Hispanic Journalists Frustrated by Continued Exclusion of Latinos on Network News

HISPANIC JOURNALISTS FRUSTRATED BY CONTINUED EXCLUSION OF LATINOS ON NETWORK NEWS
[SOURCE: National Association of Hispanic Journalists press release]
The National Association of Hispanic Journalists is once again frustrated by the lack of coverage of Latinos on the network evening newscasts of ABC, CBS, and NBC. In its 11th annual Network Brownout Report released today, NAHJ found that out of an estimated 12,600 stories aired on the network evening newscasts in 2005, only 105 stories, or 0.83 percent, were exclusively about Latinos. This was a slight increase from 2004 when stories about Latinos comprised 0.72 percent of coverage. News networks still play a major role in defining the national news agenda. NAHJ remains disappointed that the evening news fails to reflect the issues affecting more than 42 million Latinos living in the United States. Latinos currently make up 14.5 percent of the U.S. population. The results of the Brownout Report also show that out of 329 hours of networks news in 2005, Latino stories accounted for just 3 hours and 2 minutes of air time, or 0.92 percent.
http://www.nahj.org/nahjnews/articles/2006/october/2006Brownout.shtml

* See the report at: http://www.nahj.org/resources/2006Brownout.pdf

* See also --
* Hispanic TV: More Than Language
[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Christian Lewis]
Reaching U.S. Latinos through television and marketing is no easy feat -- it takes a variety of components to meet the diverse needs of this burgeoning marketplace. 50% of Hispanics are non-Spanish-language-oriented, which includes English-only, English-dominant and bilingual Hispanics.
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6383561.html?display=Top+Stories