The Obama campaign has almost completely ignored Latino media, and the McCain campaign is even worse, writes La Opinión columnist Pilar Marrero

The Barack Obama presidential campaign’s indifference to the Latino press has been a problem since the beginning of the race. The people surrounding the candidate don’t seem too aware or concerned about maintaining communication with the media that informs the Spanish-speaking community, even after repeated complaints from journalists (including this writer) about the lack of coordination and access to the candidate.

Usually, to do the job, reporters need a constant and accessible contact person in the campaign. In Obama’s case, this has been virtually impossible: there is not — nor has there ever been — regular communication with the Hispanic press.

One wonders what might happen in the general election campaign and then in an eventual Democratic presidency, if indeed they win in November. “*

not to mention Latino bloggers

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