Canadians want news orgs fairly compensated for their content, Nanos says

MOST CANADIANS WANT Google and Facebook to be encouraged to reach fair deals with Canadian news organizations for payment for news, according to a poll conducted by Nanos for the Canadian Association of Broadcasters. “About four in five Canadians support (52%) or somewhat support (25%) having the Government of Canada encourage Google and Facebook to negotiate with Canadian news organizations for the fair payment reflecting the value of their work,” a Nanos report on the poll results says (please see chart above). The report also shows 60% oppose and 20% somewhat oppose the platforms paying nothing to news organizations for...