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Why We Are Here => Traffic => Topic started by: Mackin USA on December 03, 2016, 12:37:09 PM

Title: Facebook working on a plan to pick news from "favored" media partners
Post by: Mackin USA on December 03, 2016, 12:37:09 PM
The feature is called Collections and functions similarly to Snapchat's Discover section, which showcases news stories, listicles, videos, and other content submitted by handpicked media partners.

http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-working-on-curated-collections-section-for-news-feed-with-publishers-2016-12
Title: Re: Facebook working on a plan to pick news from "favored" media partners
Post by: ergophobe on December 05, 2016, 06:28:40 PM
I guess it's too late to get in on the fake news land grab then... another golden opportunity missed.
Title: Re: Facebook working on a plan to pick news from "favored" media partners
Post by: rcjordan on December 07, 2016, 05:23:31 PM
I'll just drop this here:

"In truth, fake news is not a shocking betrayal of media principles, it is the logical end point of for-profit news — not a disease in its own right, but a symptom of an almost purely commercial media system that prioritizes profit above all else."

https://medium.com/@k.zare/profiting-off-mistrust-the-highs-and-lows-of-news-media-bc37097df07d#.esrfk7y1g

Worth a read.