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November 20, 2009

Lourdes Duarte has been promoted to 5 pm weekday anchor at WGN-TV, the Tribune-owned CW affiliate in Chicago.

Johanna Guerra, Sr VP of Network News at Telemundo has left the company – Ramón Escobar, who last held the title of Sr VP of Network Entertainment at Telemundo, is back… as a full time consultant

Radio Arte, a community, bilingual and youth-centered radio station owned by the National Museum of Mexican Art, is joining forces with Vocalo.org, founded by Chicago Public Radio, for a year-long collaboration.

November 19, 2009

Univision/YouTube Partnership Is A Bigger Deal Than You Think

After a 3 year trial of producing regionalized news for several top 10 Hispanic market stations via the Telemundo Production Center in Dallas, the network is reverting to producing local news. Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Phoenix and San Jose will once again have locally produced news.

Ironically, Latinos should be greatful to former CNN blowhard Lou Dobbs – commentary by Albor Ruiz

When White Writers Do “Latino” Issues – It was chaos this week in the LA Weekly’s virtual mailroom, which received a deluge of reactionary attitude in regard to Christine Pelisek’s cover story “Chaos in the Casitas: Lawless, south of the border–style speakeasies get a grip on L.A.”

November 18, 2009

Yanked off the air in July after co-host Don Pryor repeatedly uttered an ethnic slur, “The Todd and Don Show” will return to KLBJ-AM on Dec. 7, according to a statement released jointly by the station’s management and local Hispanic leaders who met earlier today. – Austin

Mega TV’s Mega News ‘Edicion Nocturna’ is the ‘First and Only Interactive News in Hispanic

Impremedia to Outsource Editorial and Ad Page Production to Mexico

ImpreMedia and Business News Group Announce Industry-Leading Production Partnership

Ray Gomez, news director for Pro 8 News (NBC affiliate), the CW and Telemundo in Laredo, passed away last night.

Liberman Broadcasting, Inc reported that its revenues have gone down $3 million to $27.5 million in the third quarter of this year

Official VivirLatino Statement on Lou Dobbs Leaving CNN

CNN was so sick of Lou Dobbs, it gave him an $8 million severance package to leave

Facing a group of presidents loudly critical of Washington, the U.S. government’s Voice of America broadcast is expanding its audience in Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador and Nicaragua, VOA officials say.

November 16, 2009

LOPEZ TONIGHT Scores Big First Week – Beating the Competition Among Young-Adult Viewers

Now That Dobbs is Out, Who’s Next on the List?

TELEMUNDO’S VERONICA CONTRERAS TO EMCEE THE LATINO TRENDSETTER AWARD GALA

November 13, 2009

Telemundo announced that Pilar Lamadrid has been named Vice President of Specials.

Gustavo Arellano and William Nericcio on Lou Dobbs Leaving CNN: Streaming Audio off KPFK.ORG

The ‘flea’ CNN’s Lou Dobbs couldn’t shake off – Interview with Roberto Lovato

Reflections on Lou Dobbs’ Turbulent Departure – (good quote) – “I believe free speech includes the right to be heard, but not everyone has a right to his or her own television show.”

Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. Reports Results for the Third Quarter 2009

ESPN Deportes Radio WAMA 1550 AM Launches in Tampa

A “Day of Happiness”: Immigration Activists, Hispanic Press Relish Dobbs’ Exit From CNN

Good riddance: Lou Dobbs leaves CNN

CNN: Advocacy group pressure didn’t cause Dobbs to leave

Five People We’d Rather See Replace Lou Dobbs Than John King

Lou Dobbs Is Gone from CNN: Now What?

Dobbs’ CNN departure leaves me cold – (Gregory Tejeda’s insightful post – good read)

NAHJ Welcomes Dobbs’ Departure From CNN

Na Na Na, Hey Hey Lou Dobbs Goodbye

Latinos felices por renuncia de Dobbs

U.S. Deports Lou Dobbs – CNN Host Had Been Living Illegally In Country Since 1961 – (satire from the Onion – the photo made me laugh)

November 12, 2009

Lou Dobbs Delivers His Head to Hispanics, But That’s Not Necessarily a Good Thing – (interesting)

Mike Cano named Publisher of El Latino in San Diego

DOBBS’S DECISION TO RESIGN IS A STEP FORWARD FOR FAIRNESS, ACCURACY, AND BALANCE ON CABLE NEWS

LULAC Hails Removal of Lou Dobbs from CNN

ImpreMedia and AOL Latino Announce Alliance for Content Exchange

Statement by NHMC President & CEO Alex Nogales on Lou Dobbs’ Resignation

“Lopez Tonight” opened to 3.1 million viewers Monday night as the new TBS talkshow also premiered on Turner nets TNT and TruTV.

Adios Lou Dobbs

Statement From The Hispanic Institute Regarding Lou Dobbs’ Departure From CNN

Charlotte’s classical-music station, Davidson College’s WDAV-FM (89.9), is looking at adding a Spanish channel. – Called “Concierto,” it would be broadcast on one of WDAV’s HD radio channels and streamed on the Web.

It’s Dobbs last night on CNN as employee, but not as subject of controversy

AFTER THIRTY YEARS, Lou Dobbs is pushed off CNN. “Strong winds of change have begun buffeting this country,” he says on his last night, “affecting all of us.” Adios, Lou.

In a surprise move, Lou Dobbs announced at the top of his show tonight that it would be his last

Goodbye to an anti-hispanic – After months of pressure, Lou Dobbs’ departure from CNN is not only a sign that the network is interested in restoring its credibility but also that immigrants and Latinos will stand up firmly to hate mongering.

BastaDobbs.com Announces Victory: Lou Dobbs to Leave CNN

Lou Dobbs resigns from CNN – The outspoken newsman says he has been urged ‘to go beyond my role here.’ Is politics in his future?

November 11, 2009

Citadel Media en Espanol Partners with Terra to Develop Online Brand Extensions for Radio Portfolio

EFE Offers Anti-piracy Application for Ibero-America and US Hispanic Markets

A Spanish-language station belatedly flips radio’s ratings switch – “that Spanish-language station La Invasora came out of nowhere to nearly crack the Top 20.”

Wondering What ‘Real Latinos’ are Watching on TV? – (Laura Martinez isn’t 2 sarcastic, is she – funny video clip)

Utilísima Arrives in the United States: A New TV Programming Option for the Hispanic Woman

National Hispanic Media Coalition Media Policy Priorities

November 10, 2009

Free Press, Hispanic Media Coaltion: We Can Make Own Net-Neutrality Decisions – Groups Want Debate To Shift Back To Substance Of Issues, Not Perceptions

Mexico, U.S. Blame Each Other After Border Crackdown Fails

Ex-NY Post editor sues paper for racism, sexism – Sandra Guzman, a black and Puerto Rican associate editor, was terminated on Sept. 29 in retaliation for complaints about allegedly pervasive racism and sexism at the newspaper.

Vatican official seeks more access to Cuban media

Venezuelan government controls over 700 media outlets

Argentine journalists, academics and ruling party lawmakers met Monday to challenge the conclusions of an international media group that Latin American leaders are exerting too much control over the press.

Que Buena Radio’s 11th Annual ‘Los Premios de la Radio’ – The event will be held at the famed NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE, located across the street from the STAPLES Center, on Tuesday, November 10th at 7:15 p.m

Highest reach ever for Univision Latin Grammys – 12.8M viewers

Entravision Communications reports its revenues are down 17%

US State Dept ‘deplores assault’ on Cuban bloggers

November 9, 2009

Pro-Immigrant Demonstrators and Hispanic Media Confront Sheriff Arpaio on Visit to Southern California

November 6, 2009

TLN en Español, Canada’s first nationally available 24-hour all-Spanish channel, has launched on Shaw Digital TV, in the Vancouver, Victoria, Calgary, Edmonton and Winnipeg markets.

Telemundo station group management shuffle – Celia Chávez, Erika Diaz, Manuel Abud, Efren Padilla and David Padilla

El Tiempo de Boston is New England’s seventh Spanish-language weekly paper. New England is home to 900,000 Hispanics, including 437,000 in Massachusetts

AP Launches Mobile News Network, “AP Mobile América Latina”

November 5, 2009

Geraldo Rivera faces tough critics – a pair of abuelitas

Telemundo L.A. talent update

Grassroots Effort to Oust Lou Dobbs Now 100,000 Strong – Latino leaders and their allies who are part of BastaDobbs.com vow to continue online campaign putting pressure on CNN to drop Dobbs

Chicago Association of Hispanic Journalists to launch new Web site with Community News Matters award – $30,000 to launch

“Latinos en America” A Small Caress After a Thousand Slaps in the Face

November 4, 2009

Julio Ojeda-Zapata on the Potential for Newspaper Storystreaming

Friendly Fire? CNN’s Lou Dobbs Gets Called Out By CNN’s Reliable Sources

Reid Gets No GOP Support For Resolution Honoring Hispanic Media

A news reporter who wrote about violent drug crimes has been strangled in the northern Mexican state of Durango – El Tiempo de Durango journalist Jose Bladimir Antuna

Chicago Ethnic Media Question U.S. Census Officials

November 2, 2009

‘Drop Lou Dobbs’ Campaign Nearing 100,000 Signature Goal – need 30k more!

Border Media, formerly BMP Radio, is ending Spanish-language broadcasts on four Austin stations as of 1 a.m. Sunday – La Ley 98.9 FM, Digital 92.5 and 104.9 FM, and Juan 1490 AM

October 30, 2009

Questions Surrounding Dobbs’ Gunfire Incident Cast Doubt on CNN’s Credibility

Did a resolution honoring Hispanic media trigger a silent boycott among the GOP?

Screen Actors Guild Releases New Report Detailing Use of SAP by Spanish-Speaking Television Audiences – Study Shows Television Audiences Would Grow with More English-Language Programming Dubbed by Spanish-Speaking Actors

15% of the U.S. population is of Latino descent, but Latinos remain underrepresented on English-language television. Only 4% of on-camera talent is Latino

Jose Morales Promoted to Vice-President of Content for Telemundo 47

October 29, 2009

Lou Dobbs Ad to Air in Markets across the U.S. – (since CNN wouldn’t air it)

A Minute With: George Lopez on his new TV talk show

October 28, 2009

Spain’s El Mundo Launches America’s Digital Edition

Nationally Recognized Latina Lista Blog Re-Launches as Multimedia News Site

ESPN suspends broadcaster Bob Griese over ‘taco’ joke

ESPN broadcaster suspended for making “taco” remark. Can you pass the “taco” challenge?

October 27, 2009

After almost 2 years on the job, Joe Ruiz’s last day as a news editor for ksat.com is tomorrow. He landed a new gig as Lead for News – Associate Producer at seattletimes.com.

Mega TV Announces Important Changes to its Local Channel 22 and the Network

Latina’s ‘Viva Mexico’ Special Issue Debuts Custom Covers and Generates Additional Revenue, Advertisers

October 26, 2009

Utah Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Patricia Quijano Dark is moving to the Deseret News, where she will serve as a senior editor over minority and Hispanic issues.

Commentary on CNN’s Latinos in America