Real America with Jorge Ramos

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

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

Contents

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

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]

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

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References

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