Latinos want bias probe of Fox, talk radio

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Washington Examiner:

 

Latino groups Wednesday blamed a surge in hate crimes against Hispanics on harmful stereotypes portrayed on TV and in conservative media and are asking the administration to probe Fox News and talk radio, two media cited by the groups as the worst perpetrators.

 

"We want the government to investigate this," said Alex Nogales, president of theNational Hispanic Media Coalition. "Unless we start this dialogue, these assaults will go on," he said, citing a surge in hate crimes against Hispanics.

 

Also charging Fox News and talk radio with portraying Hispanics poorly, Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., said the administration should provide "protection from the stimuli that is being promoted out there that is causing the correlation between violence, stereotyping and the increasing racism in this country against Latinos."

 

News industry insiders, however, noted that Fox has a sister division,Fox Latino, which was recently lauded by NPR. Fox also has several Hispanic hosts.

 

Francisco Cortes of Fox News Latino told Secrets, "The poll is yet another example of publicity hounds in action and they're clearly unaware of the existence of Fox News Latino."

 

Nogales said his group has been measuring media bias against Latinos since 2008 and now he feels it's time for the government to step in. To back up his claim and provide the Federal Communications Commission with ammo to use against news outlets, Nogales commissioned polling from Latino Decisions to test American views of Hispanics.