Google executive picked to supercharge news efforts has resigned

Shailesh Prakash departs after two years at the tech giant; relationships between Google News and publishers remain strained

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Shailesh Prakash, a Google News executive central to the tech giant’s relationships with publishers, has resigned, according to people familiar with the situation. 

The high-profile departure comes amid a continuing rift between Google and news outlets over how the search engine drives traffic and uses their content

Prakash, a vice president and general manager for Google News, joined the tech giant two years ago from The Washington Post, where he spent more than a decade overseeing data and technology. 

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