Money has started to flow to Canadian news outlets from the $100 million Google agreed to pay them in exchange for an exemption from the Online News Act, the organization administering the fund said.
The Canadian Journalism Collective announced Thursday that the first portion of cash sent to eligible news businesses amounted to $17.25 million, with additional payments slated to be transferred by the end of April.
Early recipients of the money include for-profit and non-profit outlets, large and small organizations, anglophone and francophone media, and publications serving Indigenous, Black and other racialized communities.
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