Mic Dispatch
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| Presented by | Natasha Del Toro |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 55 |
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| Running time | 5–19 minutes |
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| Network | Facebook Watch |
| Release | July 17 – December 20, 2018 |
Mic Dispatch is an American news program hosted by Natasha Del Toro that premiered on July 17, 2018 on Facebook Watch. The show is broadcast on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:00 PM ET.
Format
Mic Dispatch reveals "the world as we see it: complicated, diverse and full of potential. Mic correspondents on this new, twice-weekly show go beyond the headlines to profile the underrepresented, the problem-solvers and the provocateurs."[1]
Production
On February 12, 2018, it was announced that Facebook was developing a news section within its streaming service Facebook Watch to feature breaking news stories. The news section was set to be overseen by Facebook's head of news partnerships Campbell Brown.[2] On June 6, 2018, it was announced that Facebook's first slate of partners for their news section on Facebook Watch would include Mic. The news program the two companies developed was revealed to be titled Mic Dispatch.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hipes, Patrick; Chmielewski, Dawn C. (June 6, 2018). "Facebook Sets Original News Slate, With ABC News, CNN, Fox News & More Aboard". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
- ↑ Shieber, Jonathan (July 12, 2018). "Facebook is creating a news section in Watch to feature breaking news". TechCrunch. Retrieved July 15, 2018.