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# Facebook Expands Support of Local News Publishers
- URL: https://capitolcommunicator.com/facebook-expands-its-support-of-local-news-publishers/
- Published: 2018-08-02T21:33:05.000Z
- Updated: 2018-08-05T22:12:33.000Z
- Author: Capitol Communicator
- Tags: Media, Social Media, #Import 2026-10-08 18:49

**“Trying to make up for** [**spreading**](https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/323002/facebook-bans-multiple-pages-to-combat-fake-news.html?ref=capitolcommunicator.com) **fake news**, upending the traditional news business and similar sins, Facebook is expanding its support of local news publishers,” reports Digital News Daily, which added that Facebook’s support includes an additional $4.5 million investment in programs that support news publishers.

The post added that “Most of the money — $3.5 million — funded what Facebook calls a Membership Accelerator. The three-month pilot program was designed to help news organizations with membership models take a big step forward in their approach and execution.

“The remaining $1 million has been earmarked for Facebook’s ongoing NewsMatch campaign, which matches individual donations to roughly 100 nonprofit newsrooms across the country.”

More [here](https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/323127/facebook-aides-news-publishers.html?ref=capitolcommunicator.com).