Cynthia Hudson from CNN en Español, moderator of the talk Reflecting on how Latino news stories are told along with FOX5 News Jessica Formoso and Telemundo 47´s Cristina Navarrete
News reporters Jessica Formoso from Fox 5 News and Cristina Navarrete from Telemundo 47 discussed, from their perspectives, how Latino journalists cover the most important news for their local, national, and global Latino audiences.
The talk, titled Reflecting on how Latino news stories are told, was moderated by Cynthia Hudson, SVP and general manager of CNN en Español and CNN/U.S. Hispanic Strategy.
“When I present a story proposal in an editorial meeting, I don’t just present the final product but also why the story is important and why we should cover it,” said Formoso. She added that for her, being part of Fox5, it’s sometimes difficult to approach the Latino community and explain, “I’m on your side and I want to tell your story. It all starts with me, the reporter, and why this story is important.” She recalled that when she first joined the station, one of the first stories she proposed was about a young mother selling tacos in Jackson Heights to send her daughter to college.
Navarrete highlighted the importance of having a diverse newsroom to cover these stories. “One of the things that makes our community so unique is the trust they place in our station. We build a personal relationship with the audience,” she emphasized. She cited the case of a family in Colombia who contacted them because a relative had passed away in New Jersey, and they had no way to return the body to their country. “Thankfully, they got the help they needed,” she said.
Formoso also mentioned the synergies created with her colleagues who are unfamiliar with Latino culture, such as soccer, and stars like Bad Bunny and Maná, where she provides her expertise. Hudson also noted that when Bad Bunny was starting, she sent a memo to her CNN team to learn about the artist so they could cover him in a meaningful way.
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