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After a hectic week filled with deadlines, long nights, and many a can of Jolt cola, I am glad to say I can now rest. Well, at least for 2 weeks, until classes begin.

Then the fun will start. I will let you know what books I need to read for the Studies in Ethnic Literature class I am taking. Last semester I took 20th Century Literature, I loved it, enjoyed every bit of it....well, almost. My apologies to the state of Mississippi, but one of your famous residents did not agree with me too well. You know who I'm talking about thar donchah? None other than the famous novelist William Faulkner. His book, As I Lay Dying, tells the story of a family on a journey to bury their mother and was as much fun as going to a poetry recital by Ozzy Osbourne.

In the news, looks like Meximerica Media is surging forward in their efforts for newspaper domination. You go, orale! I was thinking about the Spanish newspapers, and I like the whole idea, I can't wait to see the Spanish version of Dilbert in the newspaper. Here is a article about the latest Meximerica project.

SOURCE: Hispanic PR Wire

New York, NY & San Antonio, TX
HISPANIC PR WIRE - BUSINESS WIRE)
July 29, 2004
Dow Jones & Company (NYSE: DJ), which publishes the world's most vital business and financial news and information, and Meximerica Media, a new network of Spanish-language daily newspapers in Texas, today announced an agreement to publish a weekly section written and produced by The Wall Street Journal.

The section will be published every Monday beginning Aug. 2 in Rumbo de San Antonio, the first daily newspaper of the network launched on July 26, and later in August in Rumbo de Houston. Under the banner name "The Wall Street Journal," the editorial content will focus on personal finance and technology, careers, small business, and other business and finance information of interest to a diverse national Hispanic audience.

Stories will be selected, translated and paginated by a dedicated team of Journal editors, with access to the entire global content of The Wall Street Journal, The Asian Wall Street Journal, The Wall Street Journal Europe, The Wall Street Journal Americas and The Wall Street Journal Sunday. The Journal already provides a weekly section to Tribune Co.'s Hoy, with editions in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, and to the Washington Hispanic in Washington, D.C. The Journal has published a daily Spanish-language section, The Wall Street Journal Americas, in Latin American partner newspapers since 1994.

Under the terms of the agreement, Rumbo will pay the Journal a content fee for the exclusive market rights to publish a minimum four-page tabloid section of Spanish-language editorial content and national advertising each week.

"We are very pleased to serve the readers of Rumbo, an exciting, new newspaper in the important Texas market," said William E. Casey Jr., vice president, Special Editions, of The Wall Street Journal. "This agreement expands the reach and breadth of the Journal section's national Spanish-language audience, which also benefits its advertisers."

"This weekly section will provide Rumbo readers with useful information on how to manage and improve their careers, personal finances and small business. This section definitely contributes to our main objective of making the paper a refreshing and interesting addition to Latinos in San Antonio and Houston," said Edward Schumacher Matos, chief executive officer and editorial director of Meximerica Media.

CJ at 7/29/2004

Comments:

By Shari, at: 4:26 AM

I'm telling Dr. S what you said about Faulkner! You're gonna be in trouuuuuuuble!

I thought Ethnic Lit wasn't coming back for another year. (It doesn't alternate with World Lit? Are you saying I'm going to have to give up complaining about this?)

I took Ethnic Lit with Dr. S last year and enjoyed it except for one book. One book which I won't identify until after you've had the class. Nope, no tattletale ammo for you!

By CJ, at: 9:30 AM

Ah, my bad, after a quick look at my schedule you are correct, it IS World Lit, not Ethnic Lit. I had looked up the course description for the latter recently, so that was why it was stuck in my mind. I am still looking forward to World Lit then, perhaps I'll find the German equivalent of Faulkner......god save us all.