You Say Hispanic, I Say Latino
Tagged: children, Pew Hispanic, population, Professor
When we report about “Hispanics” or “Latinos,” who are we really talking about? Roberto Suro, for one, thinks journalists may not have a clear idea.
Suro, a professor at the University of Southern California and former director of the Pew Hispanic Center in Washington, D.C., says first and foremost, remember the main characteristic about this population: It’s diverse, dispersed, and growing and changing all at the same time. “It reminds me of my two children when they were adolescents,” Suro joked at a forum on multicultural reporting organized by the Society of Professional Journalists in Los Angeles last week.
About 12 percent of the U.S. population now marks “Hispanic” on Census forms. But journalists shouldn’t assume these folks share the same background, comfort with the Spanish language or even connection with their native countries, Suro says.”*
*From: www.poynter.org
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