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newspaper on assuming that role for The Miami Herald. Born in New York City on April 1, 1928, the
son of Colombian parents, Caicedo received his bachelor's degree in journalism from the University
of Missouri in 1954.
1959- Miami's Patria became the first newspaper founded by Cuban refugees from the Cuban
Revolution.
1965- Journalist Ruben Salazar was promoted to foreign correspondent for The Los Angeles Times,
thus becoming the first Mexican American to hold such a position at a major newspaper. He covered
the U.S. invasion of the Dominican Republic that year and was one of two Times correspondents in
Vietnam during the period of increased U.S. involvement in that war. Later, he was named Times
bureau chief in Mexico City, covering Mexico, Cuba, and Central America.
1976- The Miami Herald became the first major daily to publish a Spanish language insert in its
issues, entitled El Herald. By 1979, El Herald was delivered to more than seventy-six thousand
households.
1982- The National Association of Hispanic Publications was founded to represent some one hundred
Hispanic newspapers and magazines being published in the United States. The organization
promotes Hispanic print media as a valuable means of communication and encourages recruitment
and training of Hispanics as print journalists.
1984 - Journalist Harry Caicedo became the founding editor of the nation's first Hispanic masscirculation magazine, Vista, which was distributed as a Sunday supplement in major daily
newspapers.
1987- Newspaper publishing company Knight-Ridder became the first U.S. media corporation to
launch a Spanish language daily newspaper, El Nuevo Herald, which grew out of the Spanish
language insert published by The Miami Herald.
1989- Monica guatemala live video news today Lozano became the first Hispanic woman to be
named publisher of a Spanish language daily newspaper in the United States, when she assumed the
position of associate publisher of La Opinion, which was founded in Los Angeles by her grandfather
in 1926. La Opinion is one of three major Spanish language dailies publishing in the United States
today. The other two are New York's El Diario-La Prensa and Miami's El Nuevo Herald. In 1991,
Lozano was named publisher of the widely read and respected weekly Spanish language newspaper,
El Eco del Valle.
1990- Roberto Suarez became the first Hispanic to head a major city daily newspaper, as president
of The Miami Herald. He also became publisher of the Spanish language daily that is the Herald's
subsidiary, El Nuevo Herald. Born in Havana, Cuba, Suarez received his primary and secondary
education there and went on to study economics and finance at Villanova University, where he
graduated with a B.S. in 1949. He joined the Herald staff as a mailer and worked his way up.
1992- Monica Lozano, associate publisher of Los Angeles's La Opinion newspaper, was the first
Hispanic woman to receive the National Organization of Women (NOW) Legal Defense and
Education Fund award guatemala futbol news for her contributions as woman in media.
1996- Miguel Laosa became the first Hispanic to serve as publisher of a major city English language
daily newspaper, the American Statesman, in Austin, Texas. He is the former president of Cox
Arizona Publications.
Student Activity: Complete the timeline from 1996 to present-day! (Most research can be done on
the internet.) Finish the list with an influential Hispanic American (or Spanish language
newspaper/media source) in your community! Arrange an interview with this individual or invite
him/her to your classroom to tell their personal success story.
These lessons and others (K-12, all subjects) are available in workbook style or other formats - for
teachers, parents, students, or homeschoolers. Contact CJ Hatcher at
CJHatcherExaminer@gmail.com.