Australian mining billionaire to help publishers strike content deal with Google, Facebook

Google logo and Australian flag are displayed in this illustration taken, February 18, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

SYDNEY, Nov 22 (Reuters) – Australian mining billionaire Andrew Forrest’s philanthropic organisation will help 18 small news publishers in the country to negotiate collectively with Google and Facebook (FB.O) to secure licensing deals for the supply of news content.

Forrest’s Minderoo Foundation on Monday said…