Monday, June 30, 2008

Hispanic Media Getting Cold Shoulder from GOP & Dems

According to Politico, "members of the Spanish-language media had been blogging, writing and outright complaining that the presidential campaigns have not been paying attention to them."

The Hispanic media’s irritation with the candidates has been building for some time. Last month, a columnist for La Opinion, a major Spanish-language newspaper, complained about being dissed.

“Usually, to do the job, reporters need a constant and accessible contact person in the campaign,” wrote columnist Pilar Marrero. “In Obama’s case, this has been virtually impossible: There is not — nor has there ever been — regular communication with the Hispanic press. One wonders what might happen in the general election campaign, and then in an eventual Democratic presidency, if indeed they win in November.”


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