VivirLatino

Newspapers are less popular than ever. Some point to the rise of internet media as the cause. Some say the recent scandals of invented sources and outright lying have damaged the credibility of the daily print media. And yet as “minority” populations grow, especially Latino populations, many big city newspapers have launched papers aimed at this audience both in English and in other Languages. Just looking at New York City, the New York Daily News has two separate weeklies, one in English and one in Spanish aimed at the Big Apple’s Latinos.

And just as quickly as Spanish language papers are born, they are being killed. Insiders will cite low advertising rates and a lack of real commitment to people of color communities. A recent East Bay Express article points the finger south of the U.S. border, at outsourcing.

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