Suppose there was no google and no search engines, but the internet remained. What would happen to news? Would people go back to reading print newspapers. Would people start paying premium for newspaper display ads when such ads do not command a premium on other web sites?
No. People would find their news as they do now, on twitter, on reddit, via emailed links, via text messages from friends.
In what way has google distorted the news market, separate from the internet itself?
No. People would find their news as they do now, on twitter, on reddit, via emailed links, via text messages from friends.
In what way has google distorted the news market, separate from the internet itself?