**Google News Initiative to Support Journalism and Create Economic Opportunities**.
**Mountain View, Calif.** – Google today announced a new initiative to support journalism and create economic opportunities for news organizations. The Google News Initiative will invest $300 million over the next three years in a range of programs, including:.
* **Training and development:** Google will provide training and development opportunities for journalists, including:.
* Workshops on digital storytelling and audience engagement.
* Fellowships for journalists to work at Google and learn about the latest technology and trends.
* A new online journalism education platform.
* **Product innovation:** Google will invest in product innovation to make it easier for people to find and consume high-quality journalism. This includes:.
* New features in Google Search and News to make it easier to discover and read trusted news sources.
* Tools to help news organizations distribute their content more widely.
* Funding for research and development of new technologies to support journalism.
* **Business support:** Google will provide business support to news organizations, including:.
* Grants to help news organizations experiment with new business models.
* Investment in startups that are developing new technologies to support journalism.
* Partnerships with news organizations to explore new ways to generate revenue.
**The Google News Initiative is part of Google’s broader commitment to supporting journalism and the free press. Google believes that a healthy press is essential for a healthy democracy.**.
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