Real America with Jorge Ramos

Real America with Jorge Ramos is an American news program hosted by Jorge Ramos that premiered on Univision on November 21, 2017.

Real America with Jorge Ramos
Presented byJorge Ramos
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes19
Production
Running time5–20 minutes
Production companyNoticias Univision
Original release
NetworkFacebook Watch
ReleaseSeptember 6, 2018 (2018-09-06) –
May 23, 2019 (2019-05-23)

It later had a premiere on Facebook Watch on September 6, 2018.

Format

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Real America with Jorge Ramos follows Ramos as he "travels the country to talk to immigrants of diverse backgrounds and situations, delivering a rarely covered view of today’s America from their perspective."[1]

Production

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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 Univision. The news program the two companies developed was revealed to be hosted by Jorge Ramos and titled Real America with Jorge Ramos.[1]

As of 2022, the last episodes aired in 2021 on Univision.

References

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  1. ^ a b Hipes, Patrick; Chmielewski, Dawn C. (June 6, 2018). "Facebook Sets Original News Slate, With ABC News, CNN, Fox News & More Aboard". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  2. ^ Shieber, Jonathan (July 12, 2018). "Facebook is creating a news section in Watch to feature breaking news". TechCrunch. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
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