Enrique J. Gonzales, the Latino Contrarian

Starmedia subsidiary fraud settlement

2011-11-14T07:31:00.002-05:00

According to the complaint, Starmedia "misstated the quality and amount of the company's revenue" in 2000 and 2001.

Clickz report: Majority of Latinos with Internet access tap in via phones

2011-07-19T16:45:00.005-04:00

Folks,

Latinos in the USA are a significant part of the smart phone audience.

From: Clickz: Latinos Leading the Mobile Web

65 percent of Latinos use their handset as their primary access to the Internet.
more than 30 percent of iPhone users are Hispanic.
From a language perspective, 52 percent of Latino smartphone users are English preferred with some Spanish, and 38 percent are Spanish preferred.

Source: Clickz

Former StarMedia exec settles with SEC

2011-07-04T08:27:00.003-04:00

At the height of the hype of the Latino internet bubble in the late 1990s, I was certain the revenue was not there. For one, most of the Latinos online at the time, lived in the United States. For two, almost 100 percent of the advertising market and potential advertising market for Latinos online was in the United States.

ChristianScienceMonitor: Latinos at rally to Dems: immigration reform or no votes

2010-03-24T18:16:00.001-04:00

“It’s frustrating that we haven’t seen change. We haven’t seen what we expected. But I understand that things in the government take time.”

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2010/0322/At-Washington-s-immigration-reform-march-a-warning-from-Latinos

CorpusChristiCallerTimes: State board member urges remembering Latinos who defended the Alamo

2010-03-21T22:07:00.001-04:00

"She was trying to persuade the board to include in the teaching of Texas history the names of the eight Tejanos who died at the 1836 battle of the Alamo. "

http://www.caller.com/news/2010/mar/21/hispanic-texans-part-legend/

FastCo.: Blogger recaps the history of Hispanic ad networks

2010-03-15T17:29:00.001-04:00

"The more ad networks make monetization possible for the content creators focused on the Hispanic market – the better. The eco-system grows and validates the Hispanic market and the Hispanic consumer – all I’ve ever wanted."

http://www.fastcompany.com/1579996/an-ad-network-story

Black Athlete: Latino professor digests issue of race and Latinos in Baseball; black Latinos playing the game.

2010-03-14T12:44:00.003-04:00

"So, in seeking to shed light on one problem, (Torii) Hunter has cast a spotlight on another, one that is a perhaps longer-lingering matter that afflicts not just baseball but U.S. society as a whole: how to talk about Latinos and race, and, even more challenging, what to do with Afro-Latinos."

http://blackathlete.net/artman2/publish/Baseball_20/Oh_brother_where_are_thou.shtml

AP: Latino businesses get less from economic stimulus plan

2010-03-07T20:26:00.001-05:00

"Hispanic and black businesses are receiving a disproportionately small number of federal stimulus contracts, creating a rising chorus of demands for the Obama administration to be more inclusive and more closely track who receives government-financed work."

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i_ASC3UbkEMU5PBn1mEeSphYzmkQD9E9VLU00

DallasMorningNews: Latino incumbent loses in Republican primary, blames bias

2010-03-04T13:07:00.002-05:00

Victor Carrillo, chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission, which despite its name regulates the powerful and important energy industry in Texas: said, according to the Dallas Morning News: "Given the choice between 'Porter' and 'Carrillo' – unfortunately, the Hispanic surname was a serious setback from which I could never recover, although I did all in my power to overcome this built-in bias."

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/DN-gopmin_04met.ART.State.Edition1.4bdd15c.html

WSJ: Univision's new video site lacks popular content from supplier/rival Televisa

2010-03-01T18:19:00.003-05:00

"Univision's new offering will have one big omission: It isn't currently slated to include telenovelas produced by Mexican media giant Grupo Televisa SA, which are among Univision's most popular. Univision has the exclusive right to air Televisa's shows on TV in the U.S., but a federal court ruled last summer that neither company has the right to put the shows on the Web ..."

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703791504575079683403113468.html

PBS: Latino history revealed in San Antonio missions

2010-02-28T20:13:00.002-05:00

PBS series on National Parks reviews the San Antonio Missions. http://video.pbs.org/video/1185040258

MediaPost: LatinosOnline, mostly in English

2010-02-25T18:49:00.002-05:00

"Online Hispanics (excluding mobile) are primarily English-language dominant, meaning they are either U.S. born (second-generation), or came to the U.S. at an early age," says Maria Lopez-Knowles, SVP of MRM Worldwide.

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=123178

Portada: StarMedia loses top exec.

2010-02-25T18:45:00.001-05:00

"Juan Jose Nuñez,COO of Starmedia in the U.S and Latin America, yesterday left his position at the U.S Hispanic and Latin American Internet company."

http://www.portada-online.com/article.aspx?aid=5862

Nacho Hernandez of MexGrocer.com: Spanish not always needed to market to US Latinos

2010-02-25T12:19:00.007-05:00

U.S. Latinos make up more than a third of Latinos on-line in the western hemisphere, have U.S. dollars, good jobs and mostly use English online, according to Nacho Hernandez, head of MexGrocer.com, a 10-year-old online Mexican food retailer based in San Deigo.

Hernandez, speaking on a panel at the Online Marketing Summit in San Diego on Thursday Feb. 25, 2010, said he started his business focused only on U.S. Latinos and only in Spanish. But he quickly found that the Anglo market also wanted to buy Latino products and that his original target market - U.S.Latinos - didn't mind an using English.

He said he compromised, building out an English language site, with Spanish translations available at the product level.

Hernandez also said most U.S. Latinos search in English, but those who search in Spanish offer a great opportunity for U.S. marketers.

AP: Suit challenges Ca.'s anti-affirmative action prop

2010-02-16T23:00:00.003-05:00

"It challenges the constitutionality of Proposition 209, a ballot measure approved by California voters in 1996 that prohibited racial or gender preferences in public contracting, education and employment."

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iFVoX0Ou2IXE_FMy9DCl9qcpIrpgD9DTJSM81

SanJoseMercuryNews: Fewer Latinos,Blacks,Women working in Silicon Valley jobs

2010-02-13T23:34:00.001-05:00

"The trend is striking in a region where Hispanics are nearly one-quarter of the working-age population — five times their percentage of the computer work force — and when dual-career couples and female MBAs are increasingly the norm."

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_14383730

L.A.Times: LA Archbishop says he'll retire in a year; Church may seek a Latino replacement.

2010-02-12T23:10:00.001-05:00

"The archbishop of the Los Angeles Archdiocese is about to turn 74 and has announced on his blog that this would be his last full year. Some speculate that the Vatican might be seeking a Latino."

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mahony12-2010feb12,0,2108550.story

USAToday: Evangelical,Catholic leaders urge immigration reform

2010-02-11T20:11:00.001-05:00

"Among the methods the National Association of Evangelicals is using to change attitudes: Bible study. "When people have the opportunity to study the Bible, we see it transforming our views toward immigrants," said Carey. He believes the scripture's message on immigration is clear:

"We see we are called to love the stranger," Carey said. "We pray our country will have the courage and do it now.""

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2010/02/evangelical-leader-calls-for-kinder-gentler-immigration-laws/1

NY Daily News - Latino speed dating

2010-02-10T20:27:00.001-05:00

"New York Latinos have found love in the produce section at Pathmark. On the Staten Island ferry. At the Latin Quarter nightclub. And lately, they’ve been looking for sparks at speed-dating parties like the one Friday at the Leopard Lounge in the East Village."

http://www.nydailynews.com/latino/2010/02/10/2010-02-10_fast_track_to_love_.html#ixzz0fBcpbZWX

WP: Study shows Latinos could have impact in 40 mid-term races

2010-02-09T21:01:00.000-05:00

"... advocacy group America's Voice outlined 40 mid-term races where Hispanic voters could have a significant impact on the outcome.

"Most politicians understand the importance of the Latino vote in presidential years, but what we're saying is that Latino voters will have a huge impact in the mid-term elections ...""
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2010/02/latino-voters-will-be-a-force.html?wprss=44

Portada: IAB starts Latino online research group

2010-02-01T13:16:00.002-05:00

"According to Casabona, “research is critical to define and measure Hispanic online audiences and connect marketers to this important and growing segment. “Our taskforce will communicate not only the size, characteristics and engagement of these audiences but also how to most effectively reach out to them in-language and in-culture.”"

The committee is made of companies who represent 80 percent of the traffic to Spanish language content online in the United States, according to Portada.

http://www.portada-online.com/article.aspx?aid=5702

PRI's Studio 360 does a nice piece of Colombia alt rock Atercipelados

2010-01-30T22:18:00.002-05:00

"The title song on Río, the most recent cd, refers to the very polluted Bogotá River; the band has promoted a clean water referendum. "

http://studio360.wordpress.com/2010/01/28/colombian-music-way-beyond-shakira/

In San Diego, immigrant Latinos more likely to be entrepreneurs

2010-01-28T16:42:00.002-05:00

"... in San Diego County, Latino immigrants have a higher rate of self-employment than that of nonimmigrant Latinos and even native-born U.S. citizens, according to a new report."

. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jan/27/study-countys-immigrant-latinos-have-highest-self/

Portada: Latino magazine revenue down in 2009

2010-01-25T18:42:00.000-05:00

Hispanic magazine advertising declined substantially during 2009, according to statistics gathered by HispanicMagazineMonitor/Media Economics Group. ...
http://www.portada-online.com/article.aspx?aid=5685

HispanicBusiness: Pew study shows U.S. born Latinos more likely to believe there is at least some discrimination against Hispanics

2010-01-12T20:00:00.002-05:00

"U.S.-born Hispanics were much more likely than immigrant Hispanics to say there is at least "some" discrimination against their group, with nearly 80 percent of domestic Hispanics saying so, compared to 48 percent of the foreign-born." http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/news/2010/1/12/new_survey_hispanics_surpass_blacks_as.htm

DallasMorningNews: Pew study shows Latino use of Internet grows; especially those who read Engish.

2010-01-10T20:11:00.002-05:00

"81 percent of Latinos who read English well were online, but only 24 percent of those who can't read English were."

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/ptech/stories/DN-latinointernet_23bus.ART.State.Edition1.3cf469a.html

Blog: Origin of the 12 grapes on New Year's Eve, Nochevieja

2009-12-30T18:09:00.001-05:00

"The grapes could not be sold and the growers were faced with a rotting harvest and mounting losses. As astute merchants, they decided to create a "ritual" event to sell the grapes."

http://mylatinovoice.com/politics-and-us/25-lo-que-es/1475-las-12-uvas-the-latino-tradition-of-the-12-grapes.html

NYT: Univision to produced its own Latino shows in USA

2009-12-29T17:08:00.000-05:00

"About 35 million people speak Spanish in the United States, and Univision is watched by about 3.5 million of them on an average night, making it the nation’s dominant Spanish language network."

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/07/business/media/07univision.html

Recap on the rise of fall of Starmedia dot com hype and fraud allegations

2009-12-29T12:24:00.003-05:00

"Dot-Com Years

Espuelas, a skilled marketer armed with cash from his successful IPO, was the mastermind of massive public relations campaigns on his own behalf. During the height of the .com bubble, a brief image of Espuelas often appeared within the 15 second top-of-hour video spot on CNN, amongst renowed politicians and celebrities. His public relations firm continually referred to Espuelas as "The Hispanic Bill Gates", a term that the media would accept and recapitulate in articles and interviews referencing Starmedia. As time went on, employees noticed increasingly reckless behavior in Espuelas. In one particularly odd moment, an angry Espuelas allegedly turned over a table of food on top of Quepasa.com founder Jeffrey Peterson amidst a disagreement at a meeting in San Antonio, Texas in February of 1999. In Miami, a team of twelve blue-haired "Starmedia girls" followed Espuelas between media conferences."

http://en.allexperts.com/e/f/fe/fernando_espuelas.htm

L.A.Times; Do Latinos like the Chipmonks Sqeakquel?

2009-12-28T17:38:00.001-05:00

"Fox's "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel" collected $50.2 million over the weekend and $77.1 million since it debuted Wednesday. Its crowds were 70% families and heavily Latino."

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2009/12/biggest-weekend-in-box-office-history.html

Pew study: US born Latinos most likely to be online

2009-12-24T07:17:00.001-05:00

"Latinos who were born in the U.S. were much more likely to go online than those born outside the U.S. This gap persisted even after accounting for differences in education levels, household income and English proficiency, the report said."

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g7zPXJySO3utkWefP-z6-ievJVuwD9COD5900

LA Times: Cal. Governator nominates Latino Republican Abel Maldonado for Lt. Governator

2009-11-29T18:16:00.001-05:00

"With tears occasionally welling in his eyes, (Abel) Maldonado (state Sen. of Santa Maria) recalled a childhood spent picking strawberries alongside his parents. And now, he marveled, he was accepting the nomination for lieutenant governor. "Only in America can that happen," Maldonado said."
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-week29-2009nov29,0,839190.story

AsburyParkPress: anti-immigrant Dobbs vs pro-immigrant Menedez in Senate challenge?.

2009-11-28T18:54:00.001-05:00

"Lou Dobbs, former CNN host and populist doyen of the anti-illegal immigration crowd, says he is seriously considering running for U.S. Senate in New Jersey by challenging Sen. Robert Menendez, one of the nation's most ardent supporters of immigrant rights — legal and illegal — when his term is up in three years."

http://www.app.com/article/20091127/OPINION01/911280305/Lou-Dobbs-in-campaign-mode

AzCentral: Arizona Latino group releases data on Hispanics

2009-11-17T22:00:00.003-05:00

Hispanics 18 to 34 average 1,200 cellphone minutes a month
Forty percent have profiles on social media sites.
Fifty percent of U.S Latinos online
Bilingual Latinos are more likely to use the Internet than those who speak only Spanish.

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/business/articles/2009/11/18/20091118biz-datos1118.html

HispanicBusiness: Sosa says he bleached his skin

2009-11-15T15:33:00.001-05:00

""It's a bleaching cream that I apply before going to bed and whitens my skin some," he said. "When I was playing for Chicago all those years, I was in the sun a lot for 1 o'clock games.""

http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/news/2009/11/13/sammy_sosa_breaks_the_silence_on.htm

Bloomberg: Televisa investing in cable internet speeds in DF

2009-11-07T20:44:00.001-05:00

Grupo Televisa SA plans to spend $450 million to upgrade its Mexico City cable network, improving Web speeds to win more Internet clients, said Jean Paul Broc, chief executive officer of the division.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086&sid=axyxTsasHkw4

ABC: Republican says GOP needs to change its tune on immigration

2009-11-07T08:56:00.000-05:00

"The demographic makeup of these border states is going to continue to shift. Texas, Arizona and New Mexico have historically elected Republicans, but they need to recognize that Latinos are going to be majorities in some cases." "

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/republican-rift-latino-obama-supporters/story?id=9018326

Portada analysis of comScore data: Google, Microsoft tops in Mexico, Argentina

2009-11-04T22:47:00.003-05:00

Google and Microsoft continue to be in the top position in most Latin American countries. Both media properties’ number of unique users grew by approximately 20%.

http://www.portada-online.com/printarticle.aspx?page=/html/website/paid/2009/101509panreg/Internet-user-latam-comsore-eng.aspx

Reuters: Televisa expects taxes to hurt profits

2009-11-04T22:38:00.001-05:00

Mexican broadcaster Televisa expects planned tax increases in Mexico to hit profits, but still plans to bid in a long-awaited spectrum auction to develop a wireless phone network in the country.

http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssIntegratedTelecommunicationsServices/idUSN2310492620091023

AdWeek: Hispanic market continues to grow

2009-11-01T19:01:00.000-05:00

"Hispanic Americans continue to grow in number at a rate four times that of the general population, with the 2010 Census expected to show their total rising to nearly 50 million, from 38 million in 2000. And second-generation Hispanics are fast becoming the driver of the group's growth, with 88 percent of Hispanic children born in America, versus 61 percent of adults."

http://www.adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/agency/e3i26911e62ce1ee0f7f41748d31d4e42a0?imw=Y

Christian Science Monitor: The heat rises on Dobbs

2009-11-01T17:38:00.000-05:00

"The National Council of La Raza and the Southern Poverty Law Center have started a project called “Drop Dobbs” to put the heat on CNN advertisers."

http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/10/31/lou-dobbs-takes-flak-from-many-directions-he-fires-back-too/

Study: US born Latinos' health care much better than that of undocumenteds

2009-10-29T17:57:00.001-04:00

"Compared to US-born Latinos, undocumented Latinos were less likely to have health insurance, had the lowest levels of usual source of care, blood pressure and cholesterol checks and were less likely to report excellent or good health care in the past year. Undocumented Latinos were also the most likely group to report receiving no health information from their doctor in the past year. Forty-five percent of undocumented Latinos believed they received poor quality of care because they were unable to pay, 39 percent linked poor care to their ethnic background, and 48 percent thought they received poor care because of their accent."

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091028140046.htm

AdAge takes Univision on-line viewership claims to task

2009-10-28T20:33:00.001-04:00

"My outrage began when I read a Multichannel News story claiming that Univision's web series "Vidas Cruzadas" had become one of the "three most-watched online properties ever," with 2 million video streams served. The story was served up as fact, without any analysis whatsoever."

http://adage.com/digitalnext/post?article_id=139985

NYT: CNN special on Latinos becomes rally cry to get CNN to fire Lou Dobbs

2009-10-25T17:48:00.001-04:00

"“We won’t allow the network to court us as viewers while, at the same time, they allow Dobbs to spread lies and misinformation about us each night.”"

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/24/business/media/24cnn.html?em

ChicagoTribune: Media companies finally realize its not just about Spanish.

2009-10-12T17:51:00.002-04:00

""I've worked in Latin television before, and they've said, 'You don't speak enough Spanish,' 'You sound funny when you speak Spanish,' " says 24-year-old Crash."

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-tc-arts-bilingual-1007-1011oct12,0,4269092.story

Ruben Naverette: Boycotting census would hurt, not help Latinos

2009-10-11T10:28:00.001-04:00

"Being disappointed is no excuse for being self-destructive. Boycotting the census is a horrible idea that would only further disenfranchise the Latino community by, among other things, shortchanging it in the redistricting that will take place in state legislatures after the survey."

http://www.star-telegram.com/242/story/1676218.html

WashingtonPost: Latino leaders urge support of Census, others push boycott.

2009-10-04T17:46:00.004-04:00

"The estimated 47 million Hispanics living in the United States make up the nation's largest minority group. As part of an unprecedented outreach to Hispanics, the Census Bureau for the first time will send bilingual forms to largely Hispanic areas."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/01/AR2009100103206.html?hpid=moreheadlines

WSJ: Latinos, Blacks denied for home refinancing more than others

2009-09-30T20:59:00.000-04:00

A Federal Reserve report on home mortgage data showed that blacks and Hispanic whites were far more likely than non-Hispanic whites to be denied last year in applying to refinance.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125434471703353677.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Sotomayor danced and sang Karoke, according to Fox News and DCist

2009-09-10T12:33:00.002-04:00

Occurred at Irish Channel in Chinatown, according to DCist.
Irish Channel Washington, DC
500 H St. NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-216-0046

Why real journalists cannot be replaced by the blogoshere: L.A. Times reporter fact checks an anti-immigrant email chain worthy of Lou Dobbs

2009-09-07T22:58:00.001-04:00

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-tobar7-2009sep07,0,503680,full.column

NYT: Suffolk Co. anti-Latino hate central?

2009-09-02T17:03:00.000-04:00

Many Latino immigrants in Suffolk County say they have been beaten with baseball bats and other objects, attacked with BB guns and pepper spray, and have been the victims of arson, the report said. Latinos, it added, are frequently run off the road while riding bicycles or are pelted with objects hurled from cars.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/03/nyregion/03suffolk.html

Poder profiles new Univision exec

2009-08-31T09:16:00.000-04:00

"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

2009-08-30T17:25:00.001-04:00

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

2009-08-28T15:54:00.000-04:00

"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%

2009-08-20T14:45:00.001-04:00

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

Univision President/COO to retire at 58

2009-08-17T10:39:00.000-04:00

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

2009-08-14T13:57:00.000-04:00

""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

2009-08-12T08:58:00.000-04:00

"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

2009-08-05T09:07:00.001-04:00

"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

DailyTexan: lack of education hurts Latinos and economy

2009-07-30T08:04:00.003-04:00

"...48 percent of the Latino workforce has less than a high school diploma, whereas the rate for the white population is 9 percent. This will result in a 5 percent decline in per capita income for the entire Texas population between 2000 and 2020, Gándara said."

http://www.dailytexanonline.com/top-stories/latinos-face-economic-educational-inequities-1.1788225

L.A. Times: Latino unemployment rising rapidly

2009-07-28T11:29:00.001-04:00

"Latino unemployment in California, which has been rising rapidly, reached 15.7% in the quarter ending June 30, exceeding African American joblessness for the first time in the current economic downturn, according to a new analysis."

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-latino-jobless28-2009jul28,0,1355699.story

PBS: Roberto Clemente's story

2009-07-26T20:38:00.001-04:00

PBS does a great job in this retelling of Roberto Clemente's story.

http://video.pbs.org/video/1150315379#

Politico: Hispanic voters up 28% in 08 over 04

2009-07-24T09:22:00.003-04:00

9.745 million in 2008
7.587 million in 2004.
up 28.4%.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0709/More_Hispanic_voters.html

WSJ: Illegal immigration from Mexico lowest in 10 years

2009-07-23T16:07:00.000-04:00

"The flow of immigrants from Mexico to the U.S. declined to the lowest level in a decade during the past year, a sign that the recession is deterring economic migrants from heading north in search of jobs."

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124830603836573915.html

WSJ: Media powerhouse Televisa missed expectations

2009-07-22T10:54:00.000-04:00

Televisa, Mexico's No. 1 broadcaster and the largest producer of Spanish-language content in the world, said late Thursday its net profit dipped 0.7% on the year in the second quarter to MXN1.83 billion, slightly below expectations.

http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090717-710578.html

L.A.Times: U.S. Latino powerhouse Univision wins fight w/ Mexican media giant Televisa on internet distribution rights

2009-07-21T17:44:00.001-04:00

A federal judge in Los Angeles on Friday handed Univision Communications a major victory in its hard-fought battle with its programming partner from Mexico, underscoring Univision's exclusive rights in the U.S. to the wildly popular Spanish-language soap operas that fuel its huge ratings.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-univision18-2009jul18,0,2823896.story

WashPost: Latinos size up Sotomayor in person

2009-07-20T12:50:00.001-04:00

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/13/AR2009071303311.html?hpid=topnews

NYT: Sotomayor pledges her Latin heritage will not affect her legal judgment

2009-07-14T13:08:00.002-04:00

She pledged that “at no point nor time” would she let her background affect how she rules. Life experiences are important in perceiving facts, she said, “but the law commands a result.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/15/us/politics/15confirm.html

NY Daily News: Don't miss NY's Chase Latino Festival

2009-07-12T10:19:00.002-04:00

"Even in a city like New York, where so many great music, theater and film festivals occur, the Chase Latino Cultural Festival ranks as truly unique.

"This is the largest and most diverse Latino festival in the city," said festival director Claudia Norman. "It offers a wide range of culture, from traditional and folkloric to new and popular voices.""

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/queens/2009/07/12/2009-07-12_chase_latino_cultural_festival_offers_whirlwind_tour_of_latin_culture.html

WashPost: Sotomayor's former Prof recalls her as a freshman

2009-07-11T18:11:00.001-04:00

"But Sonia made a strong impression. She was not the best student I taught in my seven years at Princeton -- though she certainly was high on the list -- but she was the one who took greatest advantage of the opportunities there and emerged most transformed by her experience."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/09/AR2009070902391.html

Navarette: Latinos on the rise

2009-07-08T13:46:00.000-04:00

http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_12770218

WSJ: Latino activiests urge census boycott, potentially hurting federal funding and congressional seats

2009-07-03T16:04:00.003-04:00

"Some Latino activists are seeking to drum up support among undocumented immigrants to boycott the 2010 census as a strategy to prod the federal government to overhaul immigration laws."

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124646713043481165.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

L.A.Times: US Latino youth with strong ties to heritage grow up healthier

2009-06-28T21:10:00.002-04:00

The study found that teens who maintained strong ties to their Latino culture performed better at school and adjusted more easily socially. For every one-point increase on a scale that measured involvement in Latino culture, there was a 13% increase in self-esteem and a 12% to 13% decrease in hopelessness, social problems and aggressive behavior.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/booster_shots/2009/06/latino-youth-fare-better-if-raised-biculturally.html

TotalTelcom: Mexico mobile market not necessarily ready for new entrant

2009-06-26T09:14:00.001-04:00

"According to Cofetel, there were 76.6 million mobile subscribers (in Mexico) at the end of March 2009, up 11.4% year-on-year and equivalent to a penetration rate of 71.5%."

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=446743

WSJ: S&P changes Univision ratings outlook to stable

2009-06-24T22:37:00.002-04:00

"The rating agency said the junk-level rating is due to Univision's high debt since its 2007 leveraged buyout, its failure to sells assets as planned, continuing declines in television and radio advertising, and ad prices that don't match its audience share.

Univision's position as the dominant U.S.-based Spanish-language TV and radio broadcaster, its long-term contracts to purchase popular TV programming, and the growing Spanish-language population and audience don't offset its problems, S&P added."

http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090624-714486.html

ChicagoDefender: AARP to reach out to blacks, Latinos

2009-06-24T22:16:00.000-04:00

The largest of its kind in the country, AARP has a membership base that is 88.5 percent white. Less than 5 percent of its 40 million cardcarrying members are African-American, according to organization officials.

http://www.chicagodefender.com/article-5201-aarp-to-increase-bla.html

L.A.Times: "Beisbol not been bery good" to Latino players. (forgive the ancient SNL reference)

2009-06-24T11:46:00.001-04:00

Cepeda was referring to the racial prejudice and cultural incomprehension that Latinos have encountered since 1871, when Cuban third-baseman Estaban Bellan of the Troy Haymakers became the first Latino major leaguer. For more than seven decades after that, only "white" Latinos were allowed in the majors (and even they often felt uncomfortable) -- until Jackie Robinson integrated the game in 1947. Many took Anglo names or otherwise downplayed their roots. Even Ted Williams, one of the best-known players in baseball history, got through his entire career without publicly mentioning the fact that his mother was a Mexican American.

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-chafets24-2009jun24,0,6757150.story

WSJ: LA Mayor out of race for Cali govenor

2009-06-23T11:59:00.000-04:00

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said Monday he won't run for governor of California, potentially upending the 2010 race and marking a setback in the onetime Democratic star's efforts to become a force on the national political stage.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124570448605338467.html

Forbes: Univision to sell bonds as it deals with heavy debt load

2009-06-22T08:49:00.000-04:00

Univision's bonds sport a CCC-rating from Standard & Poor's, near the bottom of the credit scale, and it carries $10 billion in debt -- a whopping 12 times earnings.

And like other media companies, it's struggling: Univision's first-quarter interest expenses reportedly surpassed operating income.

http://www.forbes.com/2009/06/19/junk-univision-lbo-markets-bonds.html

HispanicBusiness: Univision fatcats fund LA's Lakers' party

2009-06-17T16:46:00.000-04:00

They include Jerry Perenchio, the former chairman of Univision Communications, and Haim Saban, a billionaire who is part of an investor group that owns Univision, the L.A. Times reports

http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/entertainment/2009/6/17/univision_execs_among_billionaires_subsidizing_lakers.htm

HoustonChronicle: Obama favoring California Latinos over Texas Hispanics

2009-06-15T11:21:00.001-04:00

"Of the top Latinos in the Obama administration, 21 have connections to the Golden State, while 14 boast Texas ties — a reversal from days of Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton."

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6477627.html

WSJ: Univision reworks debt as it struggles through market downturn.

2009-06-11T23:17:00.001-04:00

Univision, taken private in a $12.3 billion leveraged buyout deal at the height of the credit bubble in 2007, now finds itself under financial pressure in a slumping ad market and global recession. The company is fighting to avoid becoming a casualty of the financial crisis even as it positions itself to benefit from the demographic explosion of the U.S. Hispanic community.

http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090611-706822.html

MediaPost: AmericanAirlines launches Latino campaign promoting frequent flyer program

2009-06-11T23:10:00.001-04:00

The airline, which claims to already be the "airline of choice" for Latinos and their families, aims to make Hispanics more aware of the benefits of becoming a member of the American Airlines AAdvantage frequent flyer program.

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=107754

Digtial TV happens tomorrow: Will it hurt Univision's ratings?

2009-06-11T12:17:00.001-04:00

Nationally, 2.8 million homes aren't set for the TV signal change; that group skews younger, African American and Latino.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-dtv-unprepared11-2009jun11,0,3448247.story

L.A. Times: Televisa fights for the right to internet broadcasts its own shows

2009-06-09T09:47:00.000-04:00

"On Tuesday, a federal judge in Los Angeles is scheduled to hear evidence to decide whether Mexico's largest media company, Grupo Televisa, has the right to offer its enormously popular telenovelas to U.S. audiences via the Internet." http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/business/la-fi-ct-univision8-2009jun08,0,6401997.story

WSJ: AARP reports shows pool of older Latino workers growing

2009-06-08T14:15:00.000-04:00

"And Hispanics are one of the fastest growing segments of the older population - the number of Hispanics 50 to 69 years old is expected to almost quadruple by 2050, according to AARP. Also, Hispanics at age 65 can expect to live three years longer than non-Hispanic whites and four years longer than non-Hispanic blacks, according to the report."

http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090608-705665.html

AP: Mexican Spanish-language TV giant Televisa partners with budding social network hi5

2009-06-04T20:50:00.001-04:00

"Mexican media giant Televisa and the social networking Web site hi5 announced plans Wednesday to provide TV programming free online in Latin America."

http://www.masslive.com/entertainment/index.ssf?/base/entertainment-3/1244054109244450.xml&storylist=entertainment

NPR: Media's use of Latino too generic, especially in light of Sotomayor's nomination

2009-06-04T10:52:00.001-04:00

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104863976

RebuenNavaratte: GOP's reaction to Sotomayor sealing its fate: no Latino votes for what might as well be forever

2009-06-03T07:18:00.001-04:00

But if conservatives wipe their feet on this historic moment and savage an American success story for the sake of political theater, they'll seal their doom with Latinos, who will stay away from the GOP for decades.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/06/02/EDR617VE4O.DTL&type=politics

L.A.Times: Would Sotomayor be 1st Latina? Questions stem from idiotic US categorization of Latins.

2009-05-31T13:33:00.002-04:00

"If that sounds confusing, consider the fact that "Hispanic" is a word made up by federal bureaucrats preparing for the 1980 U.S. census, in an attempt to categorize what was becoming an increasingly diverse population of residents with roots in "Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico" and other Spanish-speaking places, according to the Pew report.

" http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-sotomayor-latino31-2009may31,0,6194995.story

LA Times: Few pharmacies can help in Spanish.

2009-05-30T16:07:00.000-04:00

Of 764 pharmacies, only 43.3% could solidly offer instructions in Spanish, 21.7% offered some translation services and 34.9% offered no such services.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/booster_shots/2009/05/if-you-speak-only-spanish-best-of-luck-with-that-prescription-drug.html

WashPost: Pew study shows most Latino children US born of immigrant parents.

2009-05-29T20:20:00.001-04:00

"A majority of Hispanic children are now U.S.-born children of immigrants, primarily Mexicans who came to this country in an immigration wave that began about 1980, according to a report released yesterday."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/28/AR2009052801506.html

Lalo Alcaraz carton on Sotomayor

2009-05-27T19:07:00.001-04:00

NAHJ rightly scolds anglo reporters for calling Sotomayor's parents immigrants.

2009-05-26T17:22:00.001-04:00

The National Association of Hispanic Journalists would encourage news organizations to avoid any confusion over Judge Sotomayor's ethnic background. To be factually correct, her Puerto Rican parents are not immigrants, as some journalists have reported, since island-born residents are U.S. citizens conferred by an act of Congress in 1917. People who move to the U.S. mainland from Puerto Rico are no more immigrants than those who move from Nebraska to New York.

http://www.nahj.org

NPR predicts Obama to pick Sotomayor for Supreme Court

2009-05-26T09:05:00.000-04:00

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104530389&sc=fb&cc=fp

Reuters: Televisa tries new ad sales program in Mexico to counter economic downturn

2009-05-23T16:11:00.002-04:00

Televisa's broadcasting business has faced hard times in recent quarters as national and regional advertisers cut spending because of the economic slowdown.

Jean said regional sales have met budget targets "but with twice the effort. We have struggled."

http://www.reuters.com/article/industryNews/idUSTRE54H62I20090518

LATimes: Cooperstown honors beisbol's Latino heritage!

2009-05-23T08:19:00.001-04:00

Certainly no area outside the U.S. has produced more talent. Since 1980, Mexico, for example, has sent more players (72) to the major leagues than Canada (65), while Cuba (40) has produced nearly as many as Japan (46), though the Dominican Republic still beats them all (417).

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-latino-baseball23-2009may23,0,6642226.story

MediaPost: MasterCard dances in a new Latino campaign

2009-05-22T15:18:00.000-04:00

MasterCard Worldwide is launching a marketing and consumer education campaign for the U.S. Hispanic market that makes dance a metaphor for flexible payment options.

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=106466

NYDailyNews: Poll again shows voting Latinos ignited about immigration

2009-05-21T12:43:00.001-04:00

To make matters even more worrisome for the flagbearers of nativism and intolerance, the survey found that the number of Hispanics who exercise their right to vote has dramatically increased since the 2006 midterm elections.

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/05/21/2009-05-21_hispanic_voters_say_immigrations_no_1.html#ixzz0G9zWl8WT&A

WSJ; tough times despite Latino audience growth for Univision

2009-05-20T22:31:00.000-04:00

However, in a daunting sign of the financial hurdles facing the company, Univision's first-quarter interest expense of $157.1 million surpassed its operating income for the period of $102.7 million and its cash flow from operations of $149.9 million. Its cash reserves dwindled by nearly a third to $473.1 million during the quarter.

http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090515-713197.html