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San Antonio TV stations include News 4, FOX-29, KENS 5 and KSAT 12MySA staff
A troubling report by the San Antonio Association of Hispanic Journalists finds that only 25 percent of anchors in the Alamo City are Latino.
For perspective, San Antonio s population is 65 percent Latino, according to the U.S. Census. Anchors are the faces of the station. They are heavily promoted on commercials, billboards and ad campaigns, the report states. Anchors also have the agency and responsibility to frame news narratives fairly and fact check powerful people in real time during political interviews or unfolding breaking news. Without Latino anchors, inaccuracies about the Latino community are more likely to be given play on air.
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The New York Times bestselling author recently sent out an email to all who bought Angel: A Short Story of Ruination – a short story Serrano announced to his more than 400,000 followers on Twitter on Feb. 15. He didn t tell them what it was about, asking all to pre-order it blind.Carlos Javier Sanchez /Contributor
Shea Serrano pulled a fast one on his fan base this spring, but we doubt the FOH Army minds.
The New York Times bestselling author recently sent out an email to those who purchased Angel: A Short Story of Ruination – which the San Antonian announced to his more than 400,000 followers on Twitter on Feb. 15. He didn t tell them what it was about, asking all to pre-order it blind.
Best of the City 2021: Personalities
Published: February 22, 2021 Mayor Ron Nirenberg and Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff
Nearly every weekday evening since March 2020, Mayor Ron Nirenberg and Judge Nelson Wolff have appeared before the media and community (via social media and public access TV) to provide COVID-19 updates. Along with reporting SA’s daily case numbers, deaths and hospitalizations, they’ve answered questions about regulations, reminded the community to mask up and tried to communicate the urgency that came with filling hospitals and emerging vaccine availability. The virus became a political issue at nearly every level in 2020 and our local leaders played the game when necessary, with Wolff finding what can only be described as a loophole in Gov. Greg Abbott’s initial order not requiring masks. While the state regulation said Wolff couldn’t mandate mask wearing for residents, Wolff found he could require county businesses to insist their customers wear mas