Facebook to Push More Local News Into Your Feed

By: Robert Washburn | February 5, 2018

Move over national news. High school sports, arts, and local happenings around your neighborhood will start popping up more frequently in your Facebook News Feed. Starting on Monday, Facebook will promote local news as part of its shift to make the social networking service better for society. “Local news […]

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