How a task force is helping to open doors for the next generation of AfroLatino journalists
While Latinos remain underrepresented in the news media, the lack of role models for early career AfroLatino journalists is even more dramatic.
According to data from the Pew Research Center, Afro-Latino men and women accounted for less than 1 percent of on-screen representation in 2023, the most recent year for which there is data.
People like MJ Acosta-Ruiz, a sports reporter who serves on a National Association of Hispanic Journalists task force, have begun to focus on building the pipeline for the next generation.
Paul C. Fisher is a rising senior at Newberry College. Paul has a passion for storytelling and intends to cover policy. He wants to distill complex legislation into easy to digest information for his audience. Reach him at pcfisher16 [at] gmail [dot] com.
