Google made at least $4.7 billion off news publishers last year, almost the equivalent of what the entire news industry brought in via digital advertising, according to a News Media Alliance study.
• The ratio — $5.1 billion for all publishers vs. $4.7 billion for Google — highlights how major online distributors milk revenue off the news industry while the publishers who produce the news fight for table scraps.
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