Real America with Jorge Ramos
Real America with Jorge Ramos is an American web television news program hosted by Jorge Ramos that premiered on September 6, 2018 on Facebook Watch.
| Real America with Jorge Ramos | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Jorge Ramos |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 19 (as of January 10, 2019) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 5–20 minutes |
| Production company | Noticias Univision |
| Release | |
| Original network | Facebook Watch |
| Original release | September 6, 2018 – present |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
Format
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
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]
References
- 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.
- Shieber, Jonathan (July 12, 2018). "Facebook is creating a news section in Watch to feature breaking news". TechCrunch. Retrieved September 1, 2018.