Media

We refuse to link back to Univision’s interview with George Zimmerman for a very simple reason: it was shameful. There is so much to be said about why the country’s largest Spanish-speaking network decided to interview a man whose only claim to fame was that he shot Trayvon Martin to death. What Univision did last […]

Today we received the following release from the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda WASHINGTON, DC — Today the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda, a coalition of the 37 preeminent national Latino organizations in the country, reacted to news of a proposed transaction between Comcast NBCUniversal and Time Warner Cable by signaling their intention to carefully study the […]

Weeks before the new César Chávez movie hits U.S. movie theaters, a major promotional push has begun, including a call in the Huffington Post by the President of the United Farm Workers for a national day of service tied to the movie. Directed by Diego Luna and starring Michael Peña, America Ferrara, Rosario Dawson, and […]

Leave it to The Daily Show to offer one of the best responses we have seen about the whole Coca Cola ad. Our only beef? You could have added a Spanish speaker in the response, but still, it does speak to the core issue here, one that has been too common.

We get a lot of story ideas and tips from our Facebook community, and the following one from Elizabeth Ayala is perhaps one of the most bizarre ones we have ever seen. Here is what Elizabeth posted on our FB page: “Apparently Google search thinks the upcoming Chavez biopic is about Julio Cesar.” So we […]

In a breaking report published today by Portada, CNN Latino, a Spanish-language venture launched last January for the U.S. Latino market, will cease programming operations this month. Here is that the Portada report says: “CNN Latino was a bold effort to emphasize CNN’s commitment to the Hispanic market in the United States,” said Isabel Bucaram , […]

Yo, Laura Ingraham, we have a few things to say to you. Yeah, it’s about your response to Justice Sonia Sotomayor (via Media Matters) for a speech Sotomayor gave where she took pride in saying that she was the first Justice to use the term “undocumented immigrant,” because “to call them illegal aliens seemed and […]

Earlier today, the Facebook page of “KOTV – The News On 6” out of Oklahoma shared the following post: Post by KOTV – The News On 6.   The response was so negative (just read the comments), that members of Dream Act Oklahoma (Tulsa) responded rather quickly with a call to action. Tonight, these DREAMers […]

Here is what Madelyn Lugo, the head of National Puerto Rican Day Parade (NPRDP), shared today in response to reports that the office of the New York Attorney General will disband the board based on a investigation surrounding the board’s dealings. A detailed summary of what was reported previously can be seen here. Last summer, […]

The most ironic thing about the whole Coca-Cola multilingual Super Bowl Ad “Twitter outrage?” The first piece we read about it (besides on Twitter) was on E! Online: Coca-Cola’s “America the Beautiful” Super Bowl Commercial Sparks Outrage on Twitter http://t.co/oOa39BSeqM — Latino Rebels (@latinorebels) February 3, 2014 E! Online. Looks like neo-nativist ignorance has now […]

In response to a Latino Rebels open letter to the new Fusion network, CEO Isaac Lee invited us for a visit to the Newsport. True to their word, the Fusion team graciously welcomed me (an original member of the LR collective since 2011) to its Miami-based headquarters last week. The brand-new Fusion network is a […]

Last week Fusion’s Jessica Landa wrote a opinion piece called “Every Gringa Needs a ‘Vieja Loca’.” It told the story of how Landa was lucky to have to have a Latina mother-in-law: Every Gringa Needs a ‘Vieja Loca’ http://t.co/z4HfBiVPuc via @ThisIsFusion — Jessica Landa (@LandaNewsie) January 21, 2014   As you can imagine, the response […]

Can this movie come out right now? Here is the second trailer for “Cesar Chavez: An American Hero.” The movie is now scheduled for a March 28 release. And you can give it a like on Facebook.

While the struggle in Michoacán continues between the self-defense groups, the Knights Templar drug cartel and the Mexican army and police, media reporting from Mexico has portrayed the various views from locals. But what do those who emigrated from nearby areas of Michoacán, and follow the news from the U.S. think? So far, reports from […]

What did actress/singer María Conchita Alonso think was going to happen after getting slammed for a YouTube video she did with Tim Donnelly, a former Minuteman who is running for governor of California? She really thought that should would not face backlash, especially since Donnelly is considered to be one of the most despised California […]

In a January 17 report by Media Moves, Fusion, a new network formed out of a highly publicized partnership between Univision and ABC, has canceled “DNA,” hosted by Derrick Ashong. The move comes just three months after the network launched to mixed reviews. According to Media Moves article, no new “DNA” shows will be produced. […]

The Associated Press story that had many Latino news outlets and pundits talking this week about linguistic issues and data about U.S Latinos has been corrected by the AP. In an update to the story “Health care website frustrates Spanish speakers”, the following correction was posted by the AP last night: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — […]

It has been a very active two days in the world of U.S. Latino media, after an Associated Press story reported that the Spanish version of HealthCare.gov was reportedly riddled with translation errors and contained Spanglish, suggesting that the translation was generated by a computer program. The story was pretty much refuted and criticized by […]

UPDATE: VOXXI also ran a piece in December that is a bit more accurate than the one the AP wrote. There are many points that need to be made about a poorly reported Associated Press article claiming that several Spanish speakers are up in arms about how the government’s CuidadoDeSalud.gov page was a computer-generated translation […]

This week several English-language Latino-themed news sites published stories and op-eds about how NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” has a diversity problem with casting Latino comedy talent. This all began in November when several organizations, headed up by the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts (NHFA) and the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA), published an open […]

So this week the dashboard video showing Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig getting arrested in Florida for reckless driving was released. Here it is. Along with what NBC Los Angeles reported: Footage shows the trooper pull Puig over and scold him for putting the lives of his passengers and other drivers at risk. “(Puig) […]