (MGW), the local chapter of the NewsGuild-CWA journalism labor union, criticized the agreement and referred to it as a ""shakedown.
Google and the state of California inked a $250 million agreement this week to support California newsrooms. Although the arrangement provides much-needed funding for an industry that has experienced severe layoffs this year. In a post on X, the Media Guild of the West (MGW), the local chapter of the NewsGuild-CWA journalism labor union, criticized the agreement and referred to it as a ""shakedown.