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Facebook news selection is in hands of editors not algorithms
Curated:
15/05/2016 from
www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/may/12/facebook-trending-news-leaked-documents-editor-guidelines?utm_source=nextdraft&utm_medium=email
my notes ( ? )
Leaked internal guidelines show human intervention at almost every stage of its news operation, akin to a traditional media organization... This week the company was accused of an editorial bias against conservative news organizations... much of its news gathering is determined by machines... But the company relies on a small editorial team to determine what makes its “trending module” headlines... Facebook relies heavily on just 10 news sources to determine whether a trending news story has editorial authority... guidelines are very similar to a traditional news organization’s
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