NHMC will continue to fight the harms caused by hate speech in media by asking the federal government to examine the relationship between hate speech and hate crimes. NHMC will, in collaboration with the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, produce several studies analyzing the incidence and effects of hate speech. NHMC will hold local broadcasters accountable for irresponsible anti-Latino rhetoric, and will promote civil online discourse and seek to curtail.
Biological Effects Occurred in Sample Irrespective Of Listener's Ethnicity, Personal Beliefs
Pasadena, CA - August 23, 2012 - A pilot study released by the National Hispanic Media Coalition ("NHMC") and the UCLA Chicano Studies...
Pasadena, CA - August 8, 2012 - The National Hispanic Media Coalition ("NHMC") sends its condolences and stands with the Sikh community after the tragic act of violence inflicted upon it in Wisconsin this past weekend. Recent reports...
Social Networks are Echo-chambers Promoting Hatred toward Vulnerable Groups
Pasadena, CA. – A study released today by the National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) and UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center (CSRC) found that the hosts and...
Click here to download NHMC's PowerPoint Presentation of the Campaign Against Hate Speech in Media.
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FCC Complaints Uncovered through FOIA Reveal a History of Public Outcry against KFI AM
PASADENA—(NHMC – Jan. 11, 2012)— Today, the National Hispanic Media Coalition, NHMC, releases American Hate Radio: How a Powerful Outlet for...
Quantifying Hate Speech on Commercial Talk Radio
November 8, 2011
A Pilot Study, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center
By Chon A. Noriega and Francisco Javier Iribarren
A ground-breaking study was released by the UCLA Chicano Studies...
By: Inez Gonzalez, Executive Vice President
In the early 1990s, local media played a central role in the Rwanda genocide that aimed to get rid of the Tutsi, a minority ethnic group in the country. Between 500,000 to a million people were killed in...
By: Inez Gonzalez, Executive Vice President
On July 5, 2011, Gary Thomas Kelley was sentenced to 27.5 years in prison for killing his long-time neighbor Juan Varela. On May 6, 2010, while Varela was watering his lawn, Kelley walked over to Varela...
By: Jessica J. Gonzalez
We’ve been really busy here at NHMC over the past couple of months, between taking on “Jose Luis Sin Censura,” preparing for our annual writer’s training program and examining the AT&T-T-...
By: Jessica J. Gonzalez
Hot off the presses, the University of Pennsylvania’s Spring 2011 Edition of its Journal of International Law features an article from Professor Tanya Katerí Hernández. The article goes beyond...
By: Michael J. Scurato
Earlier this month, NHMC became a proud member of the WhatUnites.Us alliance, joining other organizations such as...Click here to read more.
By: Jessica J. Gonzalez
A couple of months ago we experienced a “kumbaya” moment after the heinous shooting spree in Tucson, Arizona, whereby Americans from all walks of life seemed to come together and agree that we need a more civil...
[SOURCE: AlterNet, AUTHOR: Ariel Dougherty]
Three feminist media principles described by Dr. Donna Allen in the 1970s provide a framework and inspiration for helping America move beyond our current media landscape.
A “sting” video...
[SOURCE: The Huffington Post, AUTHOR: Alex Nogales]
On January 8th I watched in horror as news broke on the senseless shooting rampage in Tucson, Arizona. Over the past two weeks, we have joined in the national prayers for the victims and...
NHMC, joined by a robust and diverse collection of other organizations, reached out to leaders at the FCC and the NTIA to urge each entity to act on NHMC’s long-standing requests to study the effects of hate speech in media.
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[SOURCE: The New York Times, AUTHOR: Julie Zhuo] 11/29/10
THERE you are, peacefully reading an article or watching a video on the Internet. You finish, find it thought-provoking, and scroll down to the comments section to see what...
[SOURCE: Los Angeles Times, AUTHOR: David G. Savage, Tribune Washington Bureau] 8/23/10
The Internet has allowed tens of millions of Americans to be published writers. But it also has led to a surge in lawsuits from those who say they...
[SOURCE: The New York Times, AUTHOR: Kirk Semple] 7/30/10
Police officers patrolling by foot, car and helicopter have turned Port Richmond Avenue, a busy commercial strip on Staten Island, into something like an armed encampment....
In January of 2009 NHMC filed a petition for inquiry, asking the FCC to examine the extent of hate speech in media, its effects on communities, and to explore non-regulatory ways to counteract any of its negative effects. In May 2010 NHMC...
[SOURCE: Tech Reviews, AUTHOR: arstechnica] 6/1/10
Over thirty organizations want the Federal Communications Commission to open up a probe on “hate speech” and “misinformation” in media. “Hate has...
[SOURCE: Stop Big Media, AUTHOR: Jessica Gonzalez] 5/24/10
Arizona’s recent passage of “SB 1070″ is spurring controversy and causing some to go so far as to urge that “all good patriots” should “protect...
NHMC et al. respectfully request that the Commission grant NHMC’s Petition for Inquiry on hate speech in media, filed in January of 2009. NHMC’s Petition urges the Commission to examine the extent and effects of hate speech in media,...
Senator Cedillo introduced the resolution in Fall 2009, stating "[t]he increase of hate speech in media, in addition to lack of diversity in the media, media consolidation, and media concentration, are having a profoundly negative impact on the...
[SOURCE: San Francisco Bay Times, AUTHOR: Dennis McMillan] 8/13/09
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution, 11-0, on Aug. 11 sponsored by Supervisor David Campos and co-sponsored by Supervisors John Avalos,...
[SOURCE: The New York Times, AUTHOR: The Editorial Board]
The Southern Poverty Law Center on Tuesday released “The Nativist Lobby,” a report examining the connections among the three Washington-based organizations...
The National Hispanic Media Coalition (“NHMC”) requests that the Commission invite public comment on hate speech in the media, inquire into the extent and nature of hate speech, examine the effects of hate speech, including the...
