On Thursday, April 24, Facebook announced a new feature. FB Newswire brings a new news discovery component to Facebook:

Today, we’re excited to announce FB Newswire, a resource that will make it easier for journalists and newsrooms to find, share and embed newsworthy content from Facebook in the media they produce.

Powered by Storyful, the leader in social content discovery and verification for newsrooms, FB Newswire aggregates newsworthy content shared publicly on Facebook by individuals and organizations across the world for journalists to use in their reporting. This will include original photos, videos and status updates posted by people on the front lines of major events like protests, elections and sporting events.¹

Though this move seems to be aimed at journalists and media it seems like a useful resource for anyone looking to keep up with the latest news. This could spell trouble for the likes of Digg and Circa and other news aggregators, as users can now get all their news directly from Facebook. It also seems that Facebook is trying to push users into embedding posts