Google Tweaks Algorithm to Highlight ‘Original Reporting’ in Search Results
Shift could have major ramifications for some publishers

The change will also take a publisher’s “overall reputation for original reporting” into account.
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Google has tweaked its algorithm to elevate original reporting in its search results, a product change that could benefit publishers that spend on newsgathering and spell disaster for aggregated news outlets that rely on search results for digital advertising revenue.