> As much as our results help better describe Google’s curation of news, what our study decidedly cannot say is why some sources dominate on Google. > News sou

> As much as our results help better describe Google’s curation of news, what our study decidedly cannot say is why some sources dominate on Google. > News source concentration on Google implies an unequal capture of attention and its benefits, including any advertising or potential subscription revenue that might result. If they are serious about supporting digital-first newsrooms, algorithmic news curators, including Google and others, might be more explicit in articulating the inherent design tradeoffs between the relevance desirable for individuals, the diversity desirable for society or democracy, and the fair competition desirable for news organizations. So, because Breitbart doesn't get as much traffic as CNN, Google must be held accountable?