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By Eduardo A. de Oliveira, EthnicNEWz.org
Michael Fondacaro and his wife, over Noticias y Notas. (Photo: Courtesy Fondacaro/EthnicNEWz.org)
There’s no question: Web sites and blogs are a part of American life for sharing information.
For Latinos in New England and New York, Michael Fondacaro is bringing news-sharing to another level. The former National Public Radio reporter in Albany, NY, compiles news about their communities, which he distributes weekly by e-mail.
The idea started in 2000 as a directory about Latino groups for New York state Senator Olga A. Mendez. Back then, Fondacaro worked in communications for Democrats in the New York Senate. Around the same time, he also was e-mailing 200 friends electronic links to stories about Latinos communities in cities like Pittsfield, Mass., and Hartford, Conn.
Soon enough, he thought, why not check out Vermont and its Latino festival?
In July of 2004, Noticias y Notas (“News and Notes”) was born, which now reaches 1,150 community leaders and ethnic journalists all over New York and New England, according to Fondacaro.