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Original Articles

Genderizing Latino news: An analysis of a local newspaper's coverage of Latino current affairs

Pages 261-293 | Published online: 18 May 2009

Notes

  • Rodriguez , Clara E. , ed. 1997 . Latin Looks
  • Anders , Gigi . 1998 . “Heart without a home.” . March 8 : A1
  • Ramirez , Charlie . 1998 . “N&O destroys a life.” . March 29 : A30
  • Waggoner , Martha . 1994 . “Honoring those who harvest,” . Sept. 21 : A3 (Associated Press)
  • Wilson , Trish . 1995 . “More Latinos leaving Catholicism for Baptist faith,” . April 23 : A1
  • Wilson , Trish and Price , Dudley . 1995 . “Salsa Carolina! The area's Latino population is reaching critical mass‐and having an impact,” . Aug. 6 : A1
  • Persaud , Babita . 1994 . “Instilling Hispanic pride,” . August 12 : B1
  • Staff . 1995 . “Adios to Summer and Soccer,” . Sept 4 : B1
  • Staff . 1992 . “A death in the family,” . July 9 : A1
  • Sontang , Deborah . 1994 . “Criminal aliens rarely deported, keeping them out just a dream,” . Sept. 15 : A6
  • Associated Press . 1993 . “FBI chief diversifies bureau's top rank,” . Oct. 14 : A7
  • 1994 . “Manuel Gonzalez, FBI official,” . New York Times , Aug. 4 : B6 News Service
  • Brinkley , Joel . 1994 . “Border Patrol chief in El Paso erects dam against immigrants,” . New York Times , Sept 15 : A7 News Service)
  • 1994 . “Cesar Romero, debonair actor,” . Los Angeles Times , Jan. 3 : B5
  • Cordle , Owen . 1994 . “Trumpeting the Latin sound. Arturo Sandoval had to flee Cuba to play his kind of music‐jazz,” . May 20 : WPU11
  • Associated Press . 1995 . “Recording star Selena slain,” . April 1 : A6
  • Tarradell , Mario . 1995 . “Selena living among the stars. Murdered Tejano singer crosses into mainstream,” . Dallas Morning News , July 18 : El
  • Pear , Robert . 1993 . “INS wants immigrants to become citizens. Policy change to ease process,” . New York Times , Nov. 26 : A1 News Service)
  • Abrams , Jim . 1994 . “GOP targets congressional caucus money,” . December 7 : A1 (Associated Press)
  • Blonston , Gary and Epstein , Aaron . 1992 . “Clinton fills out Cabinet. Picks try to mirror diversity of U.S.,” . Dec. 25 : A1 (Knight‐Ridder)
  • Welch , William . 1992 . “Minorities see clout in Congress,” . Nov. 29 : A2 (Associated Press)
  • Donovan , Doug . 1995 . “Report on business ordinance caused unintended flurry,” . Dec. 19 : B4
  • 1995 . “Dos for the price of uno,” . New York Times , May 11 : E3 News Service
  • Warrick , Joby . 1993 . “Hazards of heat Migrant workers suffer in silence under relentless sun.” . July 11 : C1
  • Ross , Sonya . 1992 . “EPA issues rules on handling pesticides. Regulations designed to shield farm workers,” . Aug. 14 : A1 (Associated Press)
  • Associated Press . 1992 . “Migrant workers’ arrest leave Nash crops in fields,” . August 5 : B5
  • Leavenworth , Stuart . 1993 . “State board may delay implementation of federal pesticide rules,” . Nov. 8 : A1
  • Warrick , Joby . 1994 . “After leaving the U.S. commonwealth to come to North Carolina farms, laborers find themselves the subjects of scrutiny. Puerto Rican migrant workers caught in tug‐of‐war,” . June 12 : A1
  • Stocking , Ben . 1992 . “Raids net nearly 200 illegal aliens. INS agents target 2 Nash farms,” . July 24 : A1
  • 1992 . “An inglorious roundup,” . July 27 : A6
  • Allegood , Jerry and Stocking , Ben . 1992 . “River of migrants keeps flowing. Desperate foreigners accept low‐wage jobs Americans reject,” . July 27 : A1
  • 1994 . “Licenses for Hispanics, too” . July 14 : A12
  • 1995 . “A leg up in life‐in Spanish” . July 13 : A12
  • 1995 . “Death among ‘these people’ “ . Nov. 27 : A8
  • 1995 . “Welcome, newcomers” . Aug. 10 : A20
  • 1994 . “Having you here means everything” . Oct. 11 : C1
  • Christensen , Bob . 1995 . “How a Latino Morehead scholar saved Helms campaign.” . July 24 : A3
  • Associated Press . 1993 . “Hispanic college enrollment rising, despite money problems,” . Nov. 5 : A10
  • 1993 . “Study finds Latinos less likely than whites to die of diseases,” . Los Angeles Times , Nov. 24 : A8

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