Facebook launches a local news accelerator for publishers

{rss:content:encoded} Facebook launches a local news accelerator for publishers http://ift.tt/2CMhxmw http://ift.tt/2nF9rqB February 27, 2018 at 07:51PM  Facebook is trying to play extra nice with local news publishers by putting $3 million behind the launch of the Local News Subscriptions Accelerator. The three-month pilot program will help 10 to 15 U.S.-based metropolitan news organizations gain more digital subscribers both on and off Facebook. “We often talk to publishers about what the future of journalism looks like and local… Read More