Facebook may be looking to take on its fake news problem with a real person.
Kerry Flynn of Mashable discovered a job listing from the social network for a head of news partnerships.
The job listing indicates that the position can be located at Facebook?s headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., or out of its offices in London or New York, and it described the position as follows:
Facebook is seeking an experienced news executive to lead global news partnerships, serving as the company’s leading representative with news organizations worldwide. The goal of the news partnerships team is to help publishers and journalists understand how to reach and engage their audiences and to innovate with new technologies. The day-to-day responsibilities of the news partnerships team include: manage relationships with news organizations; develop strategies and programs that foster greater collaboration and alignment between Facebook and news organizations; solicit and incorporate feedback from news organizations on product development and prioritization; and clearly communicate and foster transparent dialogue with news organizations globally. The following responsibilities were included in the job listing:

Oversee and manage global functions, projects and teams within the news partnerships team.
Be a public-facing voice of Facebook and its role in the news ecosystem.
Lead ongoing engagement with news organizations globally.
Be a strong voice within Facebook on the goals and priorit...