Facebook Watch is funding shows for CNN, Fox News, Mic and others

Facebook Watch is partnering with a slew of news publishers to create content produced exclusively for the platform.
On Wednesday, Facebook’s head of global news partnerships Campbell Brown said in a blog post that the social giant is “creating a dedicated section within Watch for news shows produced exclusively for Facebook by news publishers.” The shows, one of which is a daily brief from CNN’s Anderson Cooper, are set to debut this summer.
The focus on news marks a piv