Real News Network
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| Launched | 2007 (founded by Paul Jay) |
| Slogan | "The future depends on knowing" |
| Country | United States and Canada (main, also studios in other countries) |
| Broadcast area | Global (World Wide Web) |
| Headquarters | Baltimore, MD and Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Website | http://therealnews.com/ |
The Real News (TRNN) is a nonprofit independent news organization. TRNN was launched in 2007 by Paul Jay, who serves as the network's CEO and senior editor. TRNN describes itself as a news source "focused on providing independent and uncompromising journalism."
The Real News Network uses internet broadcasting. It is also available on Xfinity video on demand and Roku. The Real News has offices in Baltimore and Toronto.
The stated goal of The Real News is to provide independent, uncompromising, verifiable worldwide coverage of the critical issues of our times. The Real News encourages its viewers to debate and criticize its coverage in its comments section, purportedly in order to bring awareness of its potential biases and how such biases may affect the network's coverage.
Beginning with a grant from the Macarthur Foundation, Jay spent three years raising $4,750,000 before launching TRNN in 2007. Influenced by events such as the 2000 US presidential election, 9/11, the invasion of Iraq, and Hurricane Katrina, Jay felt that there needed to be a news network capable of making complicated concepts accessible to the average person. Jay and crew officially opened shop in Toronto in September 2007. The Real News does not accept funding from advertising, governments, or corporations. During TRNN's development stage, Jay reported turning down $50,000 in funding from the Canadian government. Though the organization initially intended to sustain itself exclusively on viewer donations after its first three years of broadcast, it has not yet reached its sustainability goal. TRNN is therefore partially reliant upon grant money for its operating funds.
TRNN moved to Baltimore in June 2014. Located at 231 N Holliday St., TRNN operates out of the largest sound stage in the city. After the network's success in Toronto, Jay desired to move TRNN to an American city, one facing social and economic problems endemic to cities across the country. Using video-calling services such as Skype, TRNN's anchors and hosts interview experts from all over the world on various topics of local, national, and international importance.
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