Facebook unveiled its Journalism Project Wednesday in an attempt to forge closer links with the news industry. The move comes less than a month after Facebook announced its strategy to tackle fake news on the social network. FACEBOOK ANNOUNCES STRATEGY TO TACKLE FAKE NEWSFacebook’s Journalism Project will involve the development of new storytelling formats, according to Simo. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been at pains to emphasize that the social network is a technology company, not a media company. “Facebook is a new kind of platform - it’s not a traditional technology company, it’s not a traditional media company,” he said.
Source: Fox News January 11, 2017 18:58 UTC