Spanish Language News Summary

Television has been influential in United States presidential elections since the 1960’s. But just what is this influence, and how has it affected who is elected? Has it made elections fairer and more accessible, or has it moved candidates from pursuing issues to pursuing image? The media only impacts the American Society, especially for the presidential election as it increases the talks in politics and gives the president a higher role to follow. The television race captures more popularity than what a citizen is actually voting for.

The Latino and Hispanic population continues to increase at a lower rate every year in the U.S., they account for a large portion of the population. However, it hasn’t change the portrayal of Latinos in the media. Often, the Latino community is shown in a negative light that doesn’t represent the reality of this community. The main goal of this paper is to show and understand how the media portray Latinos and ways to solve the problem.

In accordance with the New York Times article ‘’27 Million Potential Hispanic Votes. But What Will They Really Add Up To?’’ writed by Marcela Valdes, the hispanic vote is determined for a such of circumstances, which explained through different testimonies in different contexts; starting with a background about one of the most important political issues in America today.

Spanish is the most common second language in the world and the most popular language taught in the United States schools. One reason it seems Spanish is the most popular second language, is over 20 countries claim it as their first language and over 400 million people speak it. More people on earth today speak two or more languages. With numbers like that it seems we all should learn a little bit of this popular language.

Different promotional tools would be used to communicate to each target audience. A media campaign focused on both Spanish and English language TV, radio and newspaper would target parents and adults. This would also include news features on networks such as Univision. These features would also target political and community leaders. Children and teenagers would be targeted through media popular with their own group. A large focus here would

This essay will cover the analysis between the New York Times article “Latinos Onscreen, Conspicuously Few” by Anna Bahr and the study it references, “The Latino Media Gap: A Report on the State of Latinos in U.S. Media.” The study, by lead researcher Frances Negrón-Muntaner, is an in-depth look at Latinos as media consumers and creators, the issue of stereotypes, and recommendations for closing the gap. Bahr’s article highlights the study to bring attention to the lack of Latino representation in the media. The article does an excellent job of representing the facts and purpose of the study.

First of all, although Latinos have a weak linked fate their mobilization as a group when it comes to immigration can bring the Latino community together to reach a collective end (Bowler, 39). This specific election already being very controversial with a Republican candidate with strong views on immigration may give rise to increased pan-ethnic sentiments to Latino voters who are politically conscious and prepared to mobilize themselves. As Donald Trump has repeatedly made harsh comments on Mexicans for being “killers and rapists” and for blacks and Hispanics being the reason for violence in America, the Latino community has had enough of being a scapegoat per say of America’s problems. With media being such an important medium for information and debate, here too we will see the priming of Latino community to inform themselves of the candidates and vote for one whom can relate to their needs as well as supports their concerns. The Jorge Ramos incident is an example of priming the Latino vote, for he is a well-known journalist whom the Latino public trust and with his recent confrontation with Donald trump at an Iowa interview the Latino community is being exposed to political attitudes. These events create an environment in which group identity and in-group saliency increase the political attitude of Latinos

For instance, Donald Trump portrays Hispanics as “Mexican immigrants,” drug smugglers, criminals and rapist, and has promised to build a wall in order to keep those “dangerous” Hispanics out. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 2010, “Hispanics are the largest and most rapidly growing minority group in the US, and are exposed to persistent visible discrimination.” To begin, we always see Hispanics being stereotyped in films, soap operas and in the daily news. At the same time, the news only focuses on the horrific stories that grant them better ratings, while engaging the viewer through fear. The article Media Feed Bias Against Latinos, explains “that negative portrayals of Latinos are common in the news and entertainment media, and that even those people most disposed to hold positive views about Hispanics are adversely influenced when exposed to negative media images.”

Since the beginning of my senior year, I have become president of Spanish Club, and I want to grow into an outstanding president. Having been a part of that club for the past three years, I have seen it grow and expand over time. My plans include numerous fundraisers throughout the year, going on field trips, and uniting my peers in this club by meeting at least once a week and enjoying each others company. Not knowing the stress, nor the arguments that would arise when it came to having everyone on the same page, I quickly realized the trouble that came with being in a position of authority. I naively thought that everyone could get along and would be held responsible, yet that is not what happened during the first few weeks.

All throughout the election season, the majority of Hispanic news stations broadcasted a plethora of information regarding the President-Elect’s stance on immigration and the possible implications a Trump win would mean for the community as a whole. Additionally, these news outlets vigorously encouraged Hispanic voters to go out and vote in the presidential election. A great example is the documentary, Hate Rising, created by Jorge Ramos, a well-known Mexican journalist, which details the rise of white supremacy and racism during the 2016 presidential election. In the documentary, Jorge Ramos, interviews a member of the Ku Klux Klan and asks a variety of questions regarding their hatred towards immigrants. The response provided by the KKK member

How do the different U.S. mainstream media such as newspapers and other types of news like television networks portray recent debates about illegal immigration? There will be a main focus on the New York Times representing the U.S., being one of the top prestigious papers of this nation, and the trusted channel CNN. With the variety of sources now established, we can now compare and point out its differences as well as similarities, and analyze the point of views of the people involved. As we compare these two sources, I will not only observe the article’s facts and interviews, but also, the way they portray immigrants and officials on the chosen images. We will also see distinguish the real facts from the ones that framed as facts by

Lozano (2007) uses lots of research from other theorists, including himself, in the field to compile many facts of where the Latin American media system is heading in present day. There are many assumptions throughout the chapter as seen from the very beginning that Lozano doesn’t believe theorists from the 1970s and 1980s due to the newly found term “cultural proximity”. This

Univision, a Spanish language broadcast television network, is known for featuring telenovelas, sports, films, and news programs. As a Hispanic network its main focus is to deliver entertaining, educational, and enthralling programs to its viewers which consist mainly of Latin Americans, many who hail from countries such as Mexico, Columbia, Venezuela, and Puerto Rico. Univision's audience is not the same you would aspect for Fox or NBC. After all, unlike Fox and NBC Univision delivers its programs in Spanish so its understandable that its audience consist of mainly Latin Americans. Last Wednesday, April 20, 2016 after the end of my favorite Spanish soap opera I decided to watch Univision’s local nightly newscast for the Hispanic community in the San Antonio area, however unlike the many other times I’ve seen it before I planned on paying attention to the anchors’ habits, the way the program was broadcasted, and the overall strategies of the

These stereotypes create a negative image of Mexico and its its people as they are represented as “ criminals” and “ drug dealers.” Trump’s use of social media builds the basis that utilizes the variety of multi -platforms of an inaccurate portrayal about who Latinos really are in this country. The journal #TrumpEffects: Creating Rhetorical Spaces For Latinx Political Engagement written by Stephany Slaughter examines how social media has participated in political discussions in the 2016 elections in order to study in context a rhetorical analysis of digital artifacts circulating on Facebook and Twitter in the year following Donald Trump’s candidacy announcements that participates with and engage to Trump’s anti- immigrant rhetoric.

According to the book Celebrity Politics, approximately 10 percent of Americans get national political news from nightly entertainment shows such as the Tonight Show. For Americans under 30, the number is nearly five times as many (Orman and West 100). Citizens are looking to be entertained rather than simply educated by the nightly news. As David Schultz aptly put it, “ The new media cover politics, but only politics as it entertains, in part, because the audience the new media attract is a less politically interested audience than traditional news audiences” (20). The fact is that this American audience is less interested in hard news and more interested in