New Delhi, India (BBN)-In a bid to outplay Twitter and at the same time become journalists' best friend, Facebook on Thursday launched FB Newswire which would be a repository of verified, real-time content for use in covering breaking news stories.
Billed as an online trove of real-time information for journalists and newsrooms to mine, FB Newswire has been launched in partnership with News Corp-owned Storyful, reports IndiaToday.
The FB Newswire will work on Storyful's raison d'etre which was to verify news sources from social sites inclduding FB, Twitter and Instagram.
FB Newswire will collect "newsworthy content" that Facebook users share publicly, including photos and videos, as well as status updates from users who are on the ground where news is breaking.
With this, Facebook aims to position itself as a source for timely public information – something similar to what Twitter has become.
You can follow the FB Newsroom at www.facebook.com/fbnewswire as well as on twitter at @FBNewswire.
Regarding the launch, in a message on FBNewswire, Andy Mitchell, Director, News and Global Media Partnerships, wrote, "Every day, news is made on Facebook. More than one billion people use our platform to discover, explore and participate in news-making events around the world.
"Today, we're excited to announce FB Newswire, a resource that will make it easier for journalists and newsrooms to find, share and embed newsworthy content from Facebook in the media they produce.
"Powered by Storyful, the leader in social content discovery and verification for newsrooms, FB Newswire aggregates newsworthy content shared publicly on Facebook by individuals and organisations across the world for journalists to use in their reporting. This will include original photos, videos and status updates posted by people on the front lines of major events like protests, elections and sporting events.
"In Storyful, we're excited to have found a partner with a track record of understanding both the potential of the social web as a key resource for media as well as the tools that newsrooms need to utilize it. We're confident that their news expertise and best-in-class editorial team will help make it even easier for journalists to use compelling social content from Facebook in their newsgathering and reporting.
"News is finding a bigger audience on Facebook than ever before. Journalists and media organizations have become an integral part of Facebook, which is visible in features like Trending Topics, improvements to Pages, and recent changes to News Feed. Publishers are seeing the results of our commitment, with referral traffic from Facebook to media sites growing more than 4x in 2013, and we're excited to deepen our relationship with media organisations and journalists in the days to come."
In a bid to outplay Twitter and at the same time become journalists' best friend, Facebook on Thursday launched FB Newswire which would be a repository of verified, real-time content for use in covering breaking news stories.
Billed as an online trove of real-time information for journalists and newsrooms to mine, FB Newswire has been launched in partnership with News Corp-owned Storyful. FB Newswire aggregates newsworthy content which is shared publicly on the social network
The FB Newswire will work on Storyful's raison d'etre which was to verify news sources from social sites inclduding FB, Twitter and Instagram.
FB Newswire will collect "newsworthy content" that Facebook users share publicly, including photos and videos, as well as status updates from users who are on the ground where news is breaking.
With this, Facebook aims to to position itself as a source for timely public information – something similar to what Twitter has become.
Regarding the launch, in a message on FBNewswire, Andy Mitchell, Director, News and Global Media Partnerships, wrote, "Every day, news is made on Facebook. More than one billion people use our platform to discover, explore and participate in news-making events around the world.
"Today, we're excited to announce FB Newswire, a resource that will make it easier for journalists and newsrooms to find, share and embed newsworthy content from Facebook in the media they produce.
"Powered by Storyful, the leader in social content discovery and verification for newsrooms, FB Newswire aggregates newsworthy content shared publicly on Facebook by individuals and organisations across the world for journalists to use in their reporting. This will include original photos, videos and status updates posted by people on the front lines of major events like protests, elections and sporting events.
"In Storyful, we're excited to have found a partner with a track record of understanding both the potential of the social web as a key resource for media as well as the tools that newsrooms need to utilize it. We're confident that their news expertise and best-in-class editorial team will help make it even easier for journalists to use compelling social content from Facebook in their newsgathering and reporting.
"News is finding a bigger audience on Facebook than ever before. Journalists and media organizations have become an integral part of Facebook, which is visible in features like Trending Topics, improvements to Pages, and recent changes to News Feed. Publishers are seeing the results of our commitment, with referral traffic from Facebook to media sites growing more than 4x in 2013, and we're excited to deepen our relationship with media organizations and journalists in the days to come."
BBN/ANS/AD/25Apr14-3:55pm (BST)
