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In a groundbreaking pilot study conducted by the UCLA Chicano Studies la bloga. Research Center (CSRC) in partnership with the National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC), the researchers documented language that may be constitutive of hate speech in thirty- to forty-minute segments from three politically conservative talk radio programs: The Lou Dobbs Show: Mr. Independent (syndicated by the United Stations Radio Networks), broadcast July 31, 2008; The Savage Nation (produced at KFMB 760 AM and syndicated by Talk Radio Network), broadcast July 24, 2008; and The John & Ken Show (KFI AM 640, Los Angeles), broadcast July 30, 2008.

Using a new methodology that promises to advance understanding of the

Aaron A. Abeyta nature and prevalence of hate speech in commercial media, the research Mario Acevedo team found a significant incidence of speech that incorporates targeted statements against foreign nationals and members of racial, ethnic, and Marta Acosta religious minorities. In addition to targeted statements, the study Oscar "Zeta" Acosta measured unsubstantiated claims, divisive language, and indexical terms Alma Flor Ada (code words) related to political nativism. Daniel Alarcón Francisco X. Alarcón “Based on the evidence we uncovered, the programs reveal a distinct and Kathleen Alcalá recurring rhetorical pattern for targeting specific vulnerable groups,” said Malín Alegria Chon Noriega, center director and UCLA professor of cinema and media studies (pictured below). “Through this rhetorical Miguel Algarin pattern, vulnerable groups were defined as antithetical to core American values, which were Lisa Alvarado attributed by the hosts to themselves, their Aldo Alvarez audience, and the nation.” Francisco Aragón Noriega and Javier Iribarren, MSW-Psy.D, the center’s assistant director, chose to examine Gonzalo Barr conservative talk radio because research has shown Monica Brown it accounts for 91 percent of total weekday talk radio José Antonio Burciaga programming. In addition, radio has the greatest F. Isabel Campoy penetration of any media outlet (print, broadcast, or digital), reaching 90 percent of Americans each Kathy Cano-Murillo week and the news-talk format is the predominant Norma Elia Cantú radio format in terms of dedicated stations nationwide (over 1,700). Reyes Cardenas Ann Hagman Cardinal The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has Oscar Casares defined hate speech as either “words that threaten to incite 'imminent unlawful action,' which may be criminalized without violating the First Rafaela Castro Amendment” or “speech that creates a climate of hate or prejudice, which may in turn foster the commission of hate crimes.” Even with a limited sample, a qualitative content analysis revealed several Judith Ortiz Cofer distinct features of speech among the talk radio programs that qualified as Lucha Corpi hate speech under the NTIA definition. The findings also raise useful Eduardo C. Corral questions for future studies on hate speech in the media. Sarah Cortez Kathleen de Azevedo Among the study’s findings: tatiana de la tierra Angela de Hoyos • Across the three program segments, researchers identified 148 Blas Manuel de Luna statements targeting a vulnerable group or their supporters. Seventy-nine Abelardo Lalo Delgado percent of these instances (117) targeted vulnerable groups, and 21 percent Junot Díaz (31) targeted their supporters. Mayra Lazara Dole Stella Pope Duarte • Across the three program segments, researchers identified 33 instances María Amparo Escandón of a ‘call for action’ against a vulnerable group. Of the 33 calls for action, Martín Espada most focused on Latinos and immigration. Alex Espinoza • Averaged on a per-program basis, Latinos (both citizen and Sandra María Esteves undocumented) represented 91 percent (43 of 47, including those in public Reneé Fajardo office) of the targeted vulnerable groups on The Lou Dobbs Show, 43 Montserrat Fontes percent (15 of 35) on The Gina Franco Savage Nation, and 43 Sarah Rafael García percent (15 of 35) on The Carmen Lomas Garza John & Ken Show. Alicia Gaspar de Alba Lydia Gil • Of 114 fact-based claims Dagoberto Gilb combined, 37 percent (42 of Rigoberto González 114) were unsubstantiated, Christine Granados with 11 proven false, 18 Reyna Grande found to be unverifiable, Lucrecia Guerrero and 13 found to be Daniel Hernandez distorted. David A. Hernandez Gilbert Hernandez • There were 20 instances of Jaime Hernandez indexical terms (code Tim Z. Hernandez words) to identify certain groups as “other” to the nation. Terms such as illegal Rolando Hinojosa alien, gangbanger, killers, anarchists, calamity, and domestic terrorism Ernest Hogan indexed Latinos, undocumented immigrants, and immigrant rights Alvaro Huerta advocates, thereby associating these groups with crime, terror, and a Michael Jaime-Becerra foreign enemy. Francisco Jiménez

Ofelia Dumas Lachtman In addition to providing a new methodology to quantify hate speech in Mary Helen Lagasse commercial talk radio, the study calls attention the impact of on-air René Colato Laínez content on the Latino population, as well as highlights the issue of codes of José Latour professional conduct for journalists. Moreover, this study may generate Ada Limón questions about content, production, and distribution control and how Graciela Limón that control affects the representation of vulnerable groups. Martin Limón Josefina Lopez The study was supported in part by a grant from the Social Science Lorraine M. López Research Council's Necessary Knowledge for a Democratic Public Sphere Kermit Lopez program, with funds provided by the Ford Foundation. Additional support Luis A. López was provided by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation. Joe Loya Sheryl Luna To download the report, click here. Demetria Martínez *** Esteban Martinez Max Martí​nez Michele Martinez The UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center was established in 1969. Current research areas also include public health, education, economic Nina Marie Martí​nez security, and the arts. To learn more about the CSRC, visit its website, C.M. Mayo Wikipedia page, Facebook or drop an e-mail. José Montoya Pat Mora ◙ IF YOU MISSED SATURDAY’S LA BLOGA POST... Cherríe L. Moraga Aaron Michael Morales ...click here to read Rudy Ch. Garcia’s piece on former Simon & Shuster Manuel Muñoz editor Marcela Landres who has agreed to answer questions from La Bloga Yxta Maya Murray readers about anything having to do with getting their stories, books or William Nericcio novels published. If you’re an aspiring writer, you must check this out! Achy Obejas S. Ramos O'Briant posted by Daniel Olivas | 12:01 AM Daniel Olivas Marisela Treviño Orta 0 Comments: Melinda Palacio Post a Comment Américo Paredes Emma Pérez Links to this post: Emmy Pérez Severo Perez Create a Link Salvador Plascencia << Home Paul Martínez Pompa Sam Quinones Manuel Ramos John Rechy Andres Resendez David Rice Tomás Rivera Jerry A. Rodriguez Luis J. Rodriguez A.E. Roman Benjamin Alire Sáenz raúlrsalinas Ricardo Sánchez Michele Serros Ilan Stavans Carmen Tafolla Paco Ignacio Taibo II Piri Thomas Héctor Tobar Steven Torres Charley Trujillo Luzma Umpierre