Media + Commentary Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)

November 24, 2009

Telemundo’s disastrous Dobbs interview – “Interestingly enough, Dobbs was no bully and with his calm tone actually made his interviewer,” María Celeste,” look like a fool”

November 19, 2009

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

Official VivirLatino Statement on Lou Dobbs Leaving CNN

November 16, 2009

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

November 13, 2009

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

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.”

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

Na Na Na, Hey Hey Lou Dobbs Goodbye

November 12, 2009

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

Adios Lou Dobbs

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.

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.

November 11, 2009

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

November 5, 2009

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

October 30, 2009

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

October 26, 2009

Commentary on CNN’s Latinos in America

Hispanics oppose Dobbs’ rants

October 22, 2009

Lou Dobbs, Soledad O’Brien and CNN’s coverage of Latinos

October 17, 2009

Lou Dobbs vs. Latino in America: CNN’s hypocritical juxtaposition

“Latinos in America”: CNN’s Lame bid for hispanic audience?

CNN refuses to air “Drop Dobbs” Ad

An inspiring moment in its own way, TV giving Latino focus

CNN Wants Latino Viewers and $ But Not When They Criticize

CNN Loves Lou Dobbs’ Leprous Lies More Than It Values Latino Lives

October 13, 2009

CNN, You Can’t Have It Both Ways: It’s Either Dobbs or Your Latino Future – (w/ video)

CNN: Cada vez más parecida a Fox TV – A continuación pueden leer la declaración de Frank Sharry, director ejecutivo y fundador de America’s Voice, en torno a la serie “Latino in America” que CNN comienza a transmitir el 22 de octubre:

September 29, 2009

CNN: It’s Time to Deport Lou Dobbs – Adam Luna, Political Director, America’s Voice

September 28, 2009

Franc Contreras comments on Journalism in Mexico.

Newspapers still matter to people like Brittany DeSantiago

September 21, 2009

Join NCLR and the Drop Dobbs Campaign

Your Turn: Contra Costa Times’ headline about illegal immigrants was misleading

September 17, 2009

The Movement to Drop Dobbs

New Latino initiative unites Latino bloggers & organizations in speaking out against Lou Dobbs and CNN

September 8, 2009

Spanish language media have obligation – For all of the positive purposes served by the Spanish language media, the industry is unwittingly shooting its own beneficiaries in the foot.

September 1, 2009

As Lou Dobbs readies to cross another journalistic line in the sand, CNN management remains silent

August 29, 2009

The USHCC Annual Convention is in 2.5 weeks in Denver yet their website still doesn’t have any info on getting media credentials! Why?

August 17, 2009

Texan Educators Want Your Children to Learn all about ‘Brown’ People

August 12, 2009

Marcelo Salup: “Can the Hispanic print industry resuscitate itself?”

August 5, 2009

Lou Dobbs Finally Under Scrutiny After Years of Bigotry

July 13, 2009

Limbaugh: Sotomayor’s ‘Wise Latina’ Comment Worse Than George Allen’s ‘Macaca’

June 22, 2009

When the Tide of Anger on Immigration Turns to Threats of Violence – A response to The Oregonian article “A tide of anger on immigration”

June 5, 2009

President Obama made history last week when he tapped a federal appellate judge Sonia Sotomayor as the first Latina nominated for the Supreme Court. Two editors of publications geared towards Latinos explore what type of impact the nomination is having on their communities. Mimi Valdes Ryan, of Latina Magazine, and Nicole Raymond of People en Espanol explain.

June 4, 2009

Political cartoon portraying Sotomayor as a piñata is insensitive but deserves no rash judgements

Sotomayor’s treatment in the media; on being talked about but not being allowed to talk – OR – Where oh where in the world are the Hispanic journalists in the Sotomayor conversation?

June 3, 2009

Sotomayor Falls in Journalism’s Blind Spot – What her nomination clearly shows us is that what this nation needs is more incisive journalism, not less By Roberto Dr. Cintli Rodriguez

February 4, 2009

Obama’s press office needs diversity

December 18, 2008

Why Hispanic Media Ignores College Soccer

December 9, 2008

The Immigrant Story That Wasn’t: Laid Off Republic Windows Employees Just Regular Working Stiffs – Esther Cepeda absolutely stunned that the peaceful sit in at the Republic Windows and Doors factory and warehouse has not been stuck in the ghetto of “immigrant story” by our local and national media.

November 3, 2008

Another Open Letter to the L.A. Times – Insulting the spirit of Ruben Salazar, Frank Del Olmo, and the Latino community by letting Augustin Gurza go

October 23, 2008

Do we need Oprah “en Español” in select cities? We already have Cristina. Do we really need Oprah?

October 2, 2008

Immigration not an issue of interest to many news types

September 26, 2008

What is it?!? Spanish language viewers don’t care? OR Univision takes them for granted!?!

September 15, 2008

Maria Elena Salinas: Obama refocuses on issues – “I want to share some highlights of my interview with Obama – the first interview given to a Spanish-language media organization since becoming his party’s nominee”

September 8, 2008

Is Spanish Radio a Separate Market?

August 14, 2008

Mexico’s Olympics Coverage: My God, What Is This? – a hand puppet (El Compayito) shot up and started telling jokes about gymnastics. And the two correspondents started giggling.

August 11, 2008

Roberto Rodriguez: Questions journalists never ask

August 5, 2008

Just 5 months after Univision hired him away away from Hearst-Argyle Television, Terry Mackin is no longer president of the Univision Communications’ TV station group.

August 3, 2008

People En Español’s Best And Worst Dressed Issue Is Giving Us Pleather And Chiffon Nightmares

July 24, 2008

Commentary: To stay relevant, media must diversify – Ruben Navarrette Jr.

July 23, 2008

English is not the new Spanish on Radio Premios Juventud proves that out on TV

Intersections: (Media) Revise your styleguide: On usage of ‘La Raza’

July 22, 2008

The next extinct species: the Latino journalist – Esther J. Cepeda

July 21, 2008

Magazine cover may help Obama with Latino voters

June 30, 2008

Jose de la Isla: PBS still lacking in attention to Hispanics

June 26, 2008

I Survived Racy, Spanish-Language TV

June 23, 2008

The state of HispanicTips and its future

June 17, 2008

Obama and McCain on Immigration: Life vs. Death – The best analysis of the differences in the candidates’ positions comes from the Spanish-language press.

June 2, 2008

TV Board » Soul & Salsa?

May 29, 2008

About time! Reckless TV anchors put on spot

May 27, 2008

Right-Wing Media Using Immigration Debate to Mainstream Hate – By poisoning the public discourse with disinformation, right-wing talkers improve their ratings while leaving us far from fixing a broken system.

Is Lou Dobbs the Sheriff Arpaio of Primetime? (Latina Lista)

May 19, 2008

Geraldo Presents Positive Latino Images

April 22, 2008

Media makes citizenship status of Hispanic surname suspects part of the story (Latina Lista)

April 10, 2008

Guess what media focus is on with Arizona’s crackdown on illegal immigration? The big picture? Nah.

April 2, 2008

You Say Hispanic, I Say Latino

February 18, 2008

One Blogger’s On-Air Experience with CNN Leaves A Cynical Impression (Latina Lista)

February 11, 2008

Media Hype and Immigration Questions for the Candidates

January 29, 2008

Is Univision Slanted toward Hillary?

January 17, 2008

Man Eegee – The Media Relishes in Minority Tension

January 16, 2008

CIMS » Hispanic Presence on TV Grows, But Still Not Good Enough

January 14, 2008

No need for rush job on immigration – (the Indianapolis Star takes a rational approach: “Legislature needs to take time to study how a proposal targeting illegal immigrants would affect businesses and the economy.” and gets burned in the comments)

November 14, 2007

White Writers Strike – Raza si, guerra no… By Al Carlos Hernandez

November 11, 2007

My spin on a dust-up with Bill O’Reilly – Don’t miss point of teen protest: military preys on poor and middle-class students

November 4, 2007

Navarrette: Calling out scoundrels doesn’t make me Tio Tomas

October 23, 2007

Don’t Give Lou Dobbs a License to Kill Spitzer’s Drivers License Bill

October 22, 2007

Concerns about my ethnicity still mainly personal – Appleton, Wisconsin

October 21, 2007

Rick Rodriguez leaves a legacy of watchdog reporting – Sacramento

A matter of ethnicity and journalistic ethics – the Rebecca Aguilar saga in Dallas

October 15, 2007

¡Basta Ya! Leave this highly visible, growing & economical rewarding Industry if you do not like it!

October 3, 2007

CNN’s Article on Immigrant Sailor Guilty of Using a Biased Source with a Political Agenda (Latina Lista)

September 27, 2007

Five tips to ensure Hispanic media don’t cover your story – Hispanic MPR

September 25, 2007

What You Can Do About The War – Ken Burns and the exclusion of Latinos in PBS documentary on PBS

Cecilia Alvear – The Story We Needed Ken Burns to Tell

September 23, 2007

Were Latinos right in putting Burns in the hot seat?

September 20, 2007

Carlos Guerra: Family appreciates Tío Beto’s sacrifice, even if filmmaker doesn’t

September 16, 2007

Burns film’s just 1 example of bad times for Latinos

September 15, 2007

Hispanics Are Superior To Their Mediocre TV

September 13, 2007

Study Underscores Newspapers’ Preference for Anglo Columnists Over Latinos (Latina Lista)

The World According to Univision – By LESLIE SANCHEZ

September 7, 2007

Undocumented Immigrants are Easy Targets for ”” Newspaper Headlines (Latina Lista)

July 17, 2007

Does Latino Inclusion in Burns War Documentary Really Mean

July 16, 2007

Wheres the rose between his teeth? – Journalists couldn’t resist unleashing tired ethnic innuendos after Villaraigosa admitted his affair.

July 11, 2007

Conservative Radio Talk Show Host Makes a Death Joke About Latino Students Fasting for Dream Act Passage

English-language Newspapers Still Dont Recognize Latinos as Part of Their Core Readership

May 16, 2007

Clemenseando: Conservative Concerns About Univision’s Citizenship Drive

May 10, 2007

Abuse of the media?: Lou Dobbs

Hispanics still unhappy over Burns PBS WWII documentary

May 3, 2007

Ken Burns is bowing to ill-advised pressure and setting a bad precedent

May 2, 2007

NIELSEN’S DARFIELD CONTINUES DISTURBING PATTERN WITH COMMENTS ON HISPANIC RATINGS ISSUE

April 11, 2007

HispanicTrending: The Ladies Room with Lolis: A World Class Talk Radio Show, who’s anchor happens to be Latina

Burns, PBS have history of not including Hispanics – Janet Murguia

April 8, 2007

Latina Lista: The 30th Annivesary of Roots Stirs Thoughts of That its Time to Recognize Latino Journeys to this Country

April 5, 2007

Spanish language media is valuable

March 27, 2007

Clemenseando: Televisión has an accent on the o

March 15, 2007

PBS series excludes Hispanics (this upsets me)

February 13, 2007

DosCentavos.net: LULAC Responds to “Patrona” Article – Texas

February 6, 2007

New Fox Latino Reporter Helps Its Anti-Immigrant Agenda

February 1, 2007

Latina Lista: Nielsen Media Says Top Ten Shows among Hispanics are All Telenovelas? Gasp Can it be true?

January 14, 2007

Good Old American Capitalism Penalizes Anti-Immigrant City. FOX Hosts Quite Distressed.

January 11, 2007

Kern woman true Latina of substance – Dolores Huerta

November 20, 2006

Latina Lista: The Other Latino Revolution – (Media in English)

October 30, 2006

Latina Lista: Did Newspaper Immigration Story Violate the Trust of Those Interviewed?

October 25, 2006

latino lingo: Hispanics receptive to radio advertising

October 22, 2006

Latina Lista: Are U.S.-Born Latinos Losing Their Identity?

October 18, 2006

Bigotry pays on CNN » VivirLatino

On MSNBC’s Tucker, radio host Mark Williams declared that immigrants “engage in slavery and prostitution,” added: “As long as we have the ICBMs, they can learn English”

October 13, 2006

GOP Illegal Immigrant ‘Social Security’ Claim Debunked

Hispanic media’s key role

September 28, 2006

Double Standard for Hispanic Media? Miami Scandal Puts Journalists Under Fire

September 7, 2006

Ugly (and because somehow in English “fea” means fat, too) Betty » VivirLatino

September 5, 2006

DosCentavos.net: Too Many Latinos in Latino Areas

The Unapologetic Mexican: Third Bomb Attack on Mérida’s Por Esto!

August 31, 2006

CNN’s Vice President of Racism and Associates – Señor Lou Dobbs

August 27, 2006

Latina Lista: New Season of “Survivor” Focuses on Which Race is Superior

August 24, 2006

News Hounds: FOX News Tries To Tie Mexican Immigrants To Al Qaeda

August 16, 2006

Headlines make a difference. Republican Hispanics blast Democrats’ ad – or – Hispanics angered by Democratic Web ad

July 26, 2006

Bloggings by boz: One year of Telesur

July 7, 2006

Emmy Awards : Y Donde Estan los Latinos? » VivirLatino

June 26, 2006

Not coddling to publish some stories in Spanish. Houston Chronicle in Texas

June 21, 2006

Exclusiva: POST CONVENTION NOTES (National Association of Hispanic Journalists)

June 20, 2006

Lack of Latinos in the news

June 15, 2006

Latina Lista: Ratings Are In: Telenovela Ranks Higher than Alma Awards

June 14, 2006

Latina Lista: News Headlines Contribute to Negative Opinions About Hispanics

May 21, 2006

Latina Lista: Latina Lista Calls on Discovery Channel to Air Discovery en Español’s Immigration Doc

May 1, 2006

Latina Lista: The Second Half of the Reform Battle Needs to be Fought in the Mainstream Press

April 26, 2006

abecé hispanic marketing and advertising blog: Hispanic Nets target English-Language Nets

April 14, 2006

Now, telephone sales pitches take Spanish to say no

April 4, 2006

Food TV Reality: Latina Eliminada » VivirLatino

March 31, 2006

CJR Daily: Dobbs Pins Down Illegal Immigrants, Give or Take 9 Million

March 29, 2006

Immigration: More hate from the media » VivirLatino

March 28, 2006

DosCentavos: More Proof That Mainstream Media Is Clueless

La Queen Sucia: How Stupid are the US Media?!?!

March 22, 2006

Latina Lista: Media Inaccuracies Fuel Illegal Immigration Debate

March 21, 2006

Latino Pundit: Media Coverage of Latinos Portrays Them Negatively

March 19, 2006

www.DosCentavos.net: La Nueva Raza: Rolling Out #6! in Texas

March 8, 2006

Babalu Blog: Guillermo Fariñas finally getting the attention he deserves

February 26, 2006

Latina Lista: Desperate Housewives Going South of the Border

February 21, 2006

Latina Lista: Are Latinos Not Interested in the Winter Olympics?

February 16, 2006

Latino radio sex talk has listeners vibrando » VivirLatino

February 7, 2006

My Weblog: Why the Silence? About Guillermo Fariñas Hernández’s hunger strike

February 3, 2006

Sofia Vergara gets “Desperate”

February 2, 2006

Latina Lista: Latin American TV Network Inks Partnership with al-Jazeera

January 29, 2006

Latina Lista: Friday Follow-Up: Networks Don’t Have to Worry About Audiences for U.S.-Created Telenovelas

January 23, 2006

Aquí no se hace pipi » VivirLatino

January 11, 2006

Latina Lista: US Networks Want to Cash In On Popularity of Telenovelas

January 5, 2006

latino lingo: The power of “telenovelas”

January 4, 2006

Pineda Consulting » What Do Young Latinos Watch?

January 3, 2006

Latina Lista: Latino Radio Station Threatened with Shut Down by Anti-Immigrant Critic

December 11, 2005

Latina Lista: Hoy’s Chisme (Today’s Gossip)

December 8, 2005

Latina Lista: Hispanic Magazine Decides to Outsource Content and Leaves Us Wondering If it Can Still be the “Premier Magazine for Hispanic Americans?

December 6, 2005

“I’m lovin’ it”…What? – VivirLatino.com

December 5, 2005

Latina Lista: It’s Official: First Latina to Anchor National News Program

December 4, 2005

Latina Lista: Continuing the Talk on Spanish-language Media

December 2, 2005

Latina Lista: Cristina la Revista Stops Publishing: Do Spanish-language Titles Have a Shelf Life?

December 1, 2005

Colorado Luis: Latina/o Progressive Radio in New Mexico

Latina Lista: Spanish-Language Networks Not Represented at Congressional Decency Forum

November 29, 2005

La Bloga: Upscale Chicas Patas Get Upscale Lifestyle Magazine

November 23, 2005

Latina Lista: La Virgin de Guadalupe Appears But You Wouldn’t Know It If You Only Read English

November 15, 2005

latino lingo: Television es muy importante for us

Writers Watch Your Backs: “Those People” are after your jobs too!

November 14, 2005

Latina Lista: AIM TV Fires Back at Nielsen Media Research

November 13, 2005

Audit Trails of Self: HBO’s Epitafios – Argentinian Crime Fiction done right

November 11, 2005

Latina Lista: Nielsen Media Believes all Latinos are the Same

November 10, 2005

Latin Grammys: Spanish made the difference » VivirLatino

Latina Lista: New Initiative Calls on Nielsen Media to Change the Way They Monitor Hispanic Viewing Habits

November 4, 2005

Latino men to get an eyefull » VivirLatino

November 3, 2005

VivirLatino » Once Again, Are We Speaking the Same Language?

November 1, 2005

VivirLatino » Aqui We No Watch Espanish

October 28, 2005

latino lingo: Chevy “Nova”? I beg to differ

October 26, 2005

latino lingo: Dale mas gasolina

October 21, 2005

VivirLatino » The Latino shift towards cable TV

VivirLatino » Iron Chef America, Chef Aaron Sanchez Challenges Morimoto This Sunday

VivirLatino » Ay Doctorsito!!!

Latina Lista: Bill O’Reilly Feels Victimized by Latina Columnist

Elenamary – de aquí y de allá » Television, the drug of the nation

October 20, 2005

VivirLatino » Someone Please Stop the Vacilón

latino lingo: Honey .. pass the Control Remoto

October 18, 2005

VivirLatino » Lopez + Prinze Does NOT =

latino lingo: Latino USA Today?

October 14, 2005

VivirLatino » The exporting of novelas

October 13, 2005

VivirLatino » U-17 World Cup Brought Record Breaking Audience to Galavision

Poynter Online: Wednesday Edition: “Survivor: Guatemala”

Latina Lista: Media Overlooks Guatemalan Mudslides in Favor of Pakistani Earthquake

October 8, 2005

A Chicano at the Emmy’s

October 2, 2005

Babalu Blog: Countering CBS

September 28, 2005

editorsweblog.org: Major papers realizing Latino market potential

A Latin American voice to counter corporate media

September 16, 2005

Latina Lista: New Magazine Makes English-Speaking Latinos Wanting Más

September 15, 2005

Splintered Channels: Radio Disney Splinters, Offers Marketers Latino Targeting Opportunities

September 14, 2005

Latin_KNOW: Article: Hispanic radio boosting Clear Channel

September 9, 2005

Latina Lista: English-Speaking Latinas Being Ignored by Media Companies

August 26, 2005

Clemenseando: Wal-Mart Gets “Wise”

Radio Factor guest host Gibson wrong on Latino … [Media Matters]

August 24, 2005

Clemenseando: Hispanic Ratings Watch

August 23, 2005

Clemenseando: Univision Summer

August 20, 2005

Remolacha.net: Reggaeton Radio war in NYC

August 17, 2005

Clemenseando: Hispanic Ratings Watch

August 10, 2005

Clemenseando: Caveat Lector

August 8, 2005

James Gross:Hispanic Marketing: New newspaper aims to be voice of the Latino community

August 3, 2005

Clemenseando: Searching For “La Madrastra”

Impasto: Blog power

July 31, 2005

Google’s Partnership with Univision

July 28, 2005

Latina Lista: New Cable Channel Televising Mexican Programming Not Entirely a Good Idea

July 15, 2005

Emmy Members Snub “Desperate Housewives” Longoria – The Real Reason

Carlos Mencia: Not For The Easily Offended.