Latinos who surf the Web are more than twice as likely than the general population to use the Internet to read international news, according to a new study by the Los Altos, Calif.-based Cultural Access Group. They are also more likely to check out local news. (See chart.) Of the 1,439 Hispanics surveyed randomly for the report, "Ethnicity in the Electronic Age," only 14% were born in the United States. To view the full report, visit www.accesscag.com

HOW ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS USE INTERNET

	Hispanics	Blacks	Gen. Pop.
Look Up International News	78%	28%	35%
Look Up Local News	68	59	46
Look Up National News	67	50	58
Do Work for Their Job	52	33	41
Look Up Sports	45	34	36

DANGER SPOTS:

The World Association of Newspapers reported Jan. 23 that Colombia and Russia were the most dangerous countries for journalists to work in the last year. Fifty-three were killed in 2000, with the most in Colombia (10), followed by Russia (6). Among other countries: Mexico 2, Peru 1, and the United States 1. Many were killed in their homes or offices. To access the report, visit www.wan-press.org

NEW GIG:

Ex-VP Al Gore will teach "Covering National Affairs in the Information Age," a graduate-level journalism class at Columbia University. Gore was a reporter for The Tennessean in Nashville in the 1970s.

JOB CHANGES:

Diana Fuentes, managing editor of the Beaumont Enterprise, has been named night metro/state editor for the San Antonio Express-News...Martha Flores is named metro editor for The Los Angeles Times. She was the assistant city editor at The Dallas Morning News...Ernest Sotomayor is chosen as vice president of

UNITY:

Journalists of Color. Deputy business editor at Newsday on Long Island, he will represent the National Association of Hispanic Journalists on the UNITY board of directors...Sal Morales becomes weather anchor for Telemundo station KVEA in Los Angeles.