How news works on Google

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Our purpose

Empower everyone to understand the world through access to high quality news from a variety of perspectives

Trustworthy and timely information empowers you to better understand your world and make educated decisions. Google aims to make it easier to stay informed by using technology to organize and help people access information about current issues and events. News experiences across Google are built to help you easily find news from a diversity of trusted sources so you can stay up-to-date and informed on the stories that matter most to you.

We’re committed to fostering a healthy and diverse news ecosystem because we know staying informed through access to quality, original reporting is vital to strong, functioning societies.