To say Mercedes de Uriarte is passionate about journalism and the coverage of Latinos and Latin America is like saying the Pope cares about Catholicism. It's an understatement.
Over breaksfast in Santa Fe, she and I spoke about a mutual passion to resolve major issues challenging the news industry, especially as they impact coverage of US Latinos and Latin America.
It was early on a Friday morning almost pre-dawn on March 16, 2007.
Our conversation wasn't planned, but a product of happenstance. She was attending a Annie E. Casey funded conference on perceptions of the border region as was I.
I happened to be early for a breakfast buffet; so was she. I was half way through my huevos revueltos con salsa, tocino, cafe con chocolate y jugo de torrenja when she happened upon my table.
In her 17 years at University of Texas at Austin and prior years working in the US media outlets such as the Los Angeles Times, she's had a front row seat on internal issues challenging better coverage Of Hispanics.
According to her, she wrote the first article in AdAge issues outlining the media potential of the growing Latino population way back in the 1970s - "Invisible Market" in March 1979.
I have to say Dr. de Uriarte fears the recent trends in coverage that have failed the readership and that point to a future where the media no longer serve as a watchdog of government.
I have similar fears. In fact, I concur, but I am more concerned about challenges to the underlying business model that currently supports the existing traditional news media. It's a tough call, but I see anything that undermines the financial stability of media as a wedge to undermine the integrity of the relationship with the audience.
That's what scares me. I still got through my huevos revueltos and I still am optimistic that we can resolve these issues.
My conversation with Mercedes just proved more eye-opening than my cafe con chocolate.
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