November 9th, 2011
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Newsrooms should to some extent reflect the communities they serve. Right now, they by and large don’t. There needs to be more diverse voices at all levels of media – from entry-level staffers to decision makers that can really reflect the diverse perspectives of the audiences we serve.

-Maria Burns Ortiz, Social media columnist, ESPN.com and Sports contributor, Fox News Latino, discusses how the media needs to change its approach as the Latino population grows in the US. Burns Ortiz discusses the expansion of Latino focused media, how she became involved in online journalism and more in this week’s featured member profile on journalists.org.

Read more: Featured Member: Maria Burns Ortiz - Online News Association

(Source: journalists.org)

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