Monica Rodriguez

Nov 1, 2024 | mediamatters.org | G. Capuano |János Balázs |Monica Rodriguez

Just two weeks after its launch on Fox Deportes, Fox Noticias — a daily Spanish-language news show hosted by longtime network fixture Rachel Campos-Duffy — has shown it will feature more of the same false, propagandist bigotry that appears on Fox’s broader programming. Campos-Duffy has previously both been a Fox News host and contributor. She has spent years spreading anti-immigrant rhetoric and misinformation about abortion and COVID-19.

Aug 27, 2024 | mediamatters.org | G. Capuano |Monica Rodriguez |János Balázs

​​​​​In a video shared on YouTube, John Acquaviva claimed Biden’s decision to step down and endorse Kamala Harris “reminds” him “a lot of what happens in countries like mine, like Venezuela.” Acquaviva, a conservative YouTube personality with over 335,000 subscribers, argued that leaders in the Democratic Party “intentionally” pushed Biden’s June debate against Trump so they could use it “as an argument to get Joe Biden out of the way.” He added that this was “an internal hit called by the...

Apr 22, 2024 | mediamatters.org | G. Capuano |Monica Rodriguez |János Balázs

Over the last several months, Spanish-speaking conservative personalities on radio and social media have joined the cacophony of right-wing media fearmongering about a supposed invasion of immigrants coming to supposedly destabilize the country.

Feb 27, 2024 | latinamedia.co | Denise Zubizarreta |Sophia Leal |Brenda Gonzalez |Monica Rodriguez

Alright, picture this – comedy and sensitivity doing a constant cha-cha, where what cracked us up yesterday is stepping on toes today. USC Dornsife’s Lanita Jacobs, associate professor of American studies and ethnicity and anthropology, wisely notes, “the jokes that once had us in stitches a decade ago might not elicit the same laughter today.” In the audience of comedy clubs, we’re on a journey where the punchlines of yesteryear fall flat in the evolving landscape of societal change.

Feb 21, 2024 | latinamedia.co | ADRIANA SANTOS |Brenda Gonzalez |Monica Rodriguez

In a heart-pounding, hold-your-breath moment, I watched two people look into each others’ eyes. One, a dark-haired Latina, slightly withholding, the other, an older white man, staring. They were sitting across from each other, unmoving, for too long. A kiss imminent, but somewhere still far away. The in-between was centerstage.