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U.S. Hispanic media faring better than mainstream, but Latinos still lagging in Internet access, report shows


As part of the State of the News Media 2011 from the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism, the latest report shows that Hispanic media in the United States are faring better than mainstream media, according to Poynter.org.

Hispanic newspapers' circulation declined less than that of mainstream newspapers, and the number of Spanish language newspapers remained stable, according to the report. In fact, the circulation of Spanish language dailies was actually up 1.9 percent, the report said. Meanwhile, audience size for Hispanic television, radio, magazines and Internet showed continued growth. Still, Hispanics are less likely than Blacks or Whites to access the Internet, and there is a growing digital divide between bilingual and English-dominant Latinos.

This year, Pew is rolling out installments of the State of the News Media 2011 with chapters focusing on ethnic media. The Hispanic media report is the second, and previously a report on African-American media was released.

The good news regarding the state of Hispanic media comes as the Huffington Post launched HuffPost LatinoVoices, a news section aimed at attracting the 50 million Latinos in the United States, who make up the country's largest and fastest-growing minority group.



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