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KEEPING HIS EYE ON DIVERSITY.

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O. Ricardo Pimental, president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, is editor of the editorial pages of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, a position he has held since June 2004.

Before joining the Sentinel, Mr. Pimental held editorial positions with the Sacramento Bee, the Fresno Bee, the Stockton Record, the Tucson Citizen and the San Bernardino County Sun. He was a Washington, D.C., correspondent for McClatchy Newspapers and a nationally syndicated columnist with the Arizona Republic, writing on public policy with a focus on Latino affairs. He also is the author of two books of fiction, "House With Two Doors'' and "Voices From the River.''

He recently spoke with TelevisionWeek correspondent Debra Kaufman about the effects of the economic crisis on Hispanic journalists, and how his organization is helping its members prepare for a future in which the profession will be very different than it is today.

TelevisionWeek: As we go into NAHJ 2009, how are the economy and, at the same time, the crisis in media impacting Hispanics in the newsroom? Are Hispanic...

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