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What If There Just Isn’t Enough Local News for Facebook to Help Share?

The social network’s Today In feature led it to discover news deserts

One-third of Facebook users in the U.S. live in places without enough local news to support Today InFacebook
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By David Cohen

March 19, 2019

Facebook made local news a significant priority over the past year, but what are the next steps when local news to share is scarce or nonexistent?

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David Cohen

David Cohen is editor of Adweek's Social Pro Daily.

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