News > Social Media Facebook News is Available to Everyone There’s a new focus on local news, too By Rob LeFebvre Rob LeFebvre Facebook Twitter Associate Editorial Director, News UCLA California State University, Northridge Rob LeFebvre is the Associate Editorial Director, News for Lifewire. He has been a technology writer for more than 12 years with articles appearing in 148Apps, Cult of Mac, Engadget, and more. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on June 9, 2020 06:36PM EDT Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email Social Media Mobile Phones Internet & Security Computers & Tablets Smart Life Home Theater & Entertainment Software & Apps Social Media Streaming Gaming Since many of us get our news from social media as it is, Facebook hopes to provide local and national journalistic content to everyone and hopefully keep fake news to a minimum. Original image: do you mockup Facebook finally rolled out its dedicated News section to everyone in the US on Tuesday, with a dedicated local news module included. First reported by TechCrunch, the feature has been in testing since October 2019. What’s in there? Facebook says it will include general, diverse, topical, and local news from publishing partners that meet Facebook guidelines for integrity and factual information. Human beings will decide what gets included in your news feed (though algorithms, says TechCrunch, will continue to play a role). How to get it: Head to your Facebook mobile app, tap the little hamburger (three lines) menu and choose News. If you access it often, you’ll soon see the News icon appear in the tab bar at the top (or bottom) of your Facebook app. You may also see breaking news alerts, news digests around timely topics like COVID-19, and even more targeted notifications. The News feature should appear on desktop soon, but has not yet launched, TechCrunch notes. Bottom line: While Facebook hasn’t had the best track record with unbiased News content, this current push could be a better way to keep up with news instead of only hearing what your family and friends are posting. With better journalistic standards required, Facebook could help prevent the spread of fake and highly biased news across its network. Learn More About Facebook How to Set up Facebook What Is Facebook? Here's What You Should Know Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Email Address Sign up There was an error. Please try again. You're in! Thanks for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. Thank you for signing up! Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit