links for 2006-04-08

Sat08Apr2006

CBSNews.com Blog: Hispanic or Latino?

With immigration in the news, I thought it would be worth looking at the way media outlets use the words "Hispanic" and "Latino."

(tags: language hispanic media latino cbs blog)
Growing anger among blacks as Latinos 'take over'

We wrote about this same article on VL yesterday, but seeing another iteration of its headline makes me once again think that the "anger" is being incited by media with this kind of sensationalism, not by the black community. - Jen

(tags: latinos blacks race media)
Evangelical leaders write Bush to boost immigration reform

Albert Reyes, president of Baptist University of the Americas and past president of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, was among the approximately 50 signers of the letter. It urges Bush and lawmakers to pass a border-security bill that more quickly

(tags: immigration religion baptist bush)
Shakira the Humanitarian

Shakira, the pop sensation with the hips that don’t lie, was honored for her humanitarian efforts at a fashion show hosted by the nonprofit group Women Together.

(tags: shakira humanitarian award music activism)
USATODAY.com: Media tune in to ethnic audiences

Forget the Internet for a moment. One of the most intriguing new developments in media is taking place in a part of the industry that many executives used to dismiss as a backwater.

(tags: ethnicity race media advertising marketing tv)

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