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Google set up fund to help local media, application sought by 29 April Veteran internet company Google said on Wednesday that it will launch an emergency fund to help local media establishments struggling to keep functioning due to the corona virus epidemic. Google did not disclose the amount of the fund, but said it would provide financial support from small media to large media establishments. The US company made this announcement at a time when many media establishments are in trouble due to economic functioning stalled and ad cuts. Richard Gingras, vice president of Google News, said in a statement that local news is an important resource to keep people and the community connected to the events surrounding it. He said, "Today these media establishments are playing an important role.  They are giving important information to the people about local 'lockdown' (closed), place of stay etc. Gingras said that with this fund, media establishments will be able...