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Telemundo Report on ICE Homage Plays Up Anti-Agency Forces
In a Monday Telemundo News report about a Trump event honoring the members of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agency, anchor José Díaz-Balart seemed more intent on promoting the Abolish-ICE movement, with a large portion of the 46-second report spent on “the group of Democrats”, as opposed to the actual event held in the White House.

Univision Features Expert Blaming Trump for Mexico Deportations
According to a newly released United Nations report covered by Univision's Despierta América morning news show, Central American minors running away from violence and poverty are being detained and deported by Mexican authorities before completing the crossing to the United States, something that one Mexican expert on immigration interviewed blames on "the dissemination of Donald Trump's anti-…

Jorge Ramos Headlines Boycott to Restaurant for Serving Sessions
Attorney General Jeff Sessions joined the list of high-ranking Republicans whose choice of food makes the news of the day at Univision, with anchor Jorge Ramos reporting that a Mexican restaurant in Houston faced calls for a boycott after its chef posted a selfie with Sessions on social media stating that it was an honor to serve him.

CNN´s One-Sided Coverage of England’s Conversion Therapy Ban
Despite CNN en Español anchor Juan Carlos López's acknowledgement that the banning of conversion therapy in England was a controversial issue, viewers of Directo USA were subjected to only one point of view on the issue, that of Dr. Elmer Huerta, a hematologist based in Washington, D.C., who hailed that country’s decision to disallow individuals from receiving the therapy.

Weather Woman Turns Weather Segment into Climate Change 101
Remember the good ol’ days when the weather was about the weather? Well, those days sure are no more. Now, ‘Climate Change’ is routinely trumpeted as the scapegoat for every weather abnormality going on in the world.

On Mid-Terms Warpath, Telemundo Hosts Spew Anti-Trump Venom
With the mid-term elections less than three months away, Telemundo’s morning show hosts aren’t waiting to begin their openly anti-Trump get-out-the-vote drive. The electoral activism kicked off as the hosts engaged in a round of severe criticism of the Trump administration for having earlier this summer separated adults and minors who unlawfully entered the United States.

Repeat DUI Offender Presented as ‘Victim’ on Telemundo
The arrest of a repeat DUI offender is usually not controversial, except on Telemundo. Of all cases, Telemundo recently picked just such an offender to portray instead as the ‘victim’ of ruthless ICE officers who dared arrest Carlos Urrutia following his appearance in court for his third DUI offense, in which he crashed his car into a 20-year-old woman, causing her a traumatic brain injury.

Summer of 2018 Showcases Sharp Media Bias in Pope Francis Coverage
Most national and international media display an astounding degree of selective perception when covering remarks and actions by Pope Francis. The latest example is the overwhelmingly celebratory coverage of the Pope’s decision to revise the Catholic catechism to express across-the-board opposition to the death penalty.

‘Good News’ of Record Low Unemployment Finally Registers on Univision
The Trump administration’s winning record on Hispanic unemployment finally received a long overdue nod of recognition from top national Spanish-language media outlets Univision and CNN en Español. As unemployment among the nation’s largest minority group fell for the second consecutive, record-setting month, both Univision and CNN en Español trumpeted the news in their principal national evening…

Anti-ICE Project Gets PR Lift from Univision
Univision, the nation’s leading Hispanic network that has recently been convulsed by severe financial setbacks and major layoffs, continues to provide totally supportive, acritical publicity for organizations that have the elimination of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in their crosshairs.

Jorge Ramos Watches His Japan Comparison Blow Up In His Face
After the 2016 presidential election, Univision senior anchor Jorge Ramos sought respite in Japan, and wrote a column depicting the Land of the Rising Sun as a cultural exemplar. In 2018, however, he found horror- which yielded another preachy column.

Baseless Anti-Border Patrol Report on Telemundo
Telemundo lately cannot seem to resist the temptation to present as news to its television audience viral social media videos, even when the videos in question do not stand up to the most minimum scrutiny as legitimate news. The latest case involves the decision of the Spanish-language sister network of NBC to feature on its national morning show a viral Facebook video of a Border Patrol agent…

This News Anchor Calls President Trump the ‘Worst Ruler in History’
Move over Hitler, Pol Pot, or Genghis Khan, to name just a few prime contenders for the title. Following President Trump’s latest meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, anchor Adriana Yañez of Estrella TV opened her network’s national evening news by telling viewers that it is President Trump who is “the worst ruler in history.”

Jorge Ramos Panders to Anti-Gun Millennials
Univision’s Jorge Ramos has filmed yet another paean to gun control. This one, carried by Fusion, featured teens on both sides of gun control. The special report, subtly titled “Generation Gun”, featured Jorge Ramos as he sat down with five teens from different backgrounds and discussed guns, schools, shootings, and gun control. The conversation was, for a Ramos venture, remarkably balanced.