Facebook launches program to help local news outlets boost digital subscriptions
The Facebook Journalism Project has announced a new program today called Local News Subscriptions Accelerator that will work with several local US outlets over the next three months to help bolster their subscription efforts.
The pilot program has $3 million in funding and will work with 10 to 15 news organizations in order to help boost their digital customer base, both on the Facebook platform and off. Confirmed outlets that are participating include The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Boston Globe, The Chicago Tribune, The Dallas Morning News, The Denver Post, The Miami Herald, The Minneapolis Star Tribune, The Omaha World-Herald, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Seattle Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, and Newsday.
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