Minding the Gap

HMI develops specific research projects by drawing on current quantitative data and literature to study and offer solutions for real-world problems revolving around multicultural journalism. The end goal of each research project is publication.

Research

Encouraging research at the undergraduate level, the Hispanic Media Research (HMR) fosters an environment of inquiry and sharpens students' ability to pursue leading-edge research. HMI focuses its attention and resources on issues directly affecting Hispanic media in the United States. Furthermore, HMI engages in transnational research by working with leading research institutions in Colombia, South America.

Drone 3D Modeling

We are working to document the world from above using drone videography and photogrammetry. These techniques allow us to create 3D models of the beauty of our natural world and the history of our planet.

Textbook Development

HMI released the first-ever textbook on Spanish-language television news production in the United States (Producción de Noticias Televisivas en Español en Estados Unidos de América.) The textbook is FREE and is available as an Open Educational Resource (OER). This OER seeks to serve as a valuable resource to universities with bilingual (English/Spanish) broadcast journalism programs around the world. Developing this textbook has proven to be a challenging endeavor as it is written in Spanish with a mix of terminology in English.