“Currently, most tech investigations of Facebook…may have technically violated Facebook’s TOS. But without violating those rules, journalists can’t investigate our most important platform for public discourse.”
Plus: Anger trumps love (in Facebook reactions to legislators’ posts), the most-shared news sources on right-wing social network Gab, and connections between Macedonian teens and U.S. conservatives.
The Cambridge Analytica story is a reminder of the value of a trusted, direct connection between publisher and consumer. Building more of them is the news industry’s best strategy available.
“If someone feels that being on Facebook is not good for your business, you shouldn’t be on Facebook. Let’s be clear about that…I don’t see us as the answer to the problem.”
A new study finds asking Facebook users about publishers could “be quite effective in decreasing the amount of misinformation and disinformation circulating on social media” — but Facebook will need to make one important change to its plan.
“People have a great deal of time and emotional energy invested in their online communities. Asking them to throw these connections out and move to another network is a nonstarter.”
Owen, Laura Hazard. "Facebook drastically changes News Feed to make it “good for people” (and bad for most publishers)." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 11 Jan. 2018. Web. 20 Sep. 2023.
APA
Owen, L. (2018, Jan. 11). Facebook drastically changes News Feed to make it “good for people” (and bad for most publishers). Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved September 20, 2023, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/01/facebook-drastically-changes-news-feed-to-make-it-good-for-people-and-bad-for-most-publishers/
Chicago
Owen, Laura Hazard. "Facebook drastically changes News Feed to make it “good for people” (and bad for most publishers)." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified January 11, 2018. Accessed September 20, 2023. https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/01/facebook-drastically-changes-news-feed-to-make-it-good-for-people-and-bad-for-most-publishers/.
Wikipedia
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