Paola Ramos, American journalist. Her most recent book is "Defectors: The Rise of the Latino Far Right and What It Means for America" ​​, published in September 2024. Ramos is a former correspondent for Vice and contributes to Telemundo and MSNBC. Her work focuses on issues affecting Latinos in the United States and Latin America. Ramos has appeared, been a correspondent, or served as a subject matter expert for Latina, Popsugar, Bustle, Vice, the Los Angeles Blade, South Kern Sol, HIV Plus Magazine, and KCRW.

Ramos served in the Obama administration, including work for both President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, and served as Deputy Director of Hispanic Media for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign. In 2019, Ramos became a correspondent for Vice's documentary series Vice and Vice News Tonight. She previously hosted Vice's docuseries Latin-X. For her work at Vice, she was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for her piece "Latina Drag Queens Spearhead HIV Activism at the Border." That same year, Ramos was the keynote speaker for George Washington University's LatinX Heritage Celebration. She is currently an on-air contributor for Telemundo and MSNBC, and is also a speaker for Lesbians Who Tech + Allies. Ramos will host Field Report with Paola Ramos on MSNBC in 2022.