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Used with permission from Ernesto Aguilar. The phrase “not a monolith” is often used as a comfortable shorthand for Hispanic voters. But, when it gets real, this notion unfolds in ways that require public media to step up and promote deeper understanding. This election saw marked Latinx gains for the GOP despite controversial statements by President-elect Donald Trump. Massive Spanish-language ad buys seemed to do nothing for Vice President Kamala Harris.
This Interview is used with permission from Ernesto Aguilar. His newsletter can be found at OIGO. The message José A. Fajardo wrote back to me for this interview — he said it was better to email because his energy levels can vary — is one I’ll not soon forget. “You may need to edit some of my grammar or misuse of words, since I used my voice and pupils to type these answers out,” it ended.
Posted Thursday, August 31, 2023 12:00 am We're not just one thing, but many. The same rings true for our Latino listeners and readers at NPR. And it’s in acknowledging and platforming all those ‘many’ things that we can ultimately build a bridge between NPR as an organization and the Latino listeners and readers who look to us to feel seen and heard.” In August 2022, Pablo Valdivia became NPR’s audience editor, Latino audiences.
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