Chasing Corruption

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Chasing Corruption
Presented by Ian Hoppe
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes14
Production
Executive producerMarsha Oglesby
Running time7–10 minutes
Release
Original network Facebook Watch
Original releaseSeptember 18, 2018 (2018-09-18) 
June 4, 2019 (2019-06-04)

Chasing Corruption is an American streaming television news program hosted by Ian Hoppe that premiered on September 18, 2018 on Facebook Watch.

Contents

Format

Chasing Corruption follows "host Ian Hoppe and the Reckon by AL.com team as they travel across the USA to meet some of America's toughest watchdog journalists — and the stories of conspiracy, bribery, fraud and more they've uncovered." [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 Advance Local's Reckon by AL.com. The news program the two companies developed was revealed to be hosted by Ian Hoppe, titled Chasing Corruption. [1] Additionally, Hoppe was expected to work with Alabama Media Group's Amy Yurkanin, John Hammontree, and Ginnard Archibald to create the series, under the leadership of the company's director of video, Justin Yurkanin, and in collaboration with film producer Marsha Oglesby. [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 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.
  3. "Reckon by AL.com teams with Facebook for 'Chasing Corruption' video series". Advance Local . June 6, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2023.