Houston’s ‘Elote Man’ still struggling after accident and pandemic shutdown
HOUSTON — Emilio Vargas, known around Houston’s East End community as the “Elote Man,” earned his nickname step by step,
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Entre la pandemia y la crisis fiscal: la compleja situación de envejecer en Puerto Rico
TOA ALTA, Puerto Rico — Todas las mañanas, Carlos Salgado Opio llega a su trabajo una hora antes de que
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NAHJ falls short on inclusivity for Afro-Latino journalists, members say. Some want change.
LOS ANGELES — Two months ago, Boris Q’va decided to do something he’s never done before: Speak out about the
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ANALYSIS: Major news outlets use inflammatory language to describe migrants despite calls to stop
Surge. Wave. Flood. These words may bring to mind images of natural disasters, but as the nation’s focus on the
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Periodistas nicaragüenses se enfrentan al exilio, amenazas y persecución política indefinida
NICARAGUA — En este país, los periodistas independientes ejercen su profesión sabiendo que en cualquier momento pueden ser amenazados, agredidos
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Ni de aquí, ni de allá: Latino journalists navigate two cultures
HOUSTON — When Kimberly Cruz was a college freshman studying broadcast journalism, someone told her that her Spanish wasn’t good
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NAHJ virtual conference: America’s largest gathering of Latino journalists convenes online for second time
It’s a familiar scene for participants who attended last year’s National Association of Hispanic Journalists conference during the early months
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‘This is fun but weird:’ NAHJ takes the party virtual with Gran Baile and a much-anticipated Tejano party
SOMEWHERE, The Internet — Conversations weave in and out, layering over one another as NAHJ members — in the form
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After NAHJ cancelled its 2020 elections, the race is the organization’s most contested in recent memory
At a time when NAHJ was forced to reconfigure its annual convention due to a deadly pandemic, board members unanimously voted to cancel the 2020 elections for 10 board positions, creating a snowballing controversy that grew over months and eventually prompted the organization to reinstate a contest that has historically drawn low voter turnout and minimal participation.
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Journalism’s diversity problem begins in university classrooms, where a lack of Latino professors sets many students up to fail
In classrooms where Latino students are the majority, some will go their entire college career without a single Latino journalism professor, according to a Latino Reporter analysis of student and faculty data from the California State University system.
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NAHJ board hints 2021 may bring another virtual conference
Business wear from the waist up may be a trend again next summer. Board members for the National Association of
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Gente de NAHJ: Kamara Daughtry brings cheer to virtual meetings with splashes of color
Many attended the virtual convention from their bedrooms or living rooms — perhaps with bookshelves or a window in the
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Gente de NAHJ: Stacy Fernandez reflects on what it means to be Black and Latina
Stacy Fernandez is so proud of being Dominicana that she talks about where she comes from at least once a
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Gente de NAHJ: For DJ Cutlos, convention gigs combine a love of journalism and music
Carlos Rico is a freelance multimedia journalist by day and DJ Cutlos Supreme by night. He is the DJ who
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Technical issues and confusion disrupt sessions, events at first-ever virtual NABJ-NAHJ joint 2020 conference
From trolls to Grubhub order cancellations, issues with pages refusing to load and not knowing where to find certain events
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Room Rater: NABJ NAHJ Conference edition
We at the Latino Reporter have seen your kids, your dogs and random Zoom bombers crash sessions during the first-ever
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Gente de NAHJ: Desde un pueblo montañoso en Puerto Rico, Giovanny Vega asiste a su primera conferencia de NAHJ virtualmente
Gracias a la pandemia de COVID-19, Giovanny Vega Lleguas tuvo que asistir a su primera conferencia de NABJ y NAHJ
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Gente de NAHJ: Dawn Roberts ties up her sneakers and runs a 5K in the name of journalism
For Dawn Angelique Roberts, running is self care. That’s why she tries to get people to put their sneakers on
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Gente de NAHJ: Family restaurant continues to thrive after Isaias, says co-owner Sergio Higuera Dominguez
WASHINGTON, NC – Tropical storms are no stranger to eastern North Carolina. However, Isaias came at a time when several
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