Hispanic Business:

"La Opinion considered its community-oriented vision 'incompatible' with its former partner's goals: 'We are in deep disagreement with the idea that a newspaper be principally a vehicle for marketing or that we be forced to abandon the principles that are close to our hearts.'"

Trouble in the expanding Spanish language media as the corporate consumer values clash with community-centered values. Will Hispanics be any better able to fight off this homogenizing and dumbing down any more effectively than other demographic groups? The power of money may overcome the power of community.