JAKARTA – Apart from doctors and nurses, journalists who work in the mass media industry are also at the forefront of delivering information related to handling COVID-19. To that end, Google took the initiative to channel aid funds to reporters and media around the world who were affected by the economic impact of this pandemic. Quoting Google’s official statement, the grant is aimed at small and medium-scale local media around the world, who are experiencing a period of crisis such as layoffs, temporary deactivation and reduction of employees due to the economic downturn due to the impact of COVID-19. Also read: Google Donates IDR 13.6 Billion for Teacher Welfare in Indonesia Google Starts Developing Its Own Chipset for Pixel COVID-19 Can Be Serious Enemy: Google and Apple Unite to Detect Virus Carriers with Applications “Local news is an important resource for keeping information and communities connected in times like these. Today, it plays a bigger function than ju...