ABC News Partners With Univision for Presidential CoverageWith U.S. Hispanic Population Booming, Coverage Presents Challenges
As the race for the White House enters its final months and both the candidates look to make their case directly to the American people, ABC News announced today it will provide comprehensive cross-platform coverage of the Republican National Convention in Tampa (August 27-30) and the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte (September 4-6).
The booming U.S. Hispanic population is challenging the conventional political wisdom in new and unexpected ways. ABC News will tap into the expertise and insights of Univision News as it explores the impact the Latino vote will have on November’s elections and beyond. Jorge Ramos will contribute to ABC News coverage in Tampa, and Maria Elena Salinas will contribute in Charlotte. In May ABC News and Univision News announced a joint venture that will launch a 24/7 news, information and lifestyle network primarily in English to serve the youngest and fastest-growing demographic in the country, U.S. Hispanics.
Jorge Ramos & Maria Elena Salinas
ABC News coverage, led by Diane Sawyer and George Stephanopoulos along with ABC’s powerhouse team of political correspondents and contributors, will span ABC News’ broadcasts and platforms—including more than 14 hours of coverage on the ABC Television Network, 30-plus hours of live-streamed coverage on ABC News Digital platforms and Yahoo!, and extensive reporting and analysis on ABC News Radio. In addition, ABC News will be co-hosting a total of four newsmaker events with its partners at the conventions.
During the back-to-back conventions Sawyer and Stephanopoulos will be joined by ABC News’ political team including:
Senior political correspondent, Jonathan Karl reporting from the convention floor
Senior White House correspondent Jake Tapper covering the President’s reelection campaign
“World News” weekend anchor David Muir covering the Romney campaign
ABC News correspondent Cecilia Vega reporting from both conventions cities
Senior political analyst Matthew Dowd, George Will, Cokie Roberts and Donna Brazile will be among ABC’s contributions providing analysis
ABC News political director Amy Walter and Yahoo! News Washington bureau chief David Chalian anchoring special live-streamed coverage every night
Senior Washington editor Rick Klein contributing reporting and analysis
ABC News will also be partnering with Univision and the National Journal for “Next America” events in each city focused on the Hispanic community and American politics. The events will be live streamed on the digital platforms of ABC News.
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