Poder profiles new Univision exec

"Conde also brings to Univision a rare blend of Hispanic cultural background with an all-American upbringing, which analysts say is key to the network’s success. “He is fully bi-cultural,” says Sergio Bendixen, president of Bendixen and Associates, the Miami-based public opinion research firm. “This guy is a mix of Hispanic and American culture. He understands Latin America and the different way many of the people who come here look at life, and he understands the American way.”"

http://www.poder360.com/article_detail.php?id_article=2421

AP: Ruling favors Latino suit against Texas 2-step Democratic primary

In a lawsuit filed last year, the Latino groups argued that the way Texas Democrats awarded presidential delegates unfairly discriminated against Latinos by awarding fewer presidential delegates to heavily Hispanic areas. They did not contest to whom the delegates were awarded, but rather how the allotment was made.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iB5yNn9MW-yV4gTGNJXBcnR3XmrgD9AA4E1G1

Batanga launches US Latino ad network

"Batanga launched the Batanga Network, a network of websites targeting the U.S. Hispanic Market. the Batanga Network is a brand new network comprised in part of the sites that used to belong to HispanoClick, which Batanga acquired early last year. "

http://www.portada-online.com/html/website/paid/2009/081709/Batanga-Launches-New-Online-Ad-Network.aspx

In Q2, Univision overall revenue down 4%; In online, visits up 7%

http://www.rbr.com/media-news/16473.html

Univision President/COO to retire at 58

Univision President/COO Ray Rodriguez to retire.

http://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=n19594

Newsweek weighs in on Sotomayor confirmation

""To have her ascend to the highest court in the land, it is such a strong feeling of belonging," says Lillian Rodríguez López, president of the Hispanic Federation. Sotomayor's nomination was "recognition of the contributions our communities…have made to the United States.""

http://www.newsweek.com/id/212024

SF Gate: GOP to pay for petty opposition to Sotomayor

"Republicans know not what they did. They're only fooling themselves if they think they won't pay a price for their petty opposition to the nation's first Latina justice."

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/08/11/EDMM19734V.DTL#ixzz0NyOW8ySK
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WP: GOP seems unconcerned with Latino vote in opposing Sotomayor

"But some senators and Republican strategists worry that efforts to shore up support from conservative voters who dominate the GOP primaries could become a missed opportunity to extend an olive branch to Latino voters, who gave just 31 percent of their ballots to McCain last fall. "

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/04/AR2009080401691.html?hpid=moreheadlines