11-01-2017 19:13 via ktoo.org

Facebook unveils a new, limited journalism project

Facebook is unveiling a new journalism project Wednesday. No, the Silicon Valley giant isn’t hiring a team of reporters. Facebook says it wants engineers — the tech talent at local and global publishers — to tag-team earlier on to develop technologies that make Facebook a more powerful platform to distribute news and discuss it.
Facebook Live has become a visceral way to share breaking, even disturbing news — such as the death of 32-year-old Philando Castile, who was shot
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