Google will debut its “News Showcase” product in the United States this summer, three years after it launched it in Germany and Brazil.
In a June 8 blog post, Chris Jansen, head of local news and global partnerships at Google, said the product will work in partnership with more than 150 news publications based in nearly 40 states, 90 percent of which will be local or regional.
Publications will include the Duluth News Tribune in Minnesota; NOLA.com and The Times-Picayune in Louisiana; The Oaklandside and La Opinión in California; La Raza in Illinois; and the Orlando Weekly in Florida.
In addition, Google has struck deals with global and national publications including the Associated Press, Bloomberg, El Diario, Reuters, and The Wall Street Journal, among others….