With a new design enabling you to follow local and international news on one page, Google News is updating its desktop website. The redesign makes it simpler to keep up with information on themes and regions that are important to you by putting Your Briefing, Local news, and Top Picks sections on a single page in various columns.
The headlines section and the weather widget were displayed first when you log into Google News. By scrolling down or clicking on these subjects in the sidebar, readers could access other sections, including World, For You, and Local news.
The redesign moves all points from the sidebar to the top of the screen to accommodate several columns like Local news and Top selections. The weather widget currently takes up a small space in the upper right corner of the screen. Google has tried to mimic the experience of reading a newspaper or magazine but via a desktop website.
The company said in a statement, "This change is just the latest way we're bringing local news to users worldwide. Last year, we expanded a feature on Google Search so readers worldwide can now see a carousel of local news stories when Google finds local news coverage relevant to their query. This helps them easily find stories from local news publishers."
Additionally, you can select the themes you want to view on the home page and even alter their order of appearance by clicking the customize option next to the Your points area. The updated Google News now has a revamped Fact Check section, which also displays the first assertion and a verified evaluation for further context. Google recently implemented a new "highly referenced" label in search to draw attention to a story's source.
Along with this new update, the business said that, due to the new copyright law, Google News is returning to Spain after an absence of eight years. According to the company, Google News is already available in 125 countries and 40 languages, and it sends 24 billion clicks every month to publishers' websites.
To encourage independent journalists and small news organizations to publish unique stories, Google announced that it is now accepting applications for its News Equity Fund. Except for China and Russia, the company will accept applications until July 21 from nearly all nations.
Google withdrew its appeal against a €500M French antitrust news license fine. This happened when the French government recognized the company's behavioral commitments in December. Google stated in a blog post that it has agreements for content with more than 150 local media.
