The Google News Lab is an innovative option that holds the potential to change the way reporting happens by helping reporters use the Google technology innovations like search, maps, etc. to improve their style of reporting.

Bangkok Post reported that the new initiative called Google News Lab will connect with reporters and journalists across the globe to give them access to a unique platform that will teach them to use the latest developments in technology.

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The program includes lessons in research, reporting, distribution, and using analytics tool for daily reporting. The program options will be available on newslab.withgoogle.com. According to the Google team, the programs that have been made available through this portal are tailor made to suit the requirements of a newsroom. The core objective of the program has been defined as empowering the voice of media by providing them with better tools.

Google said that the new portal had been developed in association with its partners which included hackers, grass root network of journalists as well as its team of expert technologists. With the evolution of media and the pace at which its reach is expanding, the program will integrate the skill of reporting as well as technology.

The initiative is being launched in association with teams in Britain, France, Germany and the United States. According to a report on Tech Crunch, this initiative clearly reinforces Google's constant endeavor to strengthen new media partnerships and facilitate citizen reporting. Additionally, this also reinforces Google's previously announced mission to play a stronger and larger role in the domain of media.

This is being looked upon as one of the many announcements in this direction. Recently, Google also introduced the YouTube Newswire feature that was in association with social news agency Storyful. Other features to be introduced with regards to this mission will enable users to support and verify news videos on YouTube.

WITNESS Media Lab and The First Draft Collection are also some of the new tools that will be introduced by Google to support the reporters. These features will of course be linked to News Lab. 

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