Making Latino News: Race, Language, Class

The production of Latino news is a terrain through which Latinos are creating a cultural, social, and political membership for themselves in U.S. culture. Making Latino News examines Latino newsmaking as part of a larger narrative--the cultural productions and conceptions of Latinos. Author America Rodriguez traces historical and commercial contexts of Latino-oriented news production, beginning with late 19th century and early 20th century U.S. Spanish language newspapers. She also examines the …