By Lauren Walser PreservationNation Residents of San Antonio watched last week as the 1955 Univision building fell to the wrecking ball, despite a long, hard battle fought by the city’s preservationists and activists to save it. Demolition of the…
Videos, Women, zNew Headline
Video: New PBS/Univision documentary reveals the sexual abuse of nation’s female migrant farmworkers
Jun 24, 2013, 12:00 AM 0
LatinaLista — Farmwork is hard enough. Being a migrant farmworker — subjected to the whims of a “profit-first, workers-last” employer mentality can be life-threatening, but being a female migrant farmworker, well, there are no words to describe the horror…
General, Videos
Video: Maria Elena Salinas and Jorge Ramos share their side of journalism with Bill Moyers
Oct 9, 2012, 12:00 AM 0
LatinaLista — The Latino vote has rightfully garnered much media attention during this presidential election. Unfortunately, outside politicians and the political parties, the Latino electorate/community is not seen as the consumer/citizenship force it is quickly becoming. It’s an issue…
Palabra Final, Politics
Romney’s behavior at Univision event underscores belief he’s already lost the Latino vote
Sep 25, 2012, 4:53 PM 2
LatinaLista — Try as he might — or not, Mitt Romney’s appeal among Latino voters is waning even more these days. This really shouldn’t be the situation. He has had every opportunity to make his case “elegantly” but time…
Transcripts
Transcript: Univision’s “Meet the Candidate” forum with President Obama
Sep 20, 2012, 4:50 PM 0
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AT UNIVISION TOWN HALL WITH JORGE RAMOS AND MARIA ELENA SALINAS University of Miami Miami, Florida Q Please welcome the President of the United States. (Applause.) THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Q Welcome. Thank you for…
Palabra Final, Politics
Obama shares his biggest surprise at Univision forum about not being able to pass immigration reform
Sep 20, 2012, 4:35 PM 2
LatinaLista — The President’s turn on Univision’s “Meet the Candidate” forum hasn’t even aired yet but word is leaking that Univision anchors Maria Elena Salinas and Jorge Ramos didn’t cut him any slack. Like the professional journalists they are,…
Transcripts
Transcript: Univision ‘s “Meet the Candidate” forum with Mitt Romney
Sep 20, 2012, 9:15 AM 2
September 19, 2012 Key JR: Jorge Ramos MS: Maria Elena Salinas MR: Mitt Romney AM: Audience Member Intro: The United States will elect a new president in 48 days, and once again Hispanic voters will be decisive in this…
Culture, General, Media, Multimedia, Online, Women
Univision creates telenovela experiment — a webnovela about U.S. Latinos
Aug 10, 2009, 11:42 AM 0
LatinaLista — Remember a few years ago when the mainstream television networks wanted to capitalize on the popularity of telenovelas? They created their own telenovelas and even developed a dedicated channel, MyNetworkTV, to telenovelas. What happened? They all flopped….
General, Palabra Final
Spotlight: Charlotte, North Carolina’s Blacks and Latinos coming together for Unity Summit
Mar 26, 2009, 4:50 PM 13
LatinaLista — During the 2008 presidential election, some people questioned if Latinos would vote for a black man. We know the answer to that one. President Obama delivers bilingual remarks during Univision’s Premio Lo Nuestro awards show. Once Obama…
LatinaLista — AARP. It used to be known as the American Association of Retired Persons but now it’s much more hip and only referred to by its letters. The acronym is instantly recognizable as probably one of the first…
Business, Immigration, Palabra Final
Univision Shocks Latino Community With Political Donation to Known Punitive Immigration Legislator
Mar 19, 2008, 5:16 PM 36
LatinaLista — From all news accounts, Univision, the lone giant among U.S. Spanish-language broadcasters, is on course to go mainstream. We first caught a hint of this when they paired up with CNN for the presidential debates. Now, Univision…
Media, Palabra Final
Breaking News: Romney Accepts Univision Invitation for December Forum
Nov 8, 2007, 7:50 PM 8
LatinaLista The following letter was sent to Latina Lista from Romney’s campaign headquarters. November 8, 2007 Dear Ms. Rosabal: Thank you for inviting me to take part in Univision’s Republican Presidential Forum scheduled for December 9 in Miami. I…
Language, Palabra Final, Politics
Presidential Candidates Still Debating Whether to Participate in Univision’s Spanish Debates
Jun 25, 2007, 10:04 PM 2
LatinaLista — Earlier this month, Univision sent a letter to all of the presidential candidates inviting them to come on down to the land of sandy beaches and palm trees and while soaking up the sun, soak up some…
Language, Media, Palabra Final
Schwarzenegger’s Bad Idea Creates a Stir Among Latino Journalists
Jun 15, 2007, 7:04 AM 3
LatinaLista — This week in San Jose, California, hundreds of Hispanic journalists are gathered to celebrate the 25-year anniversary of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. Hispanic media is as complex as the Hispanic community — in other words,…
