Web Search–Google
One More Thing Re: Google News
A quick note about an issue with Google News and other news search engines. Multiple versions of the same wire service story. It’s not a question of it being good or bad but something you might want to be aware of and share with users. Content from the major wire services, Associated Press and Reuters, often appear in Google News multiple times. In other words, although the story might have a different headline and time stamp, the underlying content is identical or very close to identical because different news organizations might edit the story for length. Here are a few examples:
1) An AP story, approx. 60 entries
2) A Reuters story, approx. 5 times
3) Another Issue with Reuters, Material Labeled as an “Update”. As new facts and reaction come in portions of the story are updated and released. Excellent for research but in other instances make sure you’re looking at the most current update. Example: Here’s A Story that’s Been Updated 5 Times.

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