Facebook says it will deliver News Corp stories

Facebook on Friday confirmed that some stories from News Corp, publisher of The Wall Street Journal, will be delivered at a new “tab” planned at the leading social network.

“People want to see high quality news on Facebook,” co-founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said in a statement provided to AFP.

“I’m excited we’ll have the opportunity to include award-winning journalism from The Wall Street Journal — and other US News Corp properties — in our news tab.”

No details were provided about the agreement.