Facebook News Won’t Fix the News

It’s a vegetable stand parked in a side corridor of Willy Wonka’s factory

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks about the new Facebook News feature at the Paley Center for Media on October 25, 2019. Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty

Facebook’s news feed upended the news industry, mostly by accident. Originally designed to connect friends, it turned out to be a potent forum for sharing information, including articles and memes about politics, science, and other newsworthy topics.