Reporting on Latino/a/x Communities

<p>This book offers a critical and practical guide for journalists reporting on issues affecting the Latinx community.</p><p>Reporting on Latino/a/x Communities emphasizes skills and best practices for covering topics such as economics, immigration and gender. The authors share honest stories about challenges Latino/a/x journalists face in newsrooms, including imposter syndrome and lack of representation in news, along with strategies to face and tackle systematic barriers. Stories from leaders in the media industry are also featured, including journalists and media professionals from ABC News, Los Angeles Times, Alt.Latino at NPR, and mitú. Additionally highlighted are experimental and non-traditional new initiatives and outlets leading the future of news media for Latino/a/x audiences. </p><p>This book is an invaluable guide for any student or journalist interested or involved in the news media and questions of Latino/a/x representation. </p> <p>Preface </p><p>Chapter One </p><p>Reporting on Latin/a/x Communities: Lessons to Learn</p><p>By Jessica Retis and Teresa Puente</p><p>Chapter Two</p><p>Historical Representations of Latinos in the Media</p><p>By Melita Garza</p><p>Chapter Three </p><p>Beat Reporting and Developing Sources in the Latinx Community </p><p>By Edna Negrón</p><p>Chapter Four<br>Race, Colorism and Policing in Latinx Communities: Getting the Real Story</p><p>By Claudia E. Cruz</p><p>Chapter Five</p><p>Reporting on Latinas: ‘She’ Se Puede!</p><p>By Laura Castañeda</p><p>Chapter Six</p><p>Intersectional Latinx/a/o: Journalism Coverage & the LGBTQ Community</p><p>By Nathian Shae Rodriguez</p><p>Chapter Seven</p><p>COVID-19 and the impact on the Latino community</p><p>By Teresa Puente</p><p>Chapter Eight</p><p>Reporting on Immigration</p><p>By Teresa Puente</p><p>Chapter Nine: Reporting on the Latino Vote and the Diverse Latino Electorate</p><p>By Mercedes Vigón and Alejandro Alvarado Bremer</p><p>Chapter Ten</p><p>By Melita Garza</p><p>Covering Latinos in Business and the Economy</p><p>Chapter Eleven</p><p>By Jesús Ayala Rico<br>Dispatches from the Frontlines: Foreign Correspondents Cover the World and Beyond</p><p>Chapter Twelve</p><p>By Jesús Ayala Rico</p><p>Broadcast TV News: Reporting and Producing for El Noticiero</p><p>Chapter Thirteen</p><p>Radio and Podcasting on the Latinx Community </p><p>By Vanessa Vancour</p><p>Chapter Fourteen</p><p>Social Media and the Digital Landscape</p><p>By Amara Aguilar</p><p>Chapter Fifteen</p><p>Writing and Reporting Bilingually</p><p>By Teresa Puente</p><p>Chapter Sixteen</p><p>A glimpse into the future: Digital-native Latinx News Media </p><p>By Lourdes Cueva Chacón and Jessica Retis</p><p>Index</p>