>Facebook, Twitter and news organizations including Agence France-Presse have joined a coalition of media and technology groups seeking to filter out online misinformation and improve news quality on social networks.
>First Draft News, which is backed by Google, announced Tuesday that some 20 news organizations will be part of its partner network to share information on best practices for journalism in the online age.
>The partner network includes Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, The New York Times, Washington Post, BuzzFeed News, CNN, ABC News of Australia, ProPublica, AFP, The Telegraph, France Info, Breaking News, Le Monde's Les Decodeurs, International Business Times UK, Eurovision News Exchange and Al Jazeera Media Network.
>Other organizations in the network include Amnesty International, European Journalism Centre, American Press Institute, International Fact Checking Network and Duke Reporters' Lab."
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>Tired of being exposed to news reports you suspect have little or no factual basis? So are Twitter and Facebook.
>The online social networks have joined a network of more than 30 international media companies and organizations that aims to improve the quality of information found online by weeding out hoaxes and fake news reports. The First Draft Coalition's partner network, which includes outlets such as the New York Times and CNN, is intended to train journalists in how to use the web to find and report news.
>Twitter said it was thrilled to be part of the network "so that we can collaboratively shape best practices, ethical guidelines and tools when it comes to discovering and verifying eyewitness media."
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