Today: Rep. Joaquin Castro to release second GAO report on Latino representation in media

The latest report will also look at the enforcement of federal equal opportunity requirements and the role of the U.S. government, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Labor, and the Federal Communications Commission.

“The media industry, and Hollywood in particular, is still the main image defining and narrative creating institution in American society, and Latinos are still largely invisible in this industry,” Castro said last year at the NPC. “The fact is that the worst offenders in the industry are actually news organizations and publishing houses,” Castro said.

This Headliners event is open to credentialed media and Club members. You must be registered to attend. Register online. Remarks will begin at 10 a.m. followed by a question-and-answer session ending at 11 a.m. To submit a question for the speaker in advance, please put CASTRO in the subject line and email to [email protected].

Born in San Antonio, Texas, Castro is a second-generation Mexican American. After serving five terms as a state legislator in Texas, Castro was elected in 2012 to the U.S. House of Representatives from the 20th Congressional District, which includes large portions of San Antonio. His twin brother, Julián, was mayor of San Antonio and secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.