Facebook: New news service "FB Newswire"
Facebook apparently now wants to establish itself as a news service as well. The newly launched «FB Newswire» page is designed to filter out content that might be of interest to journalists.
Facebook is cooperating with the company Storyful, which belongs to Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. According to Nzz.ch, this is what Andy Mitchell, Director News and Global Media Partnerships, writes in the company blog. In order to find relevant news on social media platforms, Facebook has already hired a few journalists.
From now on, editorial offices will receive "newsworthy content" that was previously shared publicly by private individuals or organizations, as Horizont.net writes. The content includes verified photos, videos or status messages from people who followed events such as demonstrations, elections or sporting events live. There is always a link to the original post.
Teaser image: Screenshot "FB Newswire"
