Latinos in Media

NBC Latino Shutting Down: Reactions From Latino Journalists and Columnists

Last November, NBC announced it was going to shut down NBC Latino, the Latino-focused news site that only launched in the summer of 2012. Early in 2014, NBC quietly closed NBC Latino's offices, but Latino journalists and opinion writers have had many things to say about it.

Latino Entrepreneur Bill Gato Reunites as CEO of Newswire and PR Company Hispanicize Wire

Nov 14, 2024 12:10 PM EST By Paola Hernández

Latino tech and media innovator Bill Gato was named CEO of Latino press release distribution service Hispanicize Wire on Monday, rejoining the Latino-centric PR and wire service firm that he helped put together years ago.

ABC News Anchor Elizabeth Vargas Returns to TV and Comes Clean About Alcoholism

Nov 14, 2024 12:10 PM EST By Paola Hernández

Elizabeth Vargas, ABC News anchor, revealed in a taped interview that aired on Friday morning's episode of Good Morning America that she spent the month of November in treatment for alcohol dependency. The 51-year-old checked herself into rehab after logging off 20/20 during the month of October, but officially returned to her position on 20/20 Friday evening.