Facebook Develops A New Platform and More Tools for Independent Writers

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The Facebook Journalism Project has spawned several initiatives over the past four years to help media companies and publishers—especially local publishers—develop new ways to generate enough revenue to sustain themselves.

Now, the social networking giant is turning its attention to independent experts, journalists and writers.

More people in those fields are publishing their work independently, noted Campbell Brown, Facebook’s head of global news partnerships, in a Tuesday blog post with Anthea Watson Strong, Facebook’s product manager for news.

“The independent creator space is growing,” read the post.

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