How is U.S. TV changing? Ask Jane

How is U.S. TV changing? Ask Jane

NewsTaco May 14, 2015

*”Jane the Virgin” has won a Peabody Award, and a Golden Globe. Have you seen it? What do you think? VL By Emily Steel, The New York Times Gina Rodriguez […]

Fox Versus Fox Latino On Hillary Clinton’s Immigration Remarks

NewsTaco May 7, 2015

*I found this comparison fascinating. I know some of the folks at Fox News Latino and think the fact that their newsroom is filled with Latino journalists has plenty to […]

Film Gives Voice to the Lives, Toils of Latina Dub Actresses

NewsTaco April 24, 2015

*This is interesting. File under “who knew?” VL By Kell Carrion, NBC News When Gabrielle Solis speaks on the Spanish language version of “Desperate Housewives”, it’s the voice of Ivette […]

Television’s ‘Sábado Gigante’ Problem

NewsTaco April 22, 2015

*Very good insights in this article – not so much about Sábado Gigante and Don Francisco, but about media in general and Latino media consumers specifically. It turns out that the […]

Miss Piggy Has One. Marilyn Monroe Has One. Why Can’t Selena Have One?

NewsTaco April 17, 2015

*There’s a festival this weekend, in Corpus Christi, Texas, marking the 20th anniversary of Selena’s death. VL By Rigoberto Hernandez, Code Switch NPR This weekend, tens of thousands of Selena […]

TV Binge Viewing Is The New Normal Among Hispanic Consumers

NewsTaco March 26, 2015

*I thought this was interesting for a specific reason. Not because of binge watching or because of what television producers and marketers may or may not say, but because of […]

The Dark Side of Hispanic Media and PR

NewsTaco March 20, 2015

*I like this piece. Cesar Vargas stops, takes a step back and iterates the obvious, becasue apparently, in Spanish and many other places in Latino media, the obvious needs to […]

The Economist’s Stars-and-Chiles cover, Why We Set It Straight

NewsTaco March 17, 2015

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco The problem with working to gain attention is that you might be successful. It wasn’t too long ago that U.S. Latinos were ignored. We were disparate […]

Univision Race Gaffe Shows Culture Gap

NewsTaco March 16, 2015

*This is probably the most reasoned commentary I’ve read concerning Rodner Figueroa’s racial gaffe about First Lady Michelle Obama. I worked in Spanish media since the days before Univision and […]

Single Issue Syndrome: How Sunday Shows Undermine Hispanic Inclusion

NewsTaco March 5, 2015

*Yes! Anglos define the media mainstream, and the political mainstream, where Latinos are regarded as a single issue constituency. This detailed report is proof. Part of the problem, as NewsTaco […]