NHMC: Negative Media Portrayals of Latinos and Immigrants

NHMC: Negative Media Portrayals of Latinos and Immigrants

Mary Mata September 13, 2012

By Latino Rebels This morning in Washington, the National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) released the results of a national poll “showing that media portrayals of Latinos and immigrants are fueling rampant negative stereotypes among […]

No Such Thing As A Gifted Television

Mary Mata August 23, 2012

By Oscar Barajas, NewsTaco TV was awful when I was growing up. I grew up in a one channel household – and you would get hit if the television would […]

Sesame Street says “Hola” to new Latino muppet

Mary Mata August 20, 2012

By Daniel Cubias, Being Latino I was in the first generation of kids who grew up with Sesame Street. Even at a young age, I recognized how rare it was […]

Morning NewsTaco

NewsTaco August 14, 2012

Tuesday August 14, 2012 Why Are Some Undocumenteds Nervous About Obama’s Immigration Reform? (TIME): First, while details released earlier this month about the program helped clarify some doubts about the […]

New Mundo Fox Set To Launch – Network President Shares Vision

Mary Mata July 31, 2012

By Veronica Villafañe, Media Moves With only two weeks to launch – on August 13 – Media Moves sat down for a candid conversation with Emiliano Saccone, who reveals the […]

¿Qué dijo mi esposo about Big Ang?

Mary Mata July 20, 2012

By Melanie Mendez-Gonzales Most evenings in our house go something like this … after we get the boys tucked in their beds, my husband stays in our bedroom to watch […]

Only Two Latinos In Key Positions On Network TV News?

NewsTaco May 31, 2012

By Grace Flores-Hughes, Voxxi Earlier this month, Univision, the most watched Spanish language television network in the United States announced that it was teaming with ABC News to target the ever-growing English- […]

A Disappointing Television Season For The Latino Community

Mary Mata May 30, 2012

By Janet Murguía Last week, the Census Bureau released updated population numbers affirming once again that Latinos are America’s largest and fastest-growing minority. There are now 52 million of us […]

Latinos Becoming More Prominent in Reality TV

Mary Mata May 9, 2012

By Stephanie Pollick, ALMA Blog Reality television is everywhere, turning regular people into household names and beckoning the already-famous to bare themselves “unscripted” to the world. Diverse casts, or the […]

Acclaimed Web Series “East Willy B” Launches Kickstarter Campaign

Mary Mata April 26, 2012

By Renée Saldaña Sometimes, it seems like mainstream media just doesn’t get it when it comes to portraying Latinos on television. From ABC’s “Work It“, Bravo’s “Real Housewives of Miami“, […]