Last year, Google pledged $15 million to support local journalism in California if the Legislature dropped plans to tax them for using news content. However, the company has now reduced its commitment to $10 million, and the fund has yet to be activated. After UC-Berkeley Journalism School pulled out of determining the distribution of funds, the responsibility shifted to the state librarian, who will oversee the allocation process. Governor Newsom also reduced the state's initial funding from $30 million to $10 million due to budget constraints.
The fund proposed by Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks to support local journalism in California has been reduced by Google and is now being administered by the state librarian.
Despite previous commitments, Google has cut its contribution to the local news initiative from $15 million to $10 million, revealing challenges in the implementation of the fund.
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