Meta news leader Brown said to exit amid ongoing industry pullback
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Campbell Brown -- the former journalist who took on leading news partnerships for Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) -- is reportedly leaving the tech company, signaling a shift in priorities at the social-and-ad giant.
Brown, who joined the company then known as Facebook in 2017 to lead news partnership, had previously spent 14 years as a correspondent and anchor with CNN and NBC News.
She'll be stepping down from her current role in the fall, Axios reported, and she expects to "remain affiliated with Meta in a new consultant capacity."
Brown had led an investment push of hundreds of millions of dollars to emphasize news on Meta's platform, including a dedicated News Tab to feature publishers' content, and spend heavily on news accelerator programs to help publications strengthen subscription strategies.
Recently tech giants have backed off news emphasis amid regulatory restrictions and criticism about censorship -- and Meta started cutting funding for news publishers last year.

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