Facebook, Storyful launch FB Newswire

Facebook, in association with News Corp-owned Storyful, has launched FB Newswire, which would make it easier for journalists and newsrooms to ''find, share and embed newsworthy content from Facebook'' in their work, The Guardian reported.

The companies said the venture would prove to be a useful resource for journalists to aggregate newsworthy content shared publicly on Facebook by individuals and organisations across the world.

FB Newswire powered by Storyful, has positioned itself as a social news agency - it discovers, verifies, acquires and distributes timely video and user-generated content, including original photos, videos and status updates.

Facebook now boasts a user base of over 1 billion people globally, with a key function being allowing users to discover, explore and participate in news-making events around the world.

Facebook launched FB Newswire to make it easier for journalists and newsrooms to find, share and embed newsworthy content from the popular social networking website in their work.

The report quoted Andy Mitchell, director of news and global media partnerships at Facebook as saying, every day news was made on Facebook. He added over 1 billion people used the social network to discover, explore and participate in news-making events around the world.

FB Newswire would include, original photos, videos and status updates posted by people on the front lines of major events like protests, elections and sporting events.

FB Newswire can be accessed on Facebook at Facebook.com/FBNewswire and on Twitter at @FBNewswire, and would be updated in real-time with content related to top news stories.

Mitchell said in Storyful, Facebook was excited to have found a partner with a track record of understanding both the potential of the social web as a key resource for media as well as the tools that newsrooms needed to utilise it, PTI reported.

According to Mitchell, news was finding a bigger audience on Facebook than ever before. Journalists and media organisations had become an integral part of Facebook, which was visible in features like Trending Topics, improvements to Pages, and recent changes to News Feed.

Facebook was confident that with the social network's news expertise, it would be even easier for journalists to use compelling social content from Facebook in their news-gathering and reporting.