CBC to use Google money to expand local news coverage in 22 communities

Public broadcaster says it will hire up to 30 new journalists CBC News announced Wednesday it will hire up to 30 new permanent journalists in 22 underserved communities across Canada, following the CRTC’s approval of Google’s plan to compensate Canadian news organization for use of their content. Google has committed to providing a $100-million fund to host news content from news organizations across Canada, allowing it to be exempted under the Online News Act. CBC, which obtains funding from both private and public sources, is allowed to draw up to a maximum of seven per cent from Google’s fund, according to the rules established by Canadian...