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By now we’re all aware the pivotal role Hispanics will play in swing states (like Colorado) in November’s election. As the political parties strategize and tune their message machines to reach Hispanics in Colorado and secure their votes, we wondered how well Denver’s English language TV news broadcasts cover Hispanic issues.
To do this, the BigMediaBlog designed a snapshot survey of Denver’s local television news broadcasts. We monitored the amount and type of coverage that included Hispanics on all four local stations: CBS 4, KMGH 7, KUSA 9, and KVDR 31.
What we found can be classified as Good News/Bad News. Here are the highlights of each:
Good news
Bad news
This survey is a snapshot and as such gives a only a small glimpse of successes and areas for improvement in covering the people and the issues of priority to Hispanics, which often overlap with the composite population. Hopefully, this study will at least serve to reflect on how our state and its citizens are portrayed during the upcoming election season, with our added notoriety and visibility as a swing state. And more importantly, we hope that it reminds us all of the importance of an engaged and informed electorate, Hispanics and all voters alike.
Click here to view the data (stories, reporters, categories) upon which the snapshot study is based: Hispanics in Denver Local TV News
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there’s isn’t much left on Denver (or any other town’s) teevee “news.”
Sad, but true. If they covered more real news and still stuck Hispanics and other minorities into little boxes, then you have a point.
How about “cute kids”; sunsets; anchors’ new babies, spouses and other private matters, and animals on pond ice (winter only, of course)?