Cindy Rodriguez
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Cindy Rodríguez is an American journalist and writer based in Boston
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, covered immigration and demographics for The Boston Globe
and wrote opinion pieces for the Globes now-defunct "Focus" section. She also worked at the Akron Beacon Journal, where she primarily covered education issues and was a columnist and youth editor at The Syracuse Newspapers.
, who falsely accused Rodríguez of being a proponent of "open borders" and of calling him a racist.
According to Media Matters for America, during the October 25, 2005 edition of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor, host Bill O'Reilly falsely accused Denver Post columnist Cindy Rodriguez of misquoting him and persisted in his false denials of anti-immigrant comments he made in April.
Rodriguez is listed as one of his "enemies" in his book, The Culture Warrior.
, New York University
and at Hunter College
(CUNY). She has also taught at Metropolitan State College of Denver, Boston University, and Northeastern University. For three years, she ran the Newhouse Minority Journalism program, a year-long educational program on journalism and the media, administered by reporters and editors at The Syracuse Newspapers.
, The Village Voice
, Time Video and Latina Magazine. Her columns for the Denver Post ran on the New York Times and MediaNews wires.
Rodríguez was one of a handful of Latina columnists working in the U.S. newsmedia.
from 2006 to 2008 and was General At-Large Officer from 2004 to 2006. During her time on the board, she helped create the GLBT Caucus. She is a member of the James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism committee.
and Society of Professional Journalists
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Rodríguez speaks at high schools and universities across the country.
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
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Journalism career
Rodríguez is currently a Journalist-in-Residence at Emerson College. For most of her career, she worked at daily newspapers. She covered race relations and cultural affairs for the Detroit News, was a columnist and blogger at The Denver PostThe Denver Post
-Ownership:The Post is the flagship newspaper of MediaNews Group Inc., founded in 1983 by William Dean Singleton and Richard Scudder. MediaNews is today one of the nation's largest newspaper chains, publisher of 61 daily newspapers and more than 120 non-daily publications in 13 states. MediaNews...
, covered immigration and demographics for The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe is an American daily newspaper based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston Globe has been owned by The New York Times Company since 1993...
and wrote opinion pieces for the Globes now-defunct "Focus" section. She also worked at the Akron Beacon Journal, where she primarily covered education issues and was a columnist and youth editor at The Syracuse Newspapers.
On Bill O'Reilly's "enemies" list
Her columns at the Denver Post drew ire from Bill O'ReillyBill O'Reilly (political commentator)
William James "Bill" O'Reilly, Jr. is an American television host, author, syndicated columnist and political commentator. He is the host of the political commentary program The O'Reilly Factor on the Fox News Channel, which is the most watched cable news television program on American television...
, who falsely accused Rodríguez of being a proponent of "open borders" and of calling him a racist.
According to Media Matters for America, during the October 25, 2005 edition of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor, host Bill O'Reilly falsely accused Denver Post columnist Cindy Rodriguez of misquoting him and persisted in his false denials of anti-immigrant comments he made in April.
Rodriguez is listed as one of his "enemies" in his book, The Culture Warrior.
Teaching journalism
Rodríguez has taught multimedia journalism at Fordham UniversityFordham University
Fordham University is a private, nonprofit, coeducational research university in the United States, with three campuses in and around New York City. It was founded by the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York in 1841 as St...
, New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
and at Hunter College
Hunter College
Hunter College, established in 1870, is a public university and one of the constituent colleges of the City University of New York, located on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Hunter grants undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate degrees in more than one hundred fields of study, and is recognized...
(CUNY). She has also taught at Metropolitan State College of Denver, Boston University, and Northeastern University. For three years, she ran the Newhouse Minority Journalism program, a year-long educational program on journalism and the media, administered by reporters and editors at The Syracuse Newspapers.
Writing
She has been published in more than three dozen newspapers and magazines, including The New York TimesThe New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, The Village Voice
The Village Voice
The Village Voice is a free weekly newspaper and news and features website in New York City that features investigative articles, analysis of current affairs and culture, arts and music coverage, and events listings for New York City...
, Time Video and Latina Magazine. Her columns for the Denver Post ran on the New York Times and MediaNews wires.
Rodríguez was one of a handful of Latina columnists working in the U.S. newsmedia.
National Association of Hispanic Journalists
Rodríguez served as Vice President-Print of the National Association of Hispanic JournalistsNational Association of Hispanic Journalists
The National Association of Hispanic Journalists is a Washington, D.C.-based organization dedicated to the advancement of Hispanic journalists in the United States and Puerto Rico...
from 2006 to 2008 and was General At-Large Officer from 2004 to 2006. During her time on the board, she helped create the GLBT Caucus. She is a member of the James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism committee.
UNITY: Journalists of Color
From 2007 to 2008, she served as a board member of Unity: Journalists of Color, Inc. She is a member of both the National Association of Black JournalistsNational Association of Black Journalists
The National Association of Black Journalists is an organization of African American journalists, students, and media professionals. Founded in 1975 in Washington, D.C...
and Society of Professional Journalists
Society of Professional Journalists
The Society of Professional Journalists , formerly known as Sigma Delta Chi, is one of the oldest organizations representing journalists in the United States. It was established in April 1909 at DePauw University, and its charter was designed by William Meharry Glenn. The ten founding members of...
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Volunteer work
Rodríguez mentored aspiring journalists working on The ASNE Reporter, the convention newspaper of The American Society of Newspaper Editors in 2000. She was editor for several years of The Latino Reporter, a convention newspaper of NAHJ that brings together 25 college students from across the country for a one-week journalism bootcamp.Awards
- First Place Award for Best Serious Columnist from the Colorado Press Association, 2005
- New York State AP Award for column writing
- National Press FoundationNational Press FoundationThe National Press Foundation is a non-profit organization that provides training for journalists and awards excellence in journalism. The Foundation was established in Washington, D.C. in 1976.- Activities :...
fellow, 2000. - With three colleagues of The Detroit News won a "Salute to Excellence Award" from the National Association of Black JournalistsNational Association of Black JournalistsThe National Association of Black Journalists is an organization of African American journalists, students, and media professionals. Founded in 1975 in Washington, D.C...
for "Detroit's Racial Divide," in 2008 for a series on the 40th anniversary of the Detroit riots.
Radio and TV appearances
Rodríguez has appeared on various TV and radio shows. In Boston, she was a regular panelist on Revista Hispana (Spanish for Hispanic Magazine), a current events TV talk show. She has also appeared on the news program Inside Boston, the cable TV program Visión, and appeared regularly as a reporter on New England Cable News.Rodríguez speaks at high schools and universities across the country.