I wasn’t quite sure where to put this thread, but I figured I’d stick it in Cafe Society for now (make your own jokes about FNC being an entertainment network) and if the mods want to move it later, that’s fine.
FNC, which stands for Fox News Channel, is an American cable news television channel and media network known for their conservative political views. FNC was founded by media mogul Rupert Murdoch, who sought to create a place for former Republican...
Fox News launched their new web site, FoxNewsLatino.com , today, just weeks before a midterm election.
The site, mostly in English, is a mix of political and human interest stories so far, and will focus on “culturally relevant content built around the interests of Hispanic online users.”
The homepage on its launch day features a lead story about the Chilean miners and their families, as well as a health story about the ‘J. Lo shape’. There’s also a report on the negative reaction among Latinos to a new David Vitter ad, and a story called “La-Tea-Nos” (draw your own conclusions there).
“We’re trying to reach the second and third generations of U.S. Latinos,” managing editor Alberto Vourvoulias-Bush told the Miami Herald. “We’re aiming at Latinos whose first language is English, who inform themselves in English, who are deeply American, but share some of the cultural sensibilities of their parents or grandparents.”
Also, it’d be interesting to see if any of the main Fox News personalities have made any mention of this.
BigT
October 13, 2010, 5:51am
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“draw your own conclusions there”
Firebrand us ?