The rise of social media, mobile devices, notifications, apps and news sites around the world means people have more ways than ever to get information. Google News gives users a simple way to stand out and easily discover what’s important in their local community and around the world. From local and regional media to national and global perspectives, Google News brings together diverse journalism to help us better understand our world.
Our vision for Google News is to increase access to local news, provide access to a wide range of sources, and combat misinformation while protecting the open web.
Today, we’re announcing a number of ways we’re working to help people around the world find a wide range of authoritative information, through global support for news organizations and product innovation.
The new Google News
Google News is available in over 125 countries and 40 languages. Every month, people click more than 24 billion times from Google search results and Google News to publisher websites. Google’s algorithms use machine learning to analyze hundreds of different factors to identify and organize stories covered around the world..
To help people dig deeper into important news and more easily find local news from around the world, today we’re launching a redesigned, more customizable version. Google News experience for desktop computer.
Our new look for Google News on computer was inspired by the feedback we received from readers. We’ve made it easier for you to stay on top of the most important news by placing Featured Stories, Local News, and Custom Picks at the top of the page.
