Mic Dispatch

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Mic Dispatch
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Presented byNatasha Del Toro
Starring
  • Aaron Morrison
  • Jake Horowitz
  • Evan Ross Katz
  • Serena Daniari
  • Chantel Simpson
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes55
Production
Executive producers
  • Marc Paskin
  • Jake Horowitz
Producers
  • Shivan Sarna
  • Rhonda Elnaggar
Running time5–19 minutes
Release
Original network Facebook Watch
Original releaseJuly 17 (2018-07-17) 
December 20, 2018 (2018-12-20)

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.

Contents

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]

On July 9, 2018, it was reported that the series would be hosted by Natasha Del Toro, a reporter and producer of investigative documentaries for Fusion since 2013. Correspondents for the series were set to include Mic senior writer Aaron Morrison focusing on social and criminal justice movements, Mic co-founder Jake Horowitz, focusing on newsmaker interviews, and Mic senior style editor Evan Ross Katz focusing on fashion and the changing LGBTQ landscape. Episodes of the show were expected to feature two stories each and run around 15 minutes in length. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. Shieber, Jonathan (July 12, 2018). "Facebook is creating a news section in Watch to feature breaking news". TechCrunch . Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  3. Jarvey, Natalie (July 9, 2018). "Natasha Del Toro to Anchor Mic Facebook Show (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved July 16, 2018.