Introducing: A bilingual guide for journalists covering Latino and Spanish-speaking communities

Introducing the Bilingual Guide for Journalists Covering Latino and Spanish-Speaking Communities (in Spanish, here), a toolkit to combat mis and disinformation affecting these communities in the United States. The guide is provided in both downloadable PDFs (linked above) and in Google doc format in English and Spanish. This guide provides 17 practical tools to combat misinformation and reduce information deserts affecting these communities. 

Currently, there are 63.7 million “Hispanics or Latinos” living in the United States. People of Hispanic origin are the largest ethnic or racial minority in the country, representing 19% of the total population. Despite the growth of this population and the fact that more than 40 million people speak Spanish in the United States, the supply of media and reliable sources of information targeting these communities as their primary audience is insufficient.

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