Corporate Liberalism

Unprecedented times bear unprecedented conflict, and the fog of conflict is often rife with rumor, speculation, and fake news. Such is the case in the denouement of Trump v. Univision, and it is important to unpack this story and separate the wheat from the chaff.

Gran parte de nuestra cobertura de los sesgos institucionales de Univision giran en torno al hecho de que la cadena requirió cierto alivio regulatorio que tan sólo iba a llegar con una presidencia de Hillary Clinton. Pero tal parece que el gobierno saliente de Barack Obama ya le brindó a Univision una parte de ese alivio.

Univision rushed to frame its executives' meeting with President-elect Donald Trump as "productive". However, that framing is quickly coming undone from within the organization.

Much of our reporting on Univision's institutional biases centered around the fact that the network required certain regulatory relief that was likeliest to come in a Clinton administration. But it appears that the Obama administration has already provided some of that relief on the way out.

Actor and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said “Hello” to hypocrisy and “Hasta la vista, baby” to climate purity. The New Celebrity Apprentice started with Schwarzenegger looking suave and putting on sunglasses in a giant, gas-guzzling hummer. What it didn’t explain was the glaring hypocrisy of a fossil fuel alarmist like Schwarzenegger driving the king of all gas hogs.  

The media remain steadfast in their opposition to now-President-elect Donald Trump.  In their attempts to deny him first the office and now legitimacy therein, they have come up with all sorts of shorthand descriptives that are either vague or outright disingenuous. One of the most annoying of these - is “Donald Trump is anti-(free) trade.”

As 2016 winds down to a close, here are the top 5 stories from MRC Latino that caught your attention and helped hold the media accountable:

La pregunta sopesa sobre nuestros medios domésticos de prensa hispana: "¿Por qué votaron los hispanos por Donald Trump?" Mientras se acerca la inauguración del 45to. presidente de los Estados Unidos, nuestras dos cadenas principales tomaron rutas divergentes en pos de afrontar la pregunta.

The question hangs heavy over our domestic Spanish-language news media: "Why did Hispanics vote for Donald Trump?" As the inauguration of the 45th President of the United States continues to approach, our two leading networks took widely divergent approaches to this question.

La cadena A&E se alista a transmitir en enero una serie de ocho capítulos titulada "Generation KKK (Generación del Ku Klux Klan)". Fusion tiene algo que decir al respecto, pero sus protestas seguramente caerán sobre oídos sordos.

A&E is set to air an eight-part series in January titled Generation KKK. Fusion has something to say about this, but their protestations are likely to fall on deaf ears.

Habiendo asimilado nada luego del rechazo amplio de los hispanos de su agenda sermoneosa, ahora Univision se da a la tarea de transmitir su propio programa de premiación deportiva tipo ESPYs. ¿Qué bien podrá resultar de esto?

Univision persiste en su resistencia valerosa contra los resultados contundentes de esta pasada elección. Mientras que Donald Trump se la pasa diciendo que "ahora podemos volver a decir Feliz Navidad", Univision responde con un vídeo festivo que trasciende "Feliz Navidad" y hasta se niega a desearte unas "Felices Fiestas". 

Univision continues its gallant resistance against the seismic results of this election. As Donald Trump declares that "It is OK to say Merry Christmas again", Univision responds with a holiday video that bravely transcends "Merry Christmas" and even refuses to wish you "Happy Holidays".