California's Assembly Bill 886, the 'California Journalism Preservation Act,' aims to address the decline in news by making tech firms pay for news content distribution.
The bill proposes tech firms pay into a fund that would redistribute money to news outlets based on journalist numbers, with 70% to pay California journalists.
Canada has a similar law where Google pays $74 million annually for news, and California lawmakers are striving for compromise with tech firms.
Lawmakers, like Sen. Umberg, emphasize the importance of supporting journalism for the sake of democracy and seek agreement on the fund's amount.
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