Comments on: Google “news” http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/01/17/google-news/ by Jeff Jarvis Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:43:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Bobbie Johnson http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/01/17/google-news/#comment-25801 Bobbie Johnson Wed, 18 Jan 2006 15:26:59 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=1038#comment-25801 For the record, I think this has become an issue again because BNP leader Nick Griffin is currently on trial in the UK. Interesting though, since National Vanguard was removed as a source because of hate speech (if I remember correctly) --- and that's effectively what Griffin's in the dock for. For the record, I think this has become an issue again because BNP leader Nick Griffin is currently on trial in the UK. Interesting though, since National Vanguard was removed as a source because of hate speech (if I remember correctly) — and that’s effectively what Griffin’s in the dock for.

]]> By: Seth Finkelstein http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/01/17/google-news/#comment-25721 Seth Finkelstein Tue, 17 Jan 2006 20:29:54 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=1038#comment-25721 Hmm? The British National Party being in Google News is rather, err, old news: <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/07/google_bnp_news/" rel="nofollow">http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/07/google_bnp_news/</a> Tide of migrant BNP PR menaces Google News News picks a bit illiberal? By John Lettice Published Sunday 7th November 2004 11:36 GMT New year, new job? Click here for thousands of tech vacancies. Google News, which last year accepted that press releases counted as news, now apparently thinks press releases from the far-right British National Party count too. Hmm? The British National Party being in Google News is rather, err, old news:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/07/google_bnp_news/

Tide of migrant BNP PR menaces Google News
News picks a bit illiberal?
By John Lettice
Published Sunday 7th November 2004 11:36 GMT
New year, new job? Click here for thousands of tech vacancies.

Google News, which last year accepted that press releases counted as news, now apparently thinks press releases from the far-right British National Party count too.

]]> By: Helzerman’s Odd Bits » Blog Archive » Google “News” http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/01/17/google-news/#comment-25676 Helzerman’s Odd Bits » Blog Archive » Google “News” Tue, 17 Jan 2006 16:04:59 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=1038#comment-25676 [...] Jeff Jarvis posts on something that has been a pet peeve of mine for some time… and it is getting worse. [...] [...] Jeff Jarvis posts on something that has been a pet peeve of mine for some time… and it is getting worse. [...]

]]> By: michaelzimmer.org » Blog Archive » Transparency in GoogleNews http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/01/17/google-news/#comment-25670 michaelzimmer.org » Blog Archive » Transparency in GoogleNews Tue, 17 Jan 2006 14:33:09 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=1038#comment-25670 [...] Following up on earlier concerns, Jeff Jarvis reports that GoogleNews is including news articles from the far-right British National Party. [...] [...] Following up on earlier concerns, Jeff Jarvis reports that GoogleNews is including news articles from the far-right British National Party. [...]

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