Univision's Complete Coverage Of The Presidential Inauguration Begins On Friday, January 19 2001

The network's award-winning news team will bring Hispanics live, in-depth information on all the events taking place before, during and after the historical transfer of power.

Miami, FL -- Univision News will begin coverage of President Elect George W. Bush's inauguration a day early-keeping Spanish-speaking viewers informed about every detail of this historical event, from preparations through the actual ceremony. Live coverage starts on Friday, January 19 on the network newscast, Noticiero Univision (6:30 p.m.), continuing on the late-night news show Noticiero Univision: Ultima Hora (11:30 p.m.) and then throughout inauguration day on Saturday, January 20.

In addition, throughout both days' coverage correspondent Martin Berlanga will be stationed in Austin, Texas to bring viewers last-minute news and reaction from President Elect Bush's home state. After such a controversial election, reaction in Florida will receive special attention as well, with correspondent Lourdes del Río reporting live.

The network news team will additionally present discussions and analysis of the many challenges facing President Bush in the areas of foreign policy -particularly with regard to Latin America- and domestic affairs, focusing on issues related to U.S. Hispanics.

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Castro's Illness, Cuba's Future Dominate U.S. Hispanic Media
August 02, 2006
By Laura Martínez

The announcement late Monday that Cuban leader Fidel Castro required emergency surgery and temporarily ceded power to his brother Raúl has quickly grabbed the attention of the U.S. Hispanic media, dominating coverage on air, online and in print.

Noticiero Univisión, Univision's national newscast, on Tuesday devoted 25 minutes out of its half-hour telecast to live reports from Havana (via CNN en Español), Miami's Little Havana, Washington, D.C., and Latin America. Sitting in for Univision anchor Enrique Gratas, who is on vacation, reporter Martín Berlanga even featured a Spanish-speaking surgeon who discussed in detail Castro's illness and its potential complications.

The news coverage continued Wednesday morning on both Univision and Telemundo, where morning show host María Antonieta Collins interviewed Cuba-born journalist Carlos Alberto Montaner about the situation in Cuba and the possibility of a regime change on the island. Calling for regime change, Montaner referred to Fidel Castro as the "Stalin Caribeño" (The Caribbean Stalin). Cada Día con María Antonieta also featured a guest astrologist who was mapping out Castro's astrological chart, studying his zodiac sign to determine his health future.

‘Faltó más difusión al voto extranjero'
María Elena Sánchez
TORREÓN.- El costo estimado de 9
mil 500 pesos por cada voto extraterritorial
que se emitió en las elecciones
federales del 2 de julio, es una de las razones
por las que debe de reformarse
la ley en esa materia, consideró ayer
Martín Berlanga García, presentador
de noticias de Univisión en Miami.
Durante la conferencia "México
2006 en la Prensa Internacional"
que dictó en la Universidad Iberoamericana
-plantel Laguna, el periodista
expuso que la falta de difusión
fue una de las causas por las que se
registró una baja participación en estos
comicios por parte de mexicanos
que radican en el extranjero.
Berlanga García, quien es egresado
de la Universidad Autónoma
de Coahuila y que tiene más de 10
años radicando en Estados Unidos,
dijo que de los 30 millones de mexicanos
que viven en Estados Unidos,
10 millones tenían la edad para votar
y que 3 millones contaban con su credencial,
pero que solo el 1.5 por ciento
de ellos emitió su sufragio.
"Falló la difusión de la elección,
uno de cada tres no sabían de las elecciones,
el interés mayor estaba en la
reforma migratoria, no en las elecciones",
expuso.
Los 20 mil millones de dólares
anuales que mandan al País los mexicanos
que trabajan en Estados Unidos
es más que una razón suficiente
para que participen en la elección de
su gobernantes, mencionó.
Sin embargo, añadió, ese derecho
que tiene todo mexicano radicado
en el extranjero no se puede ejercer
con facilidad si se considera que
la mayoría llegan al vecino país como
indocumentados.
Para poder accesar a las boletas
que el IFE entregó fuera de México
debían de presentar su credencial de
elector, lo que redujo considerablemente
el número de posibles votantes,
apuntó.
"Los indocumentados, pues como
su nombre lo dice, se van sin documentos",
expuso "Lo que menos
quieren es quedar fichados, tratan de
no documentarse y pues ahí les falló
al IFE y a los legisladores".
Señaló que por cada 10 votos para
Presidente de la República que emitieron
los mexicanos que viven en Estados
Unidos, seis fueron para el panista
Felipe Calderón y tres para el perredista
Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
Berlanga García, quien estuvo en
México como corresponsal de Univisión
cubriendo estos comicios federales,
consideró que este país dio un
ejemplo de democracia internacional,
aún con las fallas que se registraron.
Citó como ejemplo la campaña
del miedo que se desarrolló contra
el abanderado de la Coalición por el
Bien de Todos.

Well-known correspondent for Univision calls S.A. home
San Antonio Business Journal - July 5, 2002by Michele Krier

When the big stories break, most viewers expect to see correspondents based in New York and Washington, D.C., carrying the ball.

But San Antonio has its own international correspondent who has covered some of the most high-profile news events of our day.

Enter Martin Berlanga, an international correspondent for Univision who is based in the Alamo City. His stories are seen by an estimated 30 million Americans and are broadcast in more than 15 Latin American countries.

Berlanga grew up in Mexico and did reporting stints in Houston and Monterrey before coming to his assignment in San Antonio.

"I'm a gypsy," he laughs.

Berlanga is a correspondent for Texas and the Southwestern United States, acting as a regional bureau chief for this area.

In his role he's covered many significant and historic developments. Two weeks ago he covered the Catholic Church's gathering of Bishop in Dallas. That convention was attended by 300 Bishops and Cardinals from throughout the world. Frequently his reporting airs on CNN in Spanish (through an agreement with Univision) and is seen in Spain, as well as other countries in Europe.

Recently in New York, Berlanga was recognized by someone who watches the international broadcast. "It was kind of weird," he says modestly about the recognition. "I never think of ratings," says Berlanga. "I just think of having a balanced story. You have to do the same job; you have the same responsibility -- whether it's for two people or 2 million."

He covered the presidential election and was in Austin when the Florida ballot problem erupted.

"This was a powerful story of how each vote counts. Many of our viewers in Cuba, Mexico, Venezuela and Argentina were learning for the first time about that democratic process," he says.

When the Sept. 11 attack happened and planes were grounded, Berlanga drove 34 hours to get to D.C. to help the Univision bureau cover the tragedy.

Berlanga reported from Ground Zero and from the Pentagon, saying the fires blazing from the missing side of the Pentagon particularly struck him. He was also impressed by the patriotism he saw -- not only by Americans, but by immigrants.

"I was especially moved by workers who had not yet been given official status in the U.S., but who vowed to go fight for this country."