Facebook’s focus on local news goes global

NewImageEngaget reports: 

Back in January, Facebook announced that it was prioritizing local news sources in the US. Today, in a blog post, the company’s Head of News Product, Alex Hardiman, and Head of News Partnerships, Campbell Brown, announced that these changes are being applied internationally, in all languages. Soon, Facebook users around the world will see more news from local sources in their news feeds.

I like their observation: 

This move to highlight more local news is part of Facebook’s update to promote “high quality, trusted” sources and combat the rampant fake news problem on the social network. The question is whether relying more on local news outlets will help with that. After all, exposing people to the news they already see on a daily basis, rather than injecting more national news into their feed, might reinforce existing biases.

Want a liberal to have less bias? Keep them away from CNBC and the HuffPo. 

Right-Mind