As the presidential election quickly approaches and the first major campaign events are mere days away, Univision Communications has announced its multi-platform coverage plans. Univision News is ramping up its political coverage and continuing its commitment of informing its audience with comprehensive reporting and analysis from the Republican National Convention in Tampa (August 27-30) and the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte (September 4-6). This will include a strong social media presence, as well as working with ABC News under the recently created joint-venture with the organization, to ensure that both networks viewers are informed in English and Spanish.Renowned journalists Jorge Ramos and Maria Elena Salinas, who have been anchoring the Univision Networks nightly national evening newscasts together for more than 25 years, will broadcast from Tampa and Charlotte. This includes the weekday and weekend editions of Noticiero Univision at 6:30pm and 11:30pm, and a special live edition of the Sunday public affairs show Al Punto.Online, {UnivisionNoticias.com} will deliver minute-by-minute updates on the conventions. The English-language coverage will be available on {UnivisionNews.Tumblr.com}, featuring experts and Univision News journalists.Follow and participate in the coverage of the Republican and Democratic conventions via @UniNoticias, @UnivisionNews and the hashtag #Destino2012 on Twitter and the {Univision Noticias;facebook.com/univisionnoticias} and {Univision News;facebook.com/univisionnews} Facebook pages.
