Yes, Google is a Media Company

Can an organization be a clothing company without making its own threads? Much brouhaha has been written lately about whether or not Google is a media company. It’s the type of ontological question that tends to fascinate theologians during the medieval era or media pundits now. Most say that Google isn’t a media company because …

Another Example of Google News' Odd Choices of Sources

Here’s another typical example (click the illustration above) of Google News‘ odd choices of news sources. It’s a snapshot from about 2000 hours UTC on 3 August 2004. Google chose the Chinese government news agency Xinhua as the most relevant source of Google News’ top two stories. Both of those are U.S. domestic stories that …