MANILA – GMA News has just launched #GMAnewsfeed last week, what it claims as the first mainstream Facebook-only newscast in the Philippines.
To be anchored by Ivan Mayrina, each 2 minute long pre-recorded news cast offers a quick recap of the day’s most important news and trending stories. Debuted last May 11, #GMAnewsfeed will run alongside the official GMA News Facebook page every weekdays at 9PM.
To date, GMA News has 4.86 million followers on Facebook and another 2.93 million followers on Twitter (twitter.com/gmanews). With 120 thousand users following GMA News’ public chat, it is also the top Philippine news organization on Viber.
Narito na ang mga pinakamaiinit at trending na balita sa #GMAnewsfeed kasama si Ivan Mayrina ngayong May 22, 2015:Panoorin ang GMA News Online – IMReady Earthquake Preparedness Forum gmane.ws/1End7eVChina, kinondena ang pagpalipad ng US P8-A Poseidon sa pinagtatalunang bahagi ng #WestPhilippineSea gmane.ws/1K8xxxkLalaki, pinahirapan ng hepe ng Carmona Police para paaminin sa kasalanan gmane.ws/1JGrrWY#AskAway kasama si Gerphil-Geraldine Flores gmane.ws/1F598p6Vice President Jojo Binay, pinag-iisipan na kung sino ang kanyang magiging running mate sa #Eleksyon2016 gmane.ws/1Hz4wNTAnak ng may-ari ng nasunog na pabrika sa Valenzuela, emosyonal na humingi ng tawad sa mga kaanak ng mga biktima gmane.ws/1Hz4J3K #ValenzuelaFireMarian Rivera, nag-back out sa isang Sexiest Woman competition dahil sa kanyang pagdadalang tao gmane.ws/1Hz54mVMetrowide earthquake drill, isinusulong ng MMDA gmane.ws/1Hz5qdePara sa iba pang mga balita, bumisita sa gmanews.tv at tumutok sa GMA, GMA News TV, at GMA News TV International. #Facecast
Posted by GMA News on Friday, May 22, 2015
#GMAnewsfeed is part of GMA Network’s efforts to adapt to the constantly changing media landscape. It aims to reach not only the millenials and yuppies, but also viewers across age groups,” GMA said in a statement.
This isn’t GMA’s first social media rodeo, however. In 2010, GMA introduced #IMReady, a campaign to raise public safety and awareness which was later expanded to dedicated apps and web portals for information like traffic, class suspensions and the like aside from the usual bad weather reports. GMA also launched “Think Before You Click” in 2011, a photo/video advocacy on responsible social media use.
