1) It's not about 'able to' - much of this information is simply short, immediate updates which don't require thousands of words of waffle, and indeed, some of us don't have the luxury of time to trawl through such articles.
2) Facebook can be fairly goof for this, but is often dreadful - for...
It's great for reportage - take a look at the Russia invades Ukraine thread and the various "Twitter" threads linked there. Is there any other website / app / whatever which would give a better platform for this fast-moving, frequently updated messaging?
It's the best place for 'breaking' news...
Is that what you did to the terrorists that one time when you were first on the balcony?
Or were you too busy shagging three supermodels at the same time?