Scoop: YouTube to fund launch of The Young Turks local news academy
Posted on AllSides February 11th, 2020
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The Young Turks (TYT), one of the largest progressive digital publishers on YouTube, is receiving funding from Google-owned YouTube to launch an online course called TYT Academy that focuses on the creation of digital-first local news. Sources say the investment is in the mid-six-figures range.
Why it matters: The investment is part of YouTube's $25 million commitment to news efforts, which is part of the $300 million Google News Initiative that was announced in 2018.
As one of YouTube's most successful publishers with 4.6 million for its main account and...
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