Does Facebook Have a Duty to the News or to Journalism?

As Facebook takes on a larger and larger role as a platform for journalism, the debate continues to heat up over what its duties or responsibilities are towards the media industry—or if in fact it has any at all. The deal that the giant social network has cut with a number of media partners, including the New York Times and the Guardian, is that it will help make their articles look better if they are published directly through its mobile app under the “Instant Articles” program. In return, Facebook agrees to give those outlets a share of the revenue generated from the advertising around those articles.