In response to the deal announced by Governor Newsom and Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, CVJC Executive Director Alma Martinez and Executive Editor Joe Kieta commented:
On Wednesday, closely watched state legislation that would require big technology companies to pay news publishers for the use of content was shelved for a secret deal that was struck between lawmakers and Google. While we’re certainly pleased that there is some movement to get Big Tech to pay for local news, this agreement falls […]