Facebook is trying to make nice with the media world. This social media network is trying to catch up to their competitors, Twitter and Tumblr. Facebook is mainly used for keeping in touch with friends while Twitter and Tumblr have taken it a step further by friending journalists and media corporations as a promotional tool. Facebook is hiring a professional that can bridge the gap between Facebook and journalists so that there will essentially be a strong relationship between the two. I question whether this is an advancement or a setback. If they build teams that are comprised of people who aren't journalist but are doing journalistic duties, what do real, trained journalists do?
Source: "Facebook trying to 'friend' journalists," CNN Tech
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