Facebook this week introduced a feature that will allow subscribers to notify their local lawmakers and people in their district what they’re reading and thinking regarding politics.
Best explanation I’ve seen in the last 48 hours comes from TechCrunch.
For journalists, does this feature cause us to think about audience training? Should we encourage people sharing our stories on Facebook to go through the extra steps of telling their representatives and others in the district what they’re thinking and reading?
Some questions to go with that:
- How much time do we spend watching what is being read in the district?
- How much effort do we put into debunking fake news that’s getting strong readership?
- Do we encourage our audience to share stories on some issues, not all? How do we select them?
— Doug Oplinger
