Spanish-language TV journalists paid less – Many earn roughly one-fourth less in base pay than their competitors at English-language stations – (very, very interesting) From: sfgate.com

As their contract negotiations intensified this week, the newsroom employees at San Francisco’s leading Spanish-language news station – KDTV Channel 14 – should have been in a strong bargaining position. Not only is the newsroom full of coveted bilingual journalists, but for the past two ratings periods KDTV has beaten most of its Bay Area English-language competitors in various ratings contests.

But when it comes to Spanish-language television news, high ratings don’t translate into high salaries. Many KDTV reporters and producers, like their counterparts at Spanish-language stations across the country, earn roughly one-fourth less in base pay than their competitors at English-language stations, even if the 6 p.m. newscast they’re producing is attracting more viewers in the coveted 25-54 demographic than every Bay Area station except KGO-TV. “*

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