NEW YORK -- Facebook's plan to hire professional journalists instead of relying solely on algorithms to deliver news is a positive step but is unlikely to shake up an embattled media industry, analysts say.
"In theory I see this as a really positive development. It is something quite promising," Danna Young, a communications professor at the University of Delaware, told AFP. "That's where the power comes from -- individuals you know and trust putting their tacit stamp of approval on stories by sharing them," she added.The tab will be the site's first news feature using human moderators since it shut down its ill-fated "trending topics" section last year after a scandal over allegations workers had suppressed stories about conservative issues.
Internet platforms are dominating the internet advertising space making it difficult for established news organizations to transition what were very profitable print advertisements online.