Washington Post confirms it is in talks with Facebook about giving it newsfeed content

May 13, 2015 12:33

Hills addressing INMA World Congress in New York

The boss of the Washington Post has confirmed that the publisher is in talks with social media giant Facebook about giving it content to put in its newsfeed.

Speaking at the International News Media Association (INMA) World Congress overnight Steve Hills, president and general manager of the Washington Post, noted concerns about the move but said they were in talks with Facebook to try and make it work.

“This is going to be my politician’s answer: which is that Facebook is a very important partner,” said Hills. “We will talk to them about it because they generate a lot of traffic – so we will have those discussions.”

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Nic Christensen

Nic Christensen worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2016, in roles including deputy editor and media & technology editor. He is former media writer for The Australian and has also worked as a reporter for The Daily Telegraph and senior producer for Radio 2GB.

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