Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.Facebook's effort to establish a service that provides its users with local news and information is being hindered by the lack of outlets where the company's technicians can find original reporting.
Facebook announced Monday it would share its research with academics at Duke, Harvard, Minnesota and North Carolina who are studying the extent of news deserts created by newspaper closures and staff downsizing . The Facebook service, called"Today In ," collects news stories from various local outlets, along with government and community groups. The company deems a community unsuitable for"Today In" if it cannot find a single day in a month with at least five news items available to share.
"It affirms the fact that we have a real lack of original local reporting," said Penelope Muse Abernathy, a University of North Carolina professor who studies the topic. She said she hopes the data helps pinpoint areas where the need is greatest, eventually leading to some ideas for solutions.
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No one sees that as a red flag? Everyone reporting the same thing would be telling of the industry no?
Not with fake news on social media I'm smart enough not to fool for fake news on social media I check it off social media
We've already done this
That’s hilarious. A symptom of and others spewing the same crap, unoriginally and uncritically to the masses. This is why your industry is dying.
.Facebook killed my hyperlocal. It was just enough to allow me a modest income and give some talented folks in my community some side coin. I cannot believe they made this statement—it is infuriating.
Ya think?!
This is incredibly inept.
Eminem try it out. Lol
“Facebook's effort to establish a service that provides its users with local news and information is being hindered by the lack of outlets where the company's technicians can find original reporting.” We’ve been telling you the media is nothing but a biased echo chamber
The USA world of journalism is in shambles
Hoisted by their own petard
Try Twitter.
Sounds more like they're looking to exploit more people, but okay.
is anyone else really sick of hearing the word 'Facebook'?