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Normally the controversial humor magazine has a circulation of around 50,000. Google and various other French newspapers are stepping up to help fund the magazine in the wake of the tragedy and now is on track to publish over a million copies. It's great to see companies like Google come out to show support to the magazine in such a direct way.

http://www.engadget.com/2015/01/09/charlie-hebdo-freedom/

Charlie Hebdo will not stop skewering politics and religion alike despite the horrific January 7th attack that killed 12 people, including many of its staff and two policemen. Instead, the Paris-based journal will publish a million copies of its next edition on January 14th, compared to a normal printing run of around 50,000. It'll likely sell out easily, given an inspiring show of unity and support for freedom of speech displayed by the French populace. To make the run possible, the government kicked in almost €1 million ($1.2 million), while French newspapers pledged €250,000 ($296,000). Google's Press Innovation Fund added another €250,000 and the Guardian Media Group contributed £100,000 ($150,000). The paper is also asking the public to subscribe at a reduced rate or make a donation.

Edit: UGH. Meant to post in off-topic not community.