Irish Examiner view: Google deal will help to maintain quality journalism

Around 40 Irish publications have struck deals with Google on licensing content

Not every piece of news that we find online is trustworthy. 

The Irish Examiner is one of almost 40 Irish publications to have entered into an agreement with Google to license its content for use on the tech giant’s News Showcase platform.

More than 1,000 publications have struck deals worldwide which will see a limited number of articles published on Google’s online content ‘showcase’.