Overview
- Regional publishers Frankfurter Rundschau, HNA, and Merkur posted step‑by‑step guides Monday showing readers how to mark their sites as preferred sources in Google Search.
- Setting a preference takes seconds as users follow a link, sign in to a Google account, and tick a box for the outlet they want.
- Google stores the choice so stories from the selected newsroom appear higher and more often in future results, while other sources show up less.
- The outlets present the setting as a simple way to cut through false or low‑quality reports by lifting trusted brands chosen by each reader.
- The guidance ties into IPPEN.MEDIA’s recent Day of Local Journalism, which featured a citizen forum in Salzwedel with Friedrich Merz and highlighted the civic value of local news.