Castro’s Illness, Cuba’s Future Dominate U.S. Hispanic Media

“The announcement late Monday that Cuban leader Fidel Castro required emergency surgery and temporarily ceded power to his brother RaÚl has quickly grabbed the attention of the U.S. Hispanic media, dominating coverage on air, online and in print.

Noticiero Univisión, Univision’s national newscast, on Tuesday devoted 25 minutes out of its half-hour telecast to live reports from Havana (via CNN en Español), Miami’s Little Havana, Washington, D.C., and Latin America. Sitting in for Univision anchor Enrique Gratas, who is on vacation, reporter Martí­n Berlanga even featured a Spanish-speaking surgeon who discussed in detail Castro’s illness and its potential complications.
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