The resources identified here include those related to the larger Hispanic American press, including newspapers, journals, and broadcast media. Hispanic Americans have a rich history in the media industry. Ignacio E. Lozano (1886-1953). a Mexican-American editor and journalist, published two Spanish-language periodicals as well as Spanish-language newspapers, including El Imparcial de Texas, La Prensa, and La Opinion. Lozano's wife, businesswoman Alicia Elizondo de Lozano (1899-1984) was involved in the publication of the newspapers La Opinion and La Prensa.
In 1946, the first Spanish language AM radio station KCOR in the contiguous United States was founded by Raoul A. Cortez (1905-1971) in San Antonio, TX.1 In 1955, Mr. Cortez received the first license for a Spanish-language TV station, and this station formed the foundation of what later became Univision. In producing newspapers and other media, many Hispanic Americans are employed in these industries. There has been the emergence of prominent Hispanic American reporters and journalists, including Jorge Ramos, Maria Arana, Maria Hinojosa, and Ricardo Chavira.
The following collection titles link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to additional online content, including finding aids for the collections, are included when available.
The following selected Hispanic American newspapers link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to additional online content are included when available. Request these materials in the Newspaper and Periodical Reading Room (Madison LM133).
Chronicling America, a free digitized database of historic newspapers from the Library of Congress and National Endowment of the Arts, covers the period of 1770-1963, and includes Spanish language titles.
Newspapers may have articles about less well-known as well as very famous people and events. A community newspaper may profile someone who is considered a person of note in his or her community. Finding articles can be very difficult, because many newspapers are often not indexed, selectively indexed, or inadequately indexed. The Directory of US Newspapers in American Libraries (previously known as the United States Newspaper Directory and included in the Chronicling America: Historic American Newspaper online collection is derived from the Library catalog records primarily created by state institutions during the United States Newspaper Program, 1982-2011.
The subscription resources marked with a padlock are available to researchers on-site at the Library of Congress. If you are unable to visit the Library, you may be able to access these resources through your local public or academic library.
Listed below are blogs, research guides, and web pages relevant to the study of the Hispanic American Press prepared by Library of Congress reference librarians.
The following external links provide information resources related to Hispanic Americans in media.