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OJR article: Google News Creator Watches Portal Quiet Critics With 'Best News' Webby

A year after its launch, the computer-generated aggregator is still taking flak for how it defines news. But Krishna Bharat has had the satisfaction of seeing growing acceptance of his news site. In a Q&A with OJR, he explains how things work behind the screens, and why he calls the site

GoogleNews collects links to stories posted on other sites. It completely changed the way I read online news. I have absolutely no brand loyalty now. I do read the local paper, and some specialty papers, but I no longer go to WashPost or USAToday or CNN for a look at the headlines. I go to Google News, where there might be a link to one of these big providers, or there might be a link to a college paper or a weblog. I don't particularly care to read the press releases presented as news (there ought to be some neutral editorial voice filtering out the corporatespeak and marketing). What do you think of GoogleNews?

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