Sea Duck
Footballguy
Wait, it seems that your conclusion is based on something that was not part of the link you provided.Basically FB said let's give CNN and NYT high NEQ scores, and then let's change the algorithm to promote posts from sources with high NEQ scores. Of course it "resulted" in promoting NYT and CNN, that was no accident or byproduct, that's what it was designed to do.
Your link did not say anything about Facebook giving high scores before they changed the algorithm.
In fact, the article implies that the exact opposite took place. (Quote: "several days after the election, Mr. Zuckerberg agreed to increase the weight that Facebook’s algorithm gave to N.E.Q. scores...It resulted in a spike in visibility for big, mainstream publishers like CNN, The New York Times and NPR")
Can you support the claim that Facebook gave CNN and NYT high scores before changing the algorithm?