All entries tagged: Spotlight
What qualifies as a Spotlight story on Google News? Here’s a few clues
Google News launched a Spotlight section back in September to highlight “in-depth pieces of lasting value.” Initial response was positive, but with a few months under its belt I checked in to see if the feature is living up to that first flush of excitement.
The verdict?
It all depends on how you define “in-depth” and “lasting [...]
Google News shines a Spotlight on “in-depth” journalism
Google News has quietly added a new section that steps back from the ever-quickening news cycle to highlight “in-depth pieces of lasting value.” It’s called Spotlight, and like the rest of Google News, the stories are selected by an undisclosed algorithm. (This is the full-fledged version of a feature they previously tested with a “small [...]
