Does Language Matter? A Comparison of News Broadcasts on Spanish and English-Language Television.

This article discusses the results of a content analysis of over 400 network news stories and an estimated of 3,000 local news stories broadcast on the airwaves in New York, Los Angeles and Miami during the days leading up to the 2004 election. A comparison between the election coverage on Spanish- and English-language news is also presented. Determining media content may be helpful in explaining the lag in political participation among Spanish speakers in the U.S.