News Corp Chief Executive Robert Thomson has commented on Google’s announcement today regarding partnerships with news publishers:
“We applaud Google’s recognition of a premium for premium journalism and the understanding that the editorial eco-system has been dysfunctional, verging on dystopian. There are complex negotiations ahead but the principle and the precedent are now established.”
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