Antitrust Suit Against Google, Facebook ‘Necessary Step’ For Future Of Local Journalism, Says W.Va. Publisher

HD Media, a local publishing company with newspapers in Charleston, Huntington and southern West Virginia, became the first news publisher in the U.S. to file an antitrust suit against Google and Facebook last month. Attorneys for HD Media say that the two multi-billion dollar companies are stifling local journalism by operating an unfair “duopoly” over … Continue reading “Antitrust Suit Against Google, Facebook ‘Necessary Step’ For Future Of Local Journalism, Says W.Va. Publisher”

West Virginia Newspaper Company Files Antitrust Suit Against Google, Facebook Over Ad Revenues

A West Virginia news publisher has filed an antitrust suit against Google and Facebook, who together receive roughly half of all digital ad dollars in the U.S. and are facing antitrust charges from federal and state authorities. The company, HD Media, owns several papers in the state, including the Herald-Dispatch in Huntington and the Charleston … Continue reading “West Virginia Newspaper Company Files Antitrust Suit Against Google, Facebook Over Ad Revenues”

Morgantown Student Wins Statewide Doodle 4 Google Contest

When the students at North Elementary School in Morgantown were called to a surprise assembly Thursday morning, they had no idea that one of them – a second grade student named Tarannom Rajaee – had won the statewide Doodle 4 Google contest.   The annual competition challenges grade-school students nationwide to design a doodle, or a … Continue reading “Morgantown Student Wins Statewide Doodle 4 Google Contest”

Google Visits Berkeley Springs for Online Safety Event

Representatives from Google made a stop in Berkeley Springs Monday to speak with middle schoolers about staying safe online. Here at Warm Springs Middle School in Berkeley Springs, 470 sixth, seventh and eighth-graders sit in the bleachers of their gymnasium listening to two representatives from Google. This is Google’s Online Safety Roadshow. Google stopped here … Continue reading “Google Visits Berkeley Springs for Online Safety Event”

Exit mobile version