It is well known that legacy media outlets have been struggling to survive in a digital world. People are spending more time on social media and streaming services and less time tuning in to older types of news media. Even big, digital media companies, once thought to be the future of post-print news, were dying. In New Zealand, Google has done its own deals with local outlets, under its Google News Showcase programme, launched in 2022. There were several problems with the bill, wrote Peter Thompson, associate professor of media studies at Victoria University of Wellington.

Source: Stuff March 12, 2024 10:09 UTC