Facebook to update news feed with more local news

Facebook recently said that it is overhauling its new feed with more posts from friends and family, and today it announced starting this week it will focus on showing more news from the local news in news feed allowing you to see topics that have a direct impact on you and your community.  Facebook said that it will identify local publishers whose links are clicked by the readers in a tight geographic area. You can follow the publisher who posts news in your area and even if you don't follow, you can see the news in your news feed if your friends or family share the story from that outlet. Facebook said that this change will be effective first in the US, and then it plans to expand to more countries this year. You can always choose which news sources, including local or national publications, that you want to see at the top of your feed with the 'See First' feature. The company also said that it is prioritizing local news as a part of the emphasis on high-quality news, and with today’s update, stories from local news publishers may appear higher in News Feed for followers in publishers’ geographic areas. There is no restriction for ...