News organizations are in complete control over whether and how much of their content appears in search results. Publishers put their content on the web because they want it to be found, so very few choose not to include their material in Google News and web search. But if they tell us not to include it, we don’t. If publishers want their content to be removed from Google News specifically all they need to do it tell us.
How can they say that? I really can’t begin to imagine the despair and sadness that will engulf me the day Fox News and The New York Post disappear from Google. Just. Can’t. [AFP]
Alex
November 11, 2009 at 9:29 AM
News Corporation own a fair bit more than just Fox News and The NY post, of course. And there’s a lot more to this story than just NewsCorp pulling their content from Google, and you’re naîve if you can’t see that, or think there isn’t.
Other publishers are fighting the same battle of getting nothing in return for their content. They want to do something about it, and they’re just waiting to see what Murdoch actually does, and how he fares.
Report Permalinkballinor
November 11, 2009 at 11:56 AM
Meh, adios Herald Sun and the Australian.
Report PermalinkAndrew
November 11, 2009 at 1:43 PM
Well, they may have to face facts that with instant reporting from all over the globe by regular (non journolist) people, news companies are less relevant than ever… Of course, sometimes the news you get from say wikinews or a blog is wrong or skewed, but of course we never got politically skewed news from, oh, i dunno; Fox News or anything, did we? :P
Report PermalinkBazmo
November 11, 2009 at 2:14 PM
Flat Earth News. Read it.
Report PermalinkBen
November 12, 2009 at 2:47 PM
This topic has been dissected plenty already and the general consensus is dear Rupert doesn’t really want Google to stop indexing “his” content – It’s an empty threat. What he really wants is his cut. Predictably, Google have called his bluff and told him to proceed shooting himself in the foot.
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