Maria Hinojosa

And we watched all the time. But the thing is, is that I never saw anyone who looked like me or my family. I never saw people like us in all of the television news that I was consuming. And of course, that made me think, like, how many other people are out there whose stories aren't being told, right? That kind of planted a seed in my head.

So fast forward from that to getting to New York, going to Barnard College, and becoming a part of the college radio station, creating my own show called Nueva Canción y Demás. Esta canción del pueblo... pretende hacer un recorrido a través de la historia de nuestro país. We would play Silvio Rodriguez, Pablo Milanes, all the protest music de la nueva canción from Latin America.

So fast forward from that to getting to New York, going to Barnard College, and becoming a part of the college radio station, creating my own show called Nueva Canción y Demás. Esta canción del pueblo... pretende hacer un recorrido a través de la historia de nuestro país. We would play Silvio Rodriguez, Pablo Milanes, all the protest music de la nueva canción from Latin America.

So fast forward from that to getting to New York, going to Barnard College, and becoming a part of the college radio station, creating my own show called Nueva Canción y Demás. Esta canción del pueblo... pretende hacer un recorrido a través de la historia de nuestro país. We would play Silvio Rodriguez, Pablo Milanes, all the protest music de la nueva canción from Latin America.

We talked Latin American politics. And I was a kid behind a microphone right here in New York City, and I was reaching into people's homes with my voice on the radio. And it always made me think, like, am I reaching a little kid just like me? Like, is that little kid going to hear me on the radio? and say, wow, she sounds like me. She's telling stories about people that I know.

We talked Latin American politics. And I was a kid behind a microphone right here in New York City, and I was reaching into people's homes with my voice on the radio. And it always made me think, like, am I reaching a little kid just like me? Like, is that little kid going to hear me on the radio? and say, wow, she sounds like me. She's telling stories about people that I know.

We talked Latin American politics. And I was a kid behind a microphone right here in New York City, and I was reaching into people's homes with my voice on the radio. And it always made me think, like, am I reaching a little kid just like me? Like, is that little kid going to hear me on the radio? and say, wow, she sounds like me. She's telling stories about people that I know.

So I did stick with this notion of becoming a journalist. And I got to some pretty incredible networks. I worked with NPR. I worked with CBS. I worked with CNN, WNYC, WNBC. And when I was in those newsrooms, I got a chance to see what they operated like. But I also got a chance to think about what kind of newsroom that I would have if I had my own newsroom.

So I did stick with this notion of becoming a journalist. And I got to some pretty incredible networks. I worked with NPR. I worked with CBS. I worked with CNN, WNYC, WNBC. And when I was in those newsrooms, I got a chance to see what they operated like. But I also got a chance to think about what kind of newsroom that I would have if I had my own newsroom.

So I did stick with this notion of becoming a journalist. And I got to some pretty incredible networks. I worked with NPR. I worked with CBS. I worked with CNN, WNYC, WNBC. And when I was in those newsrooms, I got a chance to see what they operated like. But I also got a chance to think about what kind of newsroom that I would have if I had my own newsroom.

And I wanted to have a newsroom where it was like the journalism was 100% researched, fact-checked. But I wanted to create storytelling and journalism that touched people's hearts, right? I wanted to make people feel something. Now, when I reported at many of these networks, I was very clear about the fact that part of my responsibility was to bring these stories into the newsroom.

And I wanted to have a newsroom where it was like the journalism was 100% researched, fact-checked. But I wanted to create storytelling and journalism that touched people's hearts, right? I wanted to make people feel something. Now, when I reported at many of these networks, I was very clear about the fact that part of my responsibility was to bring these stories into the newsroom.

And I wanted to have a newsroom where it was like the journalism was 100% researched, fact-checked. But I wanted to create storytelling and journalism that touched people's hearts, right? I wanted to make people feel something. Now, when I reported at many of these networks, I was very clear about the fact that part of my responsibility was to bring these stories into the newsroom.

And what was interesting was that even though I was bringing this kind of new perspective, remember I was the first Latina in these newsrooms, oftentimes what it felt like was fellow journalists saying, oh, you're coming into our newsroom and you have a bias. Because you care about these stories. And I was like, no, I'm just telling you these stories because these are communities that I know.

And what was interesting was that even though I was bringing this kind of new perspective, remember I was the first Latina in these newsrooms, oftentimes what it felt like was fellow journalists saying, oh, you're coming into our newsroom and you have a bias. Because you care about these stories. And I was like, no, I'm just telling you these stories because these are communities that I know.

And what was interesting was that even though I was bringing this kind of new perspective, remember I was the first Latina in these newsrooms, oftentimes what it felt like was fellow journalists saying, oh, you're coming into our newsroom and you have a bias. Because you care about these stories. And I was like, no, I'm just telling you these stories because these are communities that I know.

And you're seeing this as a bias. OK, I pushed ahead and the show Latino USA, which was founded by the founding executive producer, Maria Martin. She tapped me to become the founding anchor of Latino USA. Wow. What a moment.

And you're seeing this as a bias. OK, I pushed ahead and the show Latino USA, which was founded by the founding executive producer, Maria Martin. She tapped me to become the founding anchor of Latino USA. Wow. What a moment.

And you're seeing this as a bias. OK, I pushed ahead and the show Latino USA, which was founded by the founding executive producer, Maria Martin. She tapped me to become the founding anchor of Latino USA. Wow. What a moment.

Well, you fast forward from there to the year 2010. And that's the year when I decided to create Futuro Media. I wanted to... Get Futuro Media to be a place where a show like Latino USA could be housed and grow. Make this into a newsroom for other journalists of conscience like me.