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The Daily OrangeSpanish-language news program awaits vote
By Mallory Passuite
Posted: 1/22/08, 10:47 PM EST Section: News
For his own Spanish-language show, the pilot anchors are fluent in Spanish and come from
"all over the place," Tarr said.
Hispanic groups on campus are also in support of "Las Noticias en Espanol." SU organization La L.U.C.H.A., Latino Undergraduates Creating History in America, has helped promote the show, along with the Syracuse chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, Tarr said.
Members in the broader Syracuse area are also encouraging Tarr's mission. The first general interest meeting had a larger-than-expected turnout of not only students and faculty, but also of members from the community, Tarr said.
The number of Spanish-language papers has tripled within the last 30 years, said Johanna Keller, professor of newspaper and communications in S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.
"The trends are clear," she said.
Sophomore Michelle San Miguel is proud to be Cuban, but the fact that she speaks Spanish often confuses people because her fair complexion is not typical of Hispanics, she said. San Miguel was co-anchor for the final pilot.
If the show is picked up, it will give San Miguel, a broadcast journalism and international relations major, a chance to share the diversity within the Spanish-speaking community.
"It's important for me to know that there's no uniform look for Hispanics," San Miguel said.
Sasso has also noticed the support behind Tarr's proposed show.
"There are definitely people who are working hard and doing their best for the show," she said.
"all over the place," Tarr said.
Hispanic groups on campus are also in support of "Las Noticias en Espanol." SU organization La L.U.C.H.A., Latino Undergraduates Creating History in America, has helped promote the show, along with the Syracuse chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, Tarr said.
Members in the broader Syracuse area are also encouraging Tarr's mission. The first general interest meeting had a larger-than-expected turnout of not only students and faculty, but also of members from the community, Tarr said.
The number of Spanish-language papers has tripled within the last 30 years, said Johanna Keller, professor of newspaper and communications in S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.
"The trends are clear," she said.
Sophomore Michelle San Miguel is proud to be Cuban, but the fact that she speaks Spanish often confuses people because her fair complexion is not typical of Hispanics, she said. San Miguel was co-anchor for the final pilot.
If the show is picked up, it will give San Miguel, a broadcast journalism and international relations major, a chance to share the diversity within the Spanish-speaking community.
"It's important for me to know that there's no uniform look for Hispanics," San Miguel said.
Sasso has also noticed the support behind Tarr's proposed show.
"There are definitely people who are working hard and doing their best for the show," she said.
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