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.”
Read more.
Monday, June 30, 2008
Monday, June 23, 2008
AL DIA PAPER TO DELIVER ON WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS - INCREASE CIRCULATION
The Spanish-language edition of the The Dallas Morning News, Al Dia, will grow and expand circulation to Wednesdays and Saturdays by late July.
The increase will double the circulation from 40,000 to close to 120,000 and will kick-start free home-delivery in selected coverage areas on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
"It's a great thing," said Alfredo Carbajal-Madrid, the paper's managing editor, who posted the announcement on the Al Dia web site. " The Hispanic population in North Texas continues to grow. We're responding to the appetite of this population for local news. At the same time, this is a perfect vehicle for advertisers to get to consumers."
The paper will increase coverage of local events and also push internet and online stories including multimedia packages.
MEDIA MOVES BLOGS ON GARY'S DEPARTURE
Media Moves, a journalism on "about Latinos in the media and the issues that affect the business," posted a story on Network member Gary Piña who among those let go at the Star-Telegram recently.
Piña among McClatchy casualties
Gary Piña, a news editor/page designer at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, is among the hundreds of McClatchy employees laid off today. He has been with the Star-Telegram for over 20 years.
Gary is currently nearing the end of his second term on the NAHJ board. At the moment, he is the At-large-officer. He was a key player in the success of the 2005 NAHJ convention. He had recently expressed interest in running for president of the Dallas-Fort Worth Network of Hispanic Communicators.
Read more and also comments from NAHJ members here.
Piña among McClatchy casualties
Gary Piña, a news editor/page designer at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, is among the hundreds of McClatchy employees laid off today. He has been with the Star-Telegram for over 20 years.
Gary is currently nearing the end of his second term on the NAHJ board. At the moment, he is the At-large-officer. He was a key player in the success of the 2005 NAHJ convention. He had recently expressed interest in running for president of the Dallas-Fort Worth Network of Hispanic Communicators.
Read more and also comments from NAHJ members here.
STAR-TELEGRAM LAYOFFS TO CONTINUE THIS WEEK
Sources say that another round of Star-Telegram employees will be getting packets this week and be forced to said goodbye to the paper. Will this be Blue Monday II?
MACARENA HERNANDEZ TO LEAVE DMN - PURSUE JOURNALISM FELLOWSHIP
Friday afternoon the email landed on many DMN inboxes - Congratulations to Macarena Hernandez as she pursues a fantastic opportunity. Macarena, who just wrapped up a successful (and highly controversial) series on immigration and students, will be leaving the Dallas Morning News in the next few months.
Update:
In the fall of 2008 the International Reporting Project (IRP) will offer up to four IRP Fellowships to U.S. journalists, including Macarena, to carry out a project reporting from any country in the world outside of the United States. Macarena's fellowship will focus on Latin America and will begin September 1 in Washington, D.C. where IRP Fellows will spend two weeks at a program arranged. IRP Fellows depart September 13 for a five-week period of individual international reporting. All IRP Fellows will return to Washington for a final week October 19-25. Macarena's last day with the DMN will be August 27.
The IRP Fellowships aim to strengthen the U.S. public's understanding of key international topics by helping to educate U.S. journalists by providing them with access to leading international experts in the United States, and offering them opportunities to do reporting projects overseas.
The program brings U.S. journalists to Washington, D.C., at The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of The Johns Hopkins University before traveling abroad. During the program, journalists have access to some of the world's leading specialists in international issues at SAIS and other institutions in the nation's capital.
Update:
In the fall of 2008 the International Reporting Project (IRP) will offer up to four IRP Fellowships to U.S. journalists, including Macarena, to carry out a project reporting from any country in the world outside of the United States. Macarena's fellowship will focus on Latin America and will begin September 1 in Washington, D.C. where IRP Fellows will spend two weeks at a program arranged. IRP Fellows depart September 13 for a five-week period of individual international reporting. All IRP Fellows will return to Washington for a final week October 19-25. Macarena's last day with the DMN will be August 27.
The IRP Fellowships aim to strengthen the U.S. public's understanding of key international topics by helping to educate U.S. journalists by providing them with access to leading international experts in the United States, and offering them opportunities to do reporting projects overseas.
The program brings U.S. journalists to Washington, D.C., at The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of The Johns Hopkins University before traveling abroad. During the program, journalists have access to some of the world's leading specialists in international issues at SAIS and other institutions in the nation's capital.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
CALIFORNIA/FLORIDA HOUSING COLLAPSE TO BLAME FOR STAR-TELEGRAM LAY OFFS
Blame it on California and Florida where the housing collapse and abundance of foreclosures are in an all time high, is what experts say the reason for McClatchy's major layoffs across the nation.
"1,400 McClatchy Co. employees targeted for layoffs can blame their job loss on the faltering newspaper economy in general, their company's specific concentration of papers in California and Florida where the housing collapse has been most acute -- and a forward-looking strategy once hailed as a way to avoid precisely this kind of pain," Editor and Publisher
Read the story here.
"1,400 McClatchy Co. employees targeted for layoffs can blame their job loss on the faltering newspaper economy in general, their company's specific concentration of papers in California and Florida where the housing collapse has been most acute -- and a forward-looking strategy once hailed as a way to avoid precisely this kind of pain," Editor and Publisher
Read the story here.
Monday, June 16, 2008
STAR-TELEGRAM STAFFERS SHOCKED
The dust hasn't even settled and the ink is not yet dry on those new pink slips, but insiders tell that many who got the axe today are grumbling two words - age discrimination. A large percentage of those cut are over 45.
"People know that the economy and lower ad sales are to blame but it just feels that many of those who go cut, are over 45 or have more than 15 years of service," said an anonymous staffer. "But we knew something was coming. Many HR staffers were called in Sunday morning for a emergency meeting. Word got around really fast."
Many of the 130 to be let go (almost 10% of the workforce) were notified this morning and afternoon. These included long timers in copy desk, editorial, sports, features, city desk, and classified/advertising. Some were given
buyout options and others, the golden pink slip and told about their severance package and last day.
Departing staffers will be paid up to six months’ salary, based on their seniority. Those with many years, got voluntary buyouts.
McClatchy, the owner who also announced cuts in other markets, says the job cuts will be made through a combination of voluntary departures, layoffs and attrition. McClatchy reports a 15% decline in advertising revenues in the first five months of the year. A hiring freeze was also imposed.
"Who is to blame,?" said one reporter. "Well all I can say is that despite the Fort Worth economy gas boom, the $4 gas and the massive foreclosures have finally caught up with us. We just wish it could have been more even across the ages. We put in 10-20-30 years and this is the Thank You we get!"
"People know that the economy and lower ad sales are to blame but it just feels that many of those who go cut, are over 45 or have more than 15 years of service," said an anonymous staffer. "But we knew something was coming. Many HR staffers were called in Sunday morning for a emergency meeting. Word got around really fast."
Many of the 130 to be let go (almost 10% of the workforce) were notified this morning and afternoon. These included long timers in copy desk, editorial, sports, features, city desk, and classified/advertising. Some were given
buyout options and others, the golden pink slip and told about their severance package and last day.
Departing staffers will be paid up to six months’ salary, based on their seniority. Those with many years, got voluntary buyouts.
McClatchy, the owner who also announced cuts in other markets, says the job cuts will be made through a combination of voluntary departures, layoffs and attrition. McClatchy reports a 15% decline in advertising revenues in the first five months of the year. A hiring freeze was also imposed.
"Who is to blame,?" said one reporter. "Well all I can say is that despite the Fort Worth economy gas boom, the $4 gas and the massive foreclosures have finally caught up with us. We just wish it could have been more even across the ages. We put in 10-20-30 years and this is the Thank You we get!"
STAR TELEGRAM DROPS BLACK MONDAY BOMBSHELL
The sad news came this mid-morning with an email and letter to all employees:
To All Employees:
I am writing today to tell you that the Star-telegram is reducing its workforce by approximately 130 positions, or about 10% of the total.
This is a painful but necessary step. We're operating in a time of great change and challenge for our operations, for The McClatchy Company and for the newspaper industry overall.
When we announced our management restructuring 2 months ago, we did not have plans for further staff reductions. Since then our economic downturn has accelerated, reducing revenues dramatically. This requires the painful but necessary step of a more aggressive realignment of our staffing models.
As you know, we have already been transitioning to new ways of doing business. We're confident in our ability to navigate to a stable and prosperous future as an integrated media company serving as our community's most trusted supplier of news and advertising information.
Reductions will occur in most departments. Although many of these job eliminations will occur through involuntary layoffs, there also will be opportunities for employees to voluntarily elect a severance package where reductions are occurring in work groups of two or more employees. If enough employees do not take the voluntary option, then the work groups will be reduced according to least tenure. Employees affected by this reduction are being notified as quickly as possible and being provided with information about the severance program and their last day. They will be provided with a transition package that includes a severance pay allowance and benefits continuation. We also will provide outplacement services.
As a news company, we have often reported on such transitions in other industries. Now we face the painful reality of severing employment ties with valued friends and colleagues, many of whom have served the company well for many years. We are sorry to do so, and will do everything possible to make their transition as smooth as possible.
Other workforce reductions were also announced today throughout McClatchy. A press release detailing those actions – amounting to about 1400 jobs, or 10% of the company's workforce – is available at http://www.mcclatchy.com. As CEO Gary Pruitt says there, "McClatchy is committed to remaining a healthy, profitable company positioned not only to meet current challenges, but to take full advantage of opportunities for growth as we restructure to support our mission of delivering high quality news and information."
The Star-Telegram is making other changes in its business model and operations, as well. We have implemented our first home delivery price increase in 3 years, have plans to convert NIE papers to an electronic edition, and we're in the middle of a process that leads to selling some adjacent property. On the product side, we have plans to combine or merge some sections. Details on these changes will be announced later.
This will also be a difficult and disorienting time for those of us who remain on the job. Your continued effort and dedication are the foundation of our faith in the future, and we know from experience what a talented and productive group you are. The public service mission that has always animated us remains unchanged, but we will need to make many other changes as we adapt to today's far more competitive media landscape. We will be working diligently alongside you to ensure that we do so.
If you have any questions about the transition program or the voluntary transition option, please contact human resources. If you have any questions about departmental or structural changes, please contact your department manager. Thank you again for your continued service and cooperation.
Gary Wortel President & Publisher Star-Telegram
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Of those cut include:
Phyllis Stone
Tara Ransom
Alex Russ
Angie Somers
Carolyn Poirot
Rhonda McKinney
Kathie Hinnen
Joy Donovan
Bob Hood
John Sturbin
Todd Camp
Alan Cochrum
Gary Hardee
Jim Peipert
Mary Rogers
Judy Wiley
Richard Stubbe
Jill Johnson
Gary Pina - and four copy editors (from all three copy desks combined)
three librarians
more names coming - only 21 names today out of 130. Some tough weeks coming for Star-Telegram staffers.
To All Employees:
I am writing today to tell you that the Star-telegram is reducing its workforce by approximately 130 positions, or about 10% of the total.
This is a painful but necessary step. We're operating in a time of great change and challenge for our operations, for The McClatchy Company and for the newspaper industry overall.
When we announced our management restructuring 2 months ago, we did not have plans for further staff reductions. Since then our economic downturn has accelerated, reducing revenues dramatically. This requires the painful but necessary step of a more aggressive realignment of our staffing models.
As you know, we have already been transitioning to new ways of doing business. We're confident in our ability to navigate to a stable and prosperous future as an integrated media company serving as our community's most trusted supplier of news and advertising information.
Reductions will occur in most departments. Although many of these job eliminations will occur through involuntary layoffs, there also will be opportunities for employees to voluntarily elect a severance package where reductions are occurring in work groups of two or more employees. If enough employees do not take the voluntary option, then the work groups will be reduced according to least tenure. Employees affected by this reduction are being notified as quickly as possible and being provided with information about the severance program and their last day. They will be provided with a transition package that includes a severance pay allowance and benefits continuation. We also will provide outplacement services.
As a news company, we have often reported on such transitions in other industries. Now we face the painful reality of severing employment ties with valued friends and colleagues, many of whom have served the company well for many years. We are sorry to do so, and will do everything possible to make their transition as smooth as possible.
Other workforce reductions were also announced today throughout McClatchy. A press release detailing those actions – amounting to about 1400 jobs, or 10% of the company's workforce – is available at http://www.mcclatchy.com. As CEO Gary Pruitt says there, "McClatchy is committed to remaining a healthy, profitable company positioned not only to meet current challenges, but to take full advantage of opportunities for growth as we restructure to support our mission of delivering high quality news and information."
The Star-Telegram is making other changes in its business model and operations, as well. We have implemented our first home delivery price increase in 3 years, have plans to convert NIE papers to an electronic edition, and we're in the middle of a process that leads to selling some adjacent property. On the product side, we have plans to combine or merge some sections. Details on these changes will be announced later.
This will also be a difficult and disorienting time for those of us who remain on the job. Your continued effort and dedication are the foundation of our faith in the future, and we know from experience what a talented and productive group you are. The public service mission that has always animated us remains unchanged, but we will need to make many other changes as we adapt to today's far more competitive media landscape. We will be working diligently alongside you to ensure that we do so.
If you have any questions about the transition program or the voluntary transition option, please contact human resources. If you have any questions about departmental or structural changes, please contact your department manager. Thank you again for your continued service and cooperation.
Gary Wortel President & Publisher Star-Telegram
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Of those cut include:
Phyllis Stone
Tara Ransom
Alex Russ
Angie Somers
Carolyn Poirot
Rhonda McKinney
Kathie Hinnen
Joy Donovan
Bob Hood
John Sturbin
Todd Camp
Alan Cochrum
Gary Hardee
Jim Peipert
Mary Rogers
Judy Wiley
Richard Stubbe
Jill Johnson
Gary Pina - and four copy editors (from all three copy desks combined)
three librarians
more names coming - only 21 names today out of 130. Some tough weeks coming for Star-Telegram staffers.
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Scholarship available for students to attend Nonfiction Conference
Ten students will receive scholarships to attend the 4th Annual Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Writers Conference of the Southwest, presented by the University of North Texas Mayborn Graduate School of Journalism. The conference is offering The Dallas Morning News scholarships to five high school or college minority students. Five general scholarships open to all high school or college students will also be awarded. The application deadline is June 13.
The conference will be July 18-20 (Friday-Sunday) at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center, 1800 Highway 26 East, in Grapevine, Texas (five minutes from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport). Pulitzer Prize winner N. Scott Momaday is the keynote speaker and will be joined by National Book Award winner Bob Shacochis and “River of Doubt” author Candice Millard, among others.
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Azteca TV 26 finally comes to some DFW Satellite subscribers
Direct TV owners can finally watch Azteca TV like their Time Warner/Charter Cable friends. DIRECTV, Inc. has added KODF-26, Azteca America, to the Dallas-Ft. Worth local broadcast channel lineup. No such luck for DishTV, Verizon Fios nor AT&T U-Verse fiber optic owners.
Azteca America’s Spanish-language includes worldwide soccer highlight coverage, newscasts from Mexico, highly popular novelas and professional Mexican League Soccer matches.
Azteca America’s Spanish-language includes worldwide soccer highlight coverage, newscasts from Mexico, highly popular novelas and professional Mexican League Soccer matches.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
REBECCA AGUILAR SPEAKS ON KRLD TALK SHOW
Former Fox 4 Reporter Rebecca Aguilar was a guest on KRLD 1080's Ernie and Jay midday show to discuss the circumstances surrounding her dismissal from Fox 4. During the show, she disclosed details that she says led Fox 4 discriminately fired her. During the show, several callers voiced their support for Aguilar, who at the moment has not received any job offers. Listen to the audio/podcast here.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
REBECCA AGUILAR FILES FEDERAL DISCRIMINATION CHARGE AT KDFW FOX 4
I guess you could see this coming for miles, especially after the "extended" long suspension that KDFW FOX 4 place on Rebecca Aguilar over a reporting incident last fall.
Rebecca Aguilar claims that she was fired from Channel 4 Fox KDFW-TV in March 2008 based on discrimination and her attorney says his investigation has revealed that Aguilar did nothing wrong in October 2007 when KDFW management suspended her over an alleged controversial interview.
The suspension came just two weeks after Aguilar, a 26 year news journalist veteran, was awarded Broadcast Journalist of the Year by the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.
This week Aguilar filed a Charge of Discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, better known as the “EEOC.” The attorney says Aguilar conducted more than 6,000 interviews in fourteen years at the owned and operated Fox station, but news management retaliated against her for advocating change inside the newsroom.
"I'm confident the EEOC will uncover what our investigation has unveiled. Fox 4 wanted my client to advocate change in the community through her reports, but to keep silent in improving working conditions in the newsroom," says Steve Kardell, her attorney.
Background on Aguilar:
-Recognized with more than 47 Broadcast Awards and Nominations
-Multiple Emmy Award Winner
-2007 Broadcast Journalist of the Year from NAHJ
-2005 Texas A.P. Broadcast Journalist of the Year
-2003 News Corp (Fox) Global Employee of Year
Sunday, April 20, 2008
"La Estrella" to be renamed "La Estrella en Casa" in May
Editor and Publisher published a story on the changes coming to La Estrella.
"'Ft. Worth Star-Telegram' Merging Hispanic Papers Into One Home-Delivered Pub
Betting that the key to the success of a Spanish-language paper is targeted home delivery, the Fort Worth (Texas) Star-Telegram is merging its two Spanish-language newspapers into one publication dropped on doorsteps.
"I think as much as think as much as we focus on content -- and content is king -- we lose focus on distribution, and here in this case distribution is the prince," Star-Telegram Publisher Gary Wortel said in a telephone interview Thursday.
The Star-Telegram publishes two free Spanish-language papers during the week.
La Estrella is a traditional newspaper with hard news and sports coverage of Dallas-Fort Worth and Mexico. The 14-year-old newspaper, which was briefly a five-day daily and returned to weekly publication last year, is distributed almost entirely through racks.
La Estrella En Casa is an entertainment-oriented, eight-page publication that is delivered on weekends to 100,000 households in Hispanic neighborhoods of Dallas-Fort Worth. The paper was launched last May, and has been a big hit with advertisers, Wortel said.
"Advertisers love it because they know it's getting into the homes," he said.
Beginning May 2, the two will be merged into a single home-delivered paper that will be called La Estrella En Casa. It will be bigger in page count than the current weekend paper, and will include hard news and sports.
La Estrella competes with Al Dia, a free-distribution, six-day Spanish-language newspaper published by The Dallas Morning News. Its circulation is largely through racks and store stacks, and averages about 33,000 during the week, and 53,000 on Saturdays, according to its media kit.
"'Ft. Worth Star-Telegram' Merging Hispanic Papers Into One Home-Delivered Pub
Betting that the key to the success of a Spanish-language paper is targeted home delivery, the Fort Worth (Texas) Star-Telegram is merging its two Spanish-language newspapers into one publication dropped on doorsteps.
"I think as much as think as much as we focus on content -- and content is king -- we lose focus on distribution, and here in this case distribution is the prince," Star-Telegram Publisher Gary Wortel said in a telephone interview Thursday.
The Star-Telegram publishes two free Spanish-language papers during the week.
La Estrella is a traditional newspaper with hard news and sports coverage of Dallas-Fort Worth and Mexico. The 14-year-old newspaper, which was briefly a five-day daily and returned to weekly publication last year, is distributed almost entirely through racks.
La Estrella En Casa is an entertainment-oriented, eight-page publication that is delivered on weekends to 100,000 households in Hispanic neighborhoods of Dallas-Fort Worth. The paper was launched last May, and has been a big hit with advertisers, Wortel said.
"Advertisers love it because they know it's getting into the homes," he said.
Beginning May 2, the two will be merged into a single home-delivered paper that will be called La Estrella En Casa. It will be bigger in page count than the current weekend paper, and will include hard news and sports.
La Estrella competes with Al Dia, a free-distribution, six-day Spanish-language newspaper published by The Dallas Morning News. Its circulation is largely through racks and store stacks, and averages about 33,000 during the week, and 53,000 on Saturdays, according to its media kit.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
NAHJ Members Safe from Star-Telegram Cuts
The April storm came a bit early for Star-Telegram employees this morning. In their inbox was an email from the publisher breaking the myth that jobs at the StartleGram are safe.
Pink slips were given out to 8 newsroom employees and more in the advertising, circulation and marketing. As far as we know, no NAHJ members were part of the list, for now. However also announced were major cutbacks and budget freezes. The days of having the paper pay for ALL your NAHJ or Unity conference, room and hotel are gone.
In addition, OK Carter, long time Arlington columnist, announced his retirement from the Star-Telegram. No connection is being implied to the job cuts letter but it is a bit ironic.
The blame all points down to less newspaper circulation and higher prices for everything else. For those who had doubts that the recession would ever hit "where the West begins," today was proof that Fort Worthians are not immune. More updates to follow.
Actual Letter to employees:
Email to All Employees
April 17, 2008
Today, we are announcing the restructuring of management level positions in several areas of the newspaper. This is not an across-the-board layoff, but a restructuring that focuses primarily on consolidating work and streamlining various levels of management throughout the organization. As a result, 20 positions are impacted, although we are working with these individuals to identify other possible opportunities. This is approximately 1.5% of our employee population. The positions impacted are in the newsroom, marketing, operations, circulation and advertising.
We have met with each of the affected employees to discuss the changes being made. These employees have served us well and will be treated fairly. They will be eligible to apply for any other available positions for which they are qualified within the newspaper. If they do not apply for a comparable position, most affected employees will be leaving on April 25th and will be offered a transition plan that includes severance pay, extended medical coverage, and outplacement services.
This is not a review we have taken lightly. We know it’s a difficult message to hear and certainly creates anxiety. We will work with those affected to make this transition as smooth as possible. Please let your manager know if you have any questions.
Gary Wortel
President & Publisher
Star-Telegram
Pink slips were given out to 8 newsroom employees and more in the advertising, circulation and marketing. As far as we know, no NAHJ members were part of the list, for now. However also announced were major cutbacks and budget freezes. The days of having the paper pay for ALL your NAHJ or Unity conference, room and hotel are gone.
In addition, OK Carter, long time Arlington columnist, announced his retirement from the Star-Telegram. No connection is being implied to the job cuts letter but it is a bit ironic.
The blame all points down to less newspaper circulation and higher prices for everything else. For those who had doubts that the recession would ever hit "where the West begins," today was proof that Fort Worthians are not immune. More updates to follow.
Actual Letter to employees:
Email to All Employees
April 17, 2008
Today, we are announcing the restructuring of management level positions in several areas of the newspaper. This is not an across-the-board layoff, but a restructuring that focuses primarily on consolidating work and streamlining various levels of management throughout the organization. As a result, 20 positions are impacted, although we are working with these individuals to identify other possible opportunities. This is approximately 1.5% of our employee population. The positions impacted are in the newsroom, marketing, operations, circulation and advertising.
We have met with each of the affected employees to discuss the changes being made. These employees have served us well and will be treated fairly. They will be eligible to apply for any other available positions for which they are qualified within the newspaper. If they do not apply for a comparable position, most affected employees will be leaving on April 25th and will be offered a transition plan that includes severance pay, extended medical coverage, and outplacement services.
This is not a review we have taken lightly. We know it’s a difficult message to hear and certainly creates anxiety. We will work with those affected to make this transition as smooth as possible. Please let your manager know if you have any questions.
Gary Wortel
President & Publisher
Star-Telegram
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Long Time Member Jesus Chairez Moves to Mexico
It is official: Jesus Chairez, producer and host of USA's first and longest running bilingual GLBT Latino radio show "Sin Fronteras" on KNON 89.3 FM (12 years) and Si Soy Gay blogger and Charter member of DFW NETWORK OF HISPANIC COMMUNICATORS moves to Mexico City."I arrived in Mexico City on March 10, to bring things to my apartment and also filed for my paper work to live here and will be picking that up on April 8," said Chairez. "I then return to Dallas to pack some more and sell the rest and move to La Ciudad mas Linda en todo Mundo!" He said he is loving it there and plans to continue writing from his apartment in Col. Roma.
Read more here. OR at his blog at
Si Soy Gay at: http://sisoyglbt.blog.com/
Saturday, March 29, 2008
KTVT CBS 11 Axes Maria Arita, Several Other Reporters
Maria Arita, a veteran broadcaster, for KTVT CBS 11, along with several other reporters including investigative reporter Robert Riggs and Reporter Kaushal Patel were given the axe lately by CBS 11.
Arita arrived in Dallas in 2005 and was scheduled to finish up her contract in the summer with CBS 11. CBS affiliates across the nation also had deep cuts in their newsrooms including affiliates in Los Angeles, New York and elsewhere.
A member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, Maria began her career as a host/reporter for "On the Beam" - a nationally syndicated show which helped pioneer black entertainment news. Maria has to her credit numerous awards including a National Latina Communicator's Award of Excellence. In her first year as an anchor/reporter (at CBS 11 News) Maria received a Lone Star Emmy and a Press Club of Dallas Katie Award (Best Newscast in Texas).
She has worked on everything from film to series television, industrials, voiceover work and hundreds of commercials. Maria would later make numerous appearances on "Walker: Texas Ranger," and play the role of one of the moms on "Wishbone."
Thursday, March 6, 2008
KDFW FOX 4 GIVES REBECCA AGUILAR THE PINK SLIP
After months of waiting, Rebecca Aguilar, NAHJ broadcast journalist of the year, got an updated on the job status at Fox 4 News -- pack your bags. According to DFW News Blogger "Uncle Ed Barky" Fox 4 officially fired Rebecca wednesday.
"I just think it's really sad that I gave this company 14 years and I did about 6,000 interviews," she said. "And now I'm out of a job because of one interview? It's like in one swoop it ruined my reputation. It ruined my name." - according to the blog post.
No word from Channel 4 on the news editor or other staff who worked with her that night when she aired a story on elderly West Dallas salvage business owner who shot and killed two burglars in his property.
In the blog story, Rebecca says she doesn't know what's next and that she will do whatever it takes to "restore" her reputation.
Read Uncle Barky's blog's for more details.
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Live from San Marcos: Saturday March 1
More than a hundred journalists, students and media professionals are gathered here in the Old Main Building for the Region 5 NAHJ Conference. So far turnout is good. The building was a bit hard to climb but all is well.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
NAHJ Region 5 Workshop Set for this Weekend
NAHJ Region 5 Conference is set for Friday Feb. 29 and March 1 at Texas State University in San Marcos. The conference will help journalists develop skills to move ahead in their careers.
The conference will feature at least six multimedia sessions, including blogging, podcasting, and beginning and advanced digital video. Also look into the the"Hispanic community's impact"on this year’s presidential elections. And we’ll also have a discussion on how the immigration debate"affects Latinos communities in Texas and nationwide.
Gilbert Bailon, the editorial page editor at the St. Louis Post!Dispatch and the current president of the American Society of Newspaper Editors, will be the keynote speaker.
Registration is #25 for students; #50 for members of NAHJ; the Houston Association of Media Professionals; Lone Star Emmy; and the San Antonio Association of Hispanic Journalists; and #65 for nonmembers. The registration form is available online at www.NAHJ.org.
The conference will feature at least six multimedia sessions, including blogging, podcasting, and beginning and advanced digital video. Also look into the the"Hispanic community's impact"on this year’s presidential elections. And we’ll also have a discussion on how the immigration debate"affects Latinos communities in Texas and nationwide.
Gilbert Bailon, the editorial page editor at the St. Louis Post!Dispatch and the current president of the American Society of Newspaper Editors, will be the keynote speaker.
Registration is #25 for students; #50 for members of NAHJ; the Houston Association of Media Professionals; Lone Star Emmy; and the San Antonio Association of Hispanic Journalists; and #65 for nonmembers. The registration form is available online at www.NAHJ.org.
Scholarship Recipient Talks about NY Times Worshop
Tracie Morales, a 2 time scholarship recipient, had a few minutes to discuss the NY Times Workshop she had this winter.
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