It's no secret that local news media has been hurting badly in recent years. 

Tens of thousands of journalists have been laid off ... and many local news outlets have folded altogether.

California's government is working on a partnership with Google that could, in theory, pump several million dollars every year into local journalism.  

KNX News chief correspondent Charles Feldman turned to Steven Waldman ... he's founder and president of the advocacy group Rebuild Local News.

The Google-California partnership could send as much as 40-million-dollars a year to fund in-state newsrooms.

It's no secret that local news media has been hurting badly in recent years. 
Tens of thousands of journalists have been laid off ... and many local news outlets have folded altogether.
California's government is working on a partnership with Google that could, in theory, pump several million dollars every year into local journalism.  
KNX News chief correspondent Charles Feldman turned to Steven Waldman ... he's founder and president of the advocacy group Rebuild Local News.
The Google-California partnership could send as much as 40-million-dollars a year to fund in-state newsrooms.

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