Facebook takes on a bigger role in journalism

NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is launching a journalism project aimed at strengthening its ties with media organizations to help them expand their audiences, come up with new products and generally promote trusted news in today's "post-truth" era.

With "Instant Articles," launched in 2015, the social network hosts and displays news items directly instead of pointing users to news websites.

According to the Pew Research Center, more than 40 percent of American adults get news on Facebook.

The journalism project's goal is to increase transparency and help Facebook figure out its role in news, Facebook product director Fidji Simo said in an interview.