First, a link to an article of commentary from Consortium News; then reconstructed links to reports from the Associated Press and National Public Radio; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names or initials below.
(MEDIA 11-13-25 * WAS * HERE, or scroll down. In a first that I can remember in the more than seven-year existence of this website, an entry was somehow removed without my involvement or knowledge. It contained the bottom two items, both about Google; the language of the first has been softened by the news service as it appears below.) — MCM
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FROM NOV. 12 CN celebrates 30 years of independence, by Joe Lauria | Special to Consortium News In terms of the internet, November 1995 is ancient history. That’s when former AP investigative reporter Robert Parry founded this website as an alternative to the repressive consensus of the mainstream media, all of which at the time was still available only on paper. READ MORE . . .
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FROM NOV. 13 EU investigates Google over concerns content is unfairly demoted in search results. From AP. BRUSSELS — European Union regulators said Thursday they’re investigating whether Google is unfairly demoting some content from media publishers in search results under a policy the company says is aimed at combating scammers. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for a selection of other AP reports in Spanish.
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FROM NOV. 12 Google launches a lawsuit targeting text message scammers: NPR. Reported by John Ruwitch | NPR If you have a mobile phone, you have no doubt seen some dodgy texts. More often than not, they are scams. Click HERE to listen and read.
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