Google News Lab
The News Lab is a team within the Google News Initiative whose mission is to collaborate with journalists and entrepreneurs to drive innovation in news. Offering partnerships and training in over 50 countries, the News Lab brings the best of Google technology to tackle important challenges in journalism today.
How we work
We build coalitions, develop partnerships, conduct research, and create training to tackle fundamental challenges to journalism today.
Trust & Misinformation
Challenge:
How can platforms and newsrooms strengthen quality reporting and fight misinformation?
Some of our work
Trust Project
An initiative we support that explores how journalism can better signal trustworthiness to consumers.
First Draft
A coalition we helped launch to fight mis- and disinformation through fieldwork, research, and education.
Cross Check
A collaborative journalism project we support to combat misinformation on social media in the runup to elections.
Local News
Challenge:
How can local news organizations continue serving their communities with quality news content as revenue pressures increase?
Some of our work
Report for America
An initiative we support that aspires to place a thousand young journalists in local newsrooms in the next five years.
Matter Ventures
A media startup accelerator we support that is working with the Next Media Alliance to offer design thinking bootcamps to local newsrooms.
Bulletin
We offer local newsrooms more sources for hyper-local content to drive their reporting.
Inclusive Journalism
Challenge:
How can we help newsrooms and journalists ensure their reporting better reflects the communities they cover?
Some of our work
American Society of News Editors
We supported ASNE’s annual Newsroom Employment Diversity Survey to better understand how newrsooms reflect the communities they cover.
Maynard Institute
We support the Maynard Institute’s efforts to train 200 reporters from underrepresented backgrounds.
Neue Deutsche Medienmacher
We support Neue Deutsche Medienmacher e.V., a coalition of journalists dedicated to objective reporting and better representation of Germany’s immigrant populations.
Emerging Technologies
Challenge:
How can newsrooms leverage new technologies to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their reporting?
Some of our work
Journalism 360
A coalition we launched to empower experimentation in VR journalism.
Documenting Hate
A new machine learning app for reporting on hate in America.
Visualizing Google data
Our work with top data visualists around the world to use Google data to tell stories.