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In December, the Chicago Sun-Times created a buzz by means of publishing a Spanish-language version that wrapped the Dec. 20 newspaper. Now, after months of gauging comments from Chicago and suburban Latinos, a brand new challenge to fill the void left by means of the dying of the Chicago Tribune’s Hoy e-newsletter is about to start.
The print version, La Voz Chicago, is being re-launched as a Spanish-language information site at suntimes.com/la-voz.
Starting on Sunday, Mother’s Day, readers can pass to the web site and to find a variety of Sun-Times tales, together with ones in regards to the coronavirus pandemic, translated into Spanish. As the web site grows extra established, they’ll additionally to find unique Spanish-language reporting.
A brand new e-mail e-newsletter “La Voz a las dos” will put those tales immediately in readers’ e-mail inboxes at 2 p.m. each and every weekday; readers can enroll at getrevue.co/profile/la-voz. Stories additionally shall be dispensed in Spanish on Twitter at twitter.com/lavozchi and on Facebook at fb.com/lavozchi.
The e-newsletter and all La Voz Chicago content material shall be to be had unfastened thru a grant from AARP Chicago.
“AARP Chicago is proud to help return a much-needed Spanish-language voice to Chicago — one to serve as a trusted resource and wise friend to people in the diverse communities which make our city great,” mentioned AARP Illinois State Director Bob Gallo, whose group represents 1.7 million older adults and their households around the state.
COVID-19 protection shall be a key a part of La Voz Chicago’s information choices. The Sun-Times already has revealed a lot of tales at the pandemic’s have an effect on at the Latino group, and endured protection now shall be to be had in English and Spanish.
“La Voz Chicago’s launch could not come at a more crucial time, with recent data showing that the Latino community is trending to become the largest group in Illinois with positive COVID-19 cases,” Gallo mentioned. “AARP is committed to working with La Voz to bring crucial and important information to Chicago residents to keep people safe and healthy – for this critical time and beyond.”
The Sun-Times has employed Jacqueline Serrato, a “barrio journalist” whose reporting is understood for shooting the stipulations and international view of Mexicans and Latinos in Chicago, to paintings part-time on La Voz Chicago. Serrato additionally serves as editor-in-chief of South Side Weekly, a not-for-profit newspaper devoted to supporting cultural and civic engagement at the South Side.
Serrato, a Little Village resident, will assist oversee the “La Voz a las dos” e-newsletter, tale variety and the La Voz Chicago social media feeds. She were given her get started in journalism after launching a bilingual group Facebook web page that won 150,000 fans.
Sun-Times Interim CEO Nykia Wright, who with Editor-in-Chief Chris Fusco engaged group stakeholders about how a Spanish-language information site will have to feel and appear, mentioned she is “thrilled to be officially launching La Voz Chicago on our online platform.”
“This choice affords us flexibility and creativity to meet a very important demographic in our city,” Wright mentioned. “We will have the ability to more quickly reach this audience with timely stories and the ability to grow this audience while continuing to manage the costs of running a broader news operation.”