{"id":152921,"date":"2015-09-18T15:44:28","date_gmt":"2015-09-18T15:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=152921"},"modified":"2015-09-18T15:44:28","modified_gmt":"2015-09-18T15:44:28","slug":"facebook-rolls-out-signal-a-social-newsgathering-tool-for-journalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/09\/facebook-rolls-out-signal-a-social-newsgathering-tool-for-journalists\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook rolls out Signal, a social newsgathering tool for journalists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As everyone in Silicon Valley looks to cozy up to the media, Facebook has released new tools to help journalists find, organize and publish content found on its extensive social network.<\/p>\n<p>Facebook introduced Signal, its newest effort to embrace media and journalists by providing them with the means to find and curate news across the social network, as well as Instagram. The tools will be free for journalists.<\/p>\n<p>Andy Mitchell, director of media partnerships at Facebook, said that media organizations had been asking for a way to better use the social network for reporting purposes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019ve heard from journalists that they want an easy way to make Facebook a more vital part of their newsgathering with the ability to surface relevant trends, photos, videos, and posts on Facebook and Instagram for use in their storytelling and reporting,&#8221; he wrote in a blog post announcing the new tools.<\/p>\n<p>Signal is only the most recent of Facebook&#8217;s efforts to intertwine itself with the journalist and media publications that have found success attracting a big audience through the social network. Just last week Facebook opened its Mentions livestreaming app to all people with verified profiles. Its Instant Articles program, in which stories will appear directly on Facebook rather than sending people to a media outlet&#8217;s website, is still in development.<\/p>\n<p>Facebook is far from the only big Silicon Valley company looking to deepen its relationship with the media. Snapchat has been building out its Discover platform recently, while Twitter is working on its own curation tools with Project Lightning.<\/p>\n<p>The group of tools will give journalists a behind-the-scenes look at what is trending on Facebook and find more on those topics.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"microcontent-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"microcontent-shares\" data-description=\"\" data-fragment=\"m!3739\" data-image=\"http:\/\/rack.3.mshcdn.com\/media\/ZgkyMDE1LzA5LzE3LzFiL3NpZ25hbF9ieV9mLmUyMjdiLmpwZwpwCXRodW1iCTEyMDB4OTYwMD4\/d8710bfe\/a84\/signal_by_facebook_dashboard1.jpg\" data-url=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" title=\"signal_by_facebook_dashboard1\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.3.mshcdn.com\/media\/ZgkyMDE1LzA5LzE3LzFiL3NpZ25hbF9ieV9mLmUyMjdiLmpwZwpwCXRodW1iCTEyMDB4OTYwMD4\/d8710bfe\/a84\/signal_by_facebook_dashboard1.jpg\" alt=\"signal_by_facebook_dashboard1\" width=\"480\" height=\"301\" data-credit-link=\"\" data-credit-name=\"Facebook\" data-credit-label=\"\" data-credit-provider=\"Custom type\" data-caption=\"\" data-width=\"640\" data-fragment=\"m!3739\" data-image=\"http:\/\/rack.3.mshcdn.com\/media\/ZgkyMDE1LzA5LzE3LzFiL3NpZ25hbF9ieV9mLmUyMjdiLmpwZwpwCXRodW1iCTEyMDB4OTYwMD4\/d8710bfe\/a84\/signal_by_facebook_dashboard1.jpg\" data-micro=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>There will also be an enhanced Instagram search that will allow for location and topic-based queries to find visuals.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Using location-tag and topic-related search functionality, journalists can search Instagram for public posts related to specific hashtags, associated with specific public accounts, or tagged with locations using an interactive global map,&#8221; Mitchell wrote.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"microcontent-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"microcontent-shares\" data-description=\"\" data-fragment=\"m!84f1\" data-image=\"http:\/\/rack.2.mshcdn.com\/media\/ZgkyMDE1LzA5LzE3LzFiL3NpZ25hbF9ieV9mLmE3MmM4LmpwZwpwCXRodW1iCTEyMDB4OTYwMD4\/2264e34e\/2aa\/signal_by_facebook_curate_musicians2.jpg\" data-url=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" title=\"signal_by_facebook_curate_musicians2\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.2.mshcdn.com\/media\/ZgkyMDE1LzA5LzE3LzFiL3NpZ25hbF9ieV9mLmE3MmM4LmpwZwpwCXRodW1iCTEyMDB4OTYwMD4\/2264e34e\/2aa\/signal_by_facebook_curate_musicians2.jpg\" alt=\"signal_by_facebook_curate_musicians2\" width=\"497\" height=\"452\" data-credit-link=\"\" data-credit-name=\"Facebook\" data-credit-label=\"\" data-credit-provider=\"Custom type\" data-caption=\"\" data-width=\"640\" data-fragment=\"m!84f1\" data-image=\"http:\/\/rack.2.mshcdn.com\/media\/ZgkyMDE1LzA5LzE3LzFiL3NpZ25hbF9ieV9mLmE3MmM4LmpwZwpwCXRodW1iCTEyMDB4OTYwMD4\/2264e34e\/2aa\/signal_by_facebook_curate_musicians2.jpg\" data-micro=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Signal will also let journalists save posts into collections to organize material for later use. Those collections can then be embedded and continuously updated.<\/p>\n<div class=\"microcontent-wrapper\">&#8211;<\/div>\n<div class=\"microcontent-wrapper\">Source: Mashable<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As everyone in Silicon Valley looks to cozy up to the media, Facebook has released new tools to help journalists find, organize and publish content found on its extensive social network. 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