Facebook Teams Up With ABC News

ABC News and Facebook in Joint Effort to Bring Viewers Closer to Political Coverage

The online social networking platform Facebook and ABC News have reportedly joined forces in an effort to promote political coverage to a younger generation.

"Through this partnership, we want to extend the dialogue both before and after the debate," Dan Rose, Facebook’s vice president of business development, told The New York Times.

Through the partnership, Facebook users will be able to follow ABC News correspondents electronically. It is the first such joint effort between Facebook and a news organization.

Users will also be able to view political reports, videos and participate in online polls leading up to the 2008 U.S. Presidential election.