Facebook has launched plans to hire journalists to curate news stories rather than rely on algorithms . It said it would hire experienced journalists from a variety of media outlets for a News Tab section , set for launch on its mobile app , which will run separately to Facebook ’s existing News sites . Facebook has been in talks with publishers about content - sharing deals . Algorithms users sort and rank the stories , but journalists cannot curate them . The News Tab section follows criticism of Facebook for spreading misinformation . Facebook has already hired security researchers and content reviewers to tackle bad content .
Facebook has launched plans to hire journalists to curate news stories rather than rely on algorithms. It said it would hire experienced journalists from a variety of media outlets for a News Tab section, set for launch on its mobile app, which will run separately to Facebook’s existing News Feed. Facebook has been in talks with publishers about content-sharing deals. Algorithms will sort and rank the stories, but journalists will curate them. The News Tab launch follows criticism of Facebook for spreading misinformation. Facebook has already hired security researchers and content reviewers to tackle bad content.