What Google Zero Means for Journalism w/ Matt Pearce
08 07 25
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What Google Zero Means for Journalism
Matt Pearce
Notes
Paris Marx is joined by Matt Pearce to discuss how Google’s use of generative AI is sending far less traffic to all manner of websites, but especially news publications, and what that might mean for the future of journalism.
Guest
Matt Pearce is Director of Policy at Rebuild Local News and a former reporter at the Los Angeles Times.
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Links
- Matt makes the case that unchecked AI may cause newsprint to outlive the hyperlink
- AI scrapers are driving traffic away from traditional sites while increasing their operational costs.
- Learn more about coping with news fatigue.