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Latina Journalists Honored with ‘¡De Última Hora!’ Museum Exhibit — Here’s Where

Kiko Martinez — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 15:04:23 +0000

A new, bilingual exhibition at the National Museum of American History inside the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. is honoring Latina broadcasters in Spanish-language TV. The exhibit, “¡De Última Hora! Latinas Report Breaking News,” features a number of former and current journalists, including María Elena Salinas, Blanca Rosa Vílchez, Dunia Elvir, Marilys Llanos, Gilda Mirós,

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Talina Fernández, Renowned Mexican Journalist & TV Host, Dies at 78

Kiko Martinez — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 15:58:33 +0000

The world is mourning the loss of Talina Fernández. The Mexican journalist, producer, and actress died on Wednesday (June 28) after a battle with leukemia. She was 78 years old. According to People in Español, Fernández was rushed to the hospital for an emergency stemming from the cancer. The news of her hospitalization was confirmed

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Nicaragua’s Government Cuts CNN en Español Feed — Here’s Why Many Are Concerned

Kiko Martinez — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 14:28:08 +0000

Late Wednesday (September 21), Nicaragua’s government cut the feed from CNN en Español, prompting the network to condemn the decision made at the request of Eduardo Martin Salguera Landero, Director of the Nicaraguan Institute of Telecommunications and Post Office (TELCOR). According to Reuters, CNN en Español was the only remaining network available for Nicaraguans to

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After Advocating for More Latinos in Newsrooms, NAHJ Creates Its Own Digital Platform

Raquel Reichard — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 18:49:49 +0000

This week, palabra., a new digital platform from the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ), launched, creating new opportunities for long-form journalism that’s for and by Latinos. For more than three decades, the Washington, D.C.-based organization has been helping Latino journalists of all levels of experience advance in their careers to widen the representation of

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8 Latino Columnists You Should Be Reading

Yara Simón — Tue, 18 Jun 2019 05:00:53 +0000

Journalism is overwhelmingly white. As a matter of fact, a 2018 Pew Research Center analysis found that 77 percent of newsroom employees – those working in newspapers, broadcasting, and internet publishing – were non-Hispanic whites. This makes newsroom employees less diverse than other parts of the US workforce, which means that we don’t always have

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Financial Journalists Performed a Disrespectful Song About PR’s Financial Crisis Set to “Despacito”

Remezcla Estaff — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 16:10:15 +0000

When we talk about the financial crisis in Puerto Rico, we should analyze the roles the Puerto Rican and United States governments played in the situation. We shouldn’t, however, write an insensitive and racist ditty that makes light of what’s happening on the island. Yet on Friday, a group of financial journalists dressed up in

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10 Latino Photographers Documenting Underrepresented Communities

Christina Noriega — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 16:02:23 +0000

The average, US journalist can be described as white and male, according to a 2016 study that surveyed 737 news organizations. Studies and personal accounts seem to indicate the same can be said for the average photojournalist. While a growing chorus of minority visual reporters and editors are calling for more diversity in newsrooms and

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4 Print Publications for Latinos by Latinos

Christina Noriega — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 16:40:34 +0000

Ignored by mainstream media, Latinx have opted to create the representation they seek, and in recent years, this has meant an emergence of new, Latinx-owned magazines. It may seem unexpected; after all, the magazine industry faces a harsh reality consisting of dwindling sales and subscribers. Yet, independent magazines seem to be thriving. What may be

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5 Scholarships For Latinx Journalists That Help Increase Diversity In Newsrooms

Frances Solá-Santiago — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 14:25:01 +0000

In the 18 months of his presidency, Donald Trump has targeted media outlets and journalists. As a matter of fact, his go-to insult is to describe CNN as “fake news,” but he’s also named the press the enemy of the people. Even before he won the election on November 2016, Trump censored Mexican journalist Jorge

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How to Make it In Journalism, According to 4 Barrier-Breaking Latinas

Julyssa Lopez — Thu, 03 May 2018 17:22:15 +0000

The best kind of journalism offers varied perspectives that bring readers closer to an authentic portrait of a given time and place. But despite the premium placed on diverse narratives, newsrooms still can’t crack their own problems of representation, particularly among journalists of color. The workforce remains woefully homogenous, and the numbers are particularly abysmal

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