Google introduces News Lab, a resource for journalists
In addition to its mission of “organizing the world’s information,” Google is now trying to help newsrooms around the world make sense of that information. News Lab features interactive tutorials on how to get the most out of tools like Maps, YouTube and Fusion Tables, as well as an update to the Google Trends platform, which lets journalists track trends in Google searches.
As part of the initiative, the company announced partnerships with media start-ups such as Matter and Hacks/Hackers, which involves financial support from Google and mentorship from Google engineers to help them build their businesses. The company also announced three projects that will support citizen reporting, each making use of platforms like YouTube, Medium and the Witness Media Lab.
Google introduces News Lab, a resource for journalists Introducing the News Lab (Google Press Release)