Using technology to connect you to information
Technology enables us to organize millions of news stories in dozens of languages and make them discoverable to anyone, any minute of the day. Rather than relying on human editors to select the articles you see, Google’s automated systems, called algorithms, use artificial intelligence to analyze hundreds of different factors to identify and organize the stories being covered around the world. In some cases, we may highlight designated topical experiences, but our primary approach is to use technology to reflect the news landscape, and leave editorial decisions to publishers.
Providing access to context and multiple perspectives
Part of understanding the news is learning from multiple points of view and being aware of a story’s broader context. Google’s news experiences connect you with sources from your local community, country, and across the globe, working in a variety of languages and formats. Our goal is to connect you with a broad array of perspectives and reporting to help you develop your own informed opinions. When helpful to understand a developing story, we may highlight and curate topical experiences to provide context and related perspectives around a single news event or topic.
Elevating trustworthy information
Google strives to make it easy for you to find trustworthy information and to know where that information is coming from. Our algorithms are designed to elevate news from expert and authoritative sources, and we require publishers to be transparent about behaviors like site ownership, article authorship, bylines, and more in order to be represented in news results.
Fighting misrepresentative and deceptive practices
Our news policies target bad behavior, regardless of political perspective. We do not allow sources that misrepresent themselves with regard to their ownership or primary purpose. This includes sources that misrepresent their country of origin or that work together in ways that mislead users about their editorial relationships or independence.