The Google News Initiative Subscriptions Lab took a long game approach to helping local publishers build digital-first, consumer-revenue based businesses.
February 27, 2020

The Google News Initiative Subscriptions Lab took a long game approach to helping local publishers build digital-first, consumer-revenue based businesses. Read more below.

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