2000 MEDIA REPORT

GERALDO:
Week of December 18, 2000

CNBC talk show host Geraldo Rivera was sworn into the U.S. Supreme Court Bar Dec. 11. Rivera was quoted in The Washington Post that he would like to practice law following the end of his broadcast career. "I really would like to become an appellate lawyer," he said. "I want to handle issues I feel strongly about, like death penalty cases." Rivera and his estranged wife, C.C. Dyer, have sold the weekly newspaper they publish, the Two River Times, in Red Bank, N.J.

SPANISH PAGES:
Week of December 11, 2000

The Shelbyville Times-Gazette in Tennessee began Nov. 3 printing two pages in Spanish every Friday to serve the area's growing Spanish-speaking community. Editor Mark McGee told Weekly Report that between 5,000 - 7,000 of the 35,000 people living in Bedford County are Hispanic.

VIEQUES:
Week of December 4, 2000

The U.S. District Court of Puerto Rico Nov. 30 denied a request by 10 journalists to dismiss charges against them for trespassing on a Vieques island naval base last June while covering a protest against the U.S. Navy's presence there. Arrested on Camp García Naval Installation, the journalists argued that Their First Amendment rights to freedom of speech were violated.

KMEX STRIKE
Week of November 13, 2000

Several California Latino politicians, including newly elected Congresswoman Hilda Solís and Assemblyman Gil Cedillo, are refusing to grant interviews to Univisión in a show of support for 120 striking workers at Univisión station KMEX in Los Angeles. Dan Spelling, a spokesperson for KMEX, said the station made a "best and final offer that went above and beyond other stations in the same market in terms of re-training and job security relative to shared jurisdiction over new technologies."

LATINOS FOR GORE:
Week of November 6, 2000

The National Association of Hispanic Publications released Oct. 30 results of a national survey of its members' readers on their presidential choices. Respondents preferred Vice President Al Gore over Texas Gov. George W. Bush 46% to 25%, with 27% still undecided. Ralph Nader received 2%, Pat Buchanan 1%. Taken August/September, it tallied 10,327 responses from 107 publications  Of that number, 71% were born outside of the United States; 33% have become citizens.

KMEX STRIKE:
Week of October 30, 2000

Nearly 120 full-time and per diem technicians, producers, sales and traffic employees working at Univisión station KMEX, Channel 34 in Los Angeles went on strike Oct. 23 after contract negotiations with the station broke down.

ASNE JOB FAIR:
Week of October 23, 2000

The American Society of Newspaper Editors will sponsor job fairs in upcoming months in three cities, targeting students of color: San José, Feb. 1-2: Pat Thompson, San Jose Mercury News, 750 Ridder Park Dr., San Jose, CA 95190; (408) 604-5099; fax (408) 288-8060; E-mail pthompson@sjmercury.com

Albany, Feb. 22-23:  Bill Dowd, Times Union, P.O . Box 1500, Albany, NY 12212;  (518) 454-5411, fax (518) 454-5811, E-mail: Bdowd@timesunion.com

Richmond, Feb. 8-9:Virginia Press Association, Denise Williams or Katherine Lewis, 11006 Lakeridge Parkway, Ashland, VA 23005; (804) 550-2361; fax 804-849-8717; E-mail denisew@vpa.net

MEATBALL AD:
Week of October 16, 2000

Reform Party presidential candidate Patrick Buchanan has unveiled his first campaign ad denouncing immigration and what he perceives as attacks against the English language in a spot entitled "Meatball."

  

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