Opening Remarks

It has been stated that one of the largest growing demographics in the United States is the Latino population. Events that take place in Latin America affect a majority of U.S. citizens, so why is media coverage on the subject labeled, "generic?"

Major political and economic events in Brazil, Venezuela, Nicaragua, etc. are ignored by the U.S. press. The U.S. tends to focus more on the war with terrorism, disregarding the fact that many of these Latin American countries continue to elect liberal governments and still have one of the largest gaps between rich and poor.