Mediagazer: Accepting funding from Google and Facebook raises tough questions for media and researchers about influence, conflict of interest, and working with competitors (Mathew Ingram/Columbia Journalism Review)

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Accepting funding from Google and Facebook raises tough questions for media and researchers about influence, conflict of interest, and working with competitors — In March, Google announced with much fanfare the launch of the Google News Initiative, a $300 million program aimed at …

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