April 21, 2003

Associated Press, Sandra Marquez, Apr 18, 2003

LOS ANGELES (AP) – From Spanish-language newspapers to Farsi-language radio programs, millions of Americans received news about the war in Iraq from the nation’s growing number of ethnic media outlets, often more critical than mainstream news organizations.

The war was in many ways a watershed event for the nation’s foreign-language newspapers, radio stations and television networks. It raised their profile among their own communities while highlighting differences in how they present the news.

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