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Facebook launches new news tool

Apr 24, 2014, 11:18 AM EDT
The logo of social networking website 'Facebook' is displayed on a computer screen in London, 12 December 2007.
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Facebook has been looking to become a better source for news as Twitter has developed into a tool for users in that way, and a host of other popular apps have surfaced that serve as breaking news sources. Facebook's new FB Newswire hopes to enable newsgoers to adopt Facebook for their breaking news needs.

Background:

Facebook Launches FB Newswire To Try To Be A Journalist’s Best Friend [TechCrunch]

Facebook Launches New Journalism Tool FB Newswire With Help From Storyful [The Wrap]

Facebook Launches a Newswire to Surface More Breaking News [Mashable]