Facebook is rolling out its Facebook News service in France on Tuesday (Feb. 15), thanks in part to a collaboration with AFP Media Services, the company announced in a blog post Monday (Feb. 14). The service will “spotlight news stories from a diverse range of reliable and relevant news sources,” according to the post. “As part of our ongoing commitment to journalism and content creation at Meta, this new tab will give people a dedicated space to seek out stories that matter the most to them, whilst ensuring original reporting is given a wider reach to audiences across the country,” the post continues. The company has also collaborated with l’Alliance de la Presse d’Information Générale (APIG) in order to partner with over 100 media outlets. That partnership will include several national dailies, including 20 Minutes, La Croix, Le Figaro, Le Journal du Dimanche, Le Parisien, Les Echos and others, and local dailies and weeklies such as La Dépêche du Midi, La Provence, La Voix du Nord, Le Dauphiné Libéré, Le Progrès, Le Télégramme, Nice-Matin and Sud Ouest. The company has also partnered with companies like BFMTV, Capital, Femme Actuelle, Gala, Geo, L’Equipe, L’Express, Libération, RMC and Voici. “With Facebook News,…
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