The Arrogance of (Media) Power

Fave columnist Roberto Lovato makes a convincing argument against the pundits who claim that Barack Obama's poor 2nd in Nevada to Hillary Clinton's win was an aspect of black-brown tensions. How can, Lovato reasons, the "experts," both black and white, know what's going on in the Latino mind if they don't follow the Spanish language media?
Lovato also asks, if Latinos are skittish on Obama because of his race, then why did they deliver 36% of their vote to Jessie Jackson's presidential bid in California in 1988 and a solid 50% in Latino-loaded counties in New Mexico?
Read Everyone's Expert on the Latino Vote, Except Latinos. It's anti-dotal.
As well as Lovato's musings on John McCain's chances of shoring up Latino votes for the GOP.
Finally, vote in our poll: Will Latinos cast the deciding vote come Super Tuesday in any of the 22 contests?

Joining the issues--Joining the struggle?

I do hope you take the time to read my op-ed on the Women’s Village page indicting “second wave” feminists for their elitism, pointing more specifically at their icon, Gloria Steinem, and her NY Times column premised on her belief that women are even lower down on the totem pole of groups non grata in our society than blacks. The piece begs the question of Latinas and their relationship to feminism, both black and white.
I also recommend our Focus on the race-gender based hostility between the Clinton and Obama camps.
We’d like to get a dialog going on whether Latinas can identify with and feel a sense of belonging to either the white feminists’ struggle or black women’s plight and fight, or whether the Latina experience confronts separate issues and expectations. So read and comment--give the HAV some content for a Latina follow-up.
And while you’re figuring it all out, don’t forget to vote in our poll on sister solidarity.

Institute for Justice and Journalism Seeks Ethnic Media

A heads-up from L. Patricia Ice, our resident attorney and columnist on immigration matters:

Deadline: January 28, 2008

USC Annenberg's Institute for Justice and Journalism invites ethnic media journalists to apply for its 2008 fellowships, focused on "Immigration: Reporting the Full Story."

IJJ will award ten fellowships to ethnic media journalists in early 2008 to enable them to report on the complexities of immigration issues with depth and context. Selected fellows will participate in a March conference in Tucson, Arizona, that will include field reporting experiences along the U.S.-Mexico border.
A follow-up session will be held in June at John Jay College in New York City.

Experienced print, television, radio, and online journalists employed by ethnic media news organizations are eligible to apply for the fellowships. All travel-related and professional development expenses will be covered by IJJ.

Application guidelines and forms are available at the IJJ Web site.

RFP Link:
http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10010533/justicejournalism

For additional RFPs in Journalism/Media, visit:
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_journalism.jhtml