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

"... 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

"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

"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

"... 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

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

"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.

"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