# Google is giving $1 billion to news publishers — to help convince governments not to take a whole lot more than that » Nieman Journalism Lab

<https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/10/google-is-giving-1-billion-to-news-publishers-to-help-convince-governments-not-to-take-a-whole-lot-more-than-that/>

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## From the page (probably an excerpt, not Jamie's words)

"Oh, hey, sorry for breaking, like your whole business model. Here's a big pile of cash. 💰 K, thx, g'bye."

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