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New tools and features to support local news

This illustrated image shows people gathering in a building
This image shows a trend line in the increase of searches of “news near me” which has increased 3x over the past 5 years worldwide.

An example of how local news results will update to show additional subtopics

This GIF shows examples of different local news stories that demonstrate how Google will show additional subtopics for searches you make.

An example of how tweets by local, authoritative sources and authors can appear.

This GIF shows tweets from different news sources and authors can appear across Google News

Census Mapper shows where populations have grown over time.

This image shows a detailed, country level view of the Census Mapper, showing arrows across the US depicting movements of people and other demographic information from the Census

With the tool, you can zoom into states and below, such as North Carolina, shown here.

This image shows changing demographic data from North Carolina, with arrows showing different movements around the state.

An example of the new look of the Common Knowledge Project

This image shows a comparison of people in San Francisco, CA compared with Oakland, CA between 2011 and 2018.

Another example of the new look of the Common Knowledge Project

This image shows an example of what the Common Knowledge Project can show you - this shows the difference in the number of people in San Francisco, California between 2011 and 2019.

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