Jack Rico

The Washington Post wrote a piece on how to understand TikTok's algorithm and this part caught my attention because it is rarely exposed in such an intentional design way.

(I visualized as an infographic for clarity and attaching the link)
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Bad Bunny Announced as the 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show Performer: 'This Is for My People, My Culture and Our History' Bad Bunny will serve as the halftime show performer during Super Bowl LX at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Feb. 8. Kendrick Lamar previously served as the Super Bowl halftime show p...

Get ready for what will be the first-ever #Spanish-language Super Bowl halftime show. History will be made. #badbunny

Local TV Giants Boycott Jimmy Kimmel’s Return to Late Night

What’s really funny about these local TV giants is that the joke is on them.

No one that is extremely influential watches local TV anymore. Kimmel is really using the studio for the show to be watched on social platforms where he’s getting 20+ million subscribers!

What are you watching right now?

Happy #HispanicHeritageMonth! 🇺🇸 Today, Sept 15th begins a month-long recognition of Latino contributions to America.

Here's the original 1968 Presidential Proclamation from LBJ who first formalized Hispanic Heritage Week. Twenty years later, Reagan expanded it to the full month we celebrate today.

The Painful Truth of Latinos at the 2025 Emmys Diego Luna's snub for Lead Actor in a Drama Series at this year's Emmys sends a loud signal to Latino actors that nothing is guaranteed. Not even mainstream excellence.

The 2025 Emmy results are in and not a single Latino actor took home a trophy. Not ONE.

In a year where there were 4 legitimate Latino actors to choose from, this total shut-out speaks to a deeper problem beyond bias and race.

Here's our Substack letter that explains what happened at the EMMYS.

Another member of the Sacred Heart Hospital staff will be on call for ABC's #Scrubs revival. Judy Reyes has signed on to the show to reprise her role as Carla Espinosa: bit.ly/3USM8JU

Essay | The Elite College Myth Panicky parents often think their children’s success in life depends on going to a prestigious school. In reality, there are many paths to achieving great things.

"Your future co-workers are roughly 4 times as likely to have graduated from a college with an acceptance rate above 40% than from a more selective school, according to Lightcast research."

PRODU + Horowitz Thought Leadership: Jack Rico Rico brings a thoughtful and powerful voice to the conversation around why representation in news matters and how the gap between perception and reality is impacting millions of U.S. Latinos.

Thanks to #HorowitzResearch and #PRODU for including me in your thought leadership series!

After 20 years in newsrooms, when only 51% of Latinos feel represented in TV news it's a problem and an opportunity.

Read my piece below how newsrooms can leverage this moment.

Justice Dept. declines to defend grants for Hispanic-serving colleges, calling them unconstitutional The Trump administration says it will not defend a decades-old grant program for heavily Hispanic universities that is being challenged in court, declaring that the government believes the funding is unconstitutional.

BREAKING: Trump administration says grants for Hispanic-serving colleges are unconstitutional and it won't defend them in court.

Target picks an insider to lead the struggling company when CEO Brian Cornell steps down next year Target CEO Brian Cornell plans to step down Feb. 1. He helped reenergize the company but has struggled to turn around weak sales in a more competitive retail landscape.

Target: We're stepping back from DEI.

Customers: We're stepping back from Target!

Target: Looks like we're having financial difficulties.

Love of Leisure, and Europe's Reasons (Published 2004)

Just came back from Europe and bumped into this article.

We Latinos in America log some of the longest hours, but Europe works less, lives longer, and reports higher happiness. Maybe the ‘American Dream’ is really just a grind?

“The Henrico, Virginia-based Acquisition Logistics LLC company was awarded a $231,878,229 firm-fixed-price contract to establish and operate a detention facility for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.”

$231 MILLION

For Jenna Ortega, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Luis Guzmán, 'Wednesday' proves 'weird is beautiful' The actors return for Season 2 of Netflix's hit YA series, which will bring Gomez and Morticia Addams, played by Luis Guzmán and Catherine Zeta-Jones, into focus.

For Jenna Ortega, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Luis Guzmán, 'Wednesday' proves 'weird is beautiful'

Netflix just renewed #Wednesday, the #1 most watched English language series of all time, for a third season.

Led by Mexican-American Jenna Ortega, Netflix seems to have big plans for the franchise and Ortega.

Remember... the enemy is the algorithm.

YouTube video by Netflix Stranger Things 5 | Official Teaser | Netflix

Stranger Things S5 will be broken into three chapters, releasing on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Eve.

YouTube video by The Graystones I Cant Tell You Why by @EaglesBand cover by The Graystones

It’s incredible how kids today are really into 70s and 80s music so much. Here’s a great example of The Greystones.

Those two decades did produce some of the greatest music in history.

Is Spotify going to become the new Tesla?

People are revolting and I totally understand, but what will be the new platform they jump to?

This is a perfect opportunity for a startup music platform to come out now.

Maybe it’s my algorithm, but social media content seems more interesting than TV programming.

I went to watch TV, regular TV, and couldn’t find anything that resonated.

Went on TikTok and immediately got hooked. The production quality is getting so good, it’s starting to feel like the new TV.

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Is anyone watching HBO’s “And just like that?”

I have been watching it and enjoy seeing the original characters, but these plot lines are absolutely ridiculous.

I’m at the age bracket of these characters, and I don’t even know who the show is for anymore. Not sure they do themselves.

Anna Wintour Stepping Down as Vogue U.S. Editor-in-Chief After 37 Years Anna Wintour is stepping down as editor-in-chief of American Vogue after 37 years.

Wow.

Never thought I would see this day. 😳

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Trump came close to winning Latino vote in '24 — Pew analysis Democrats' declining support in key voting bloc was worse than previously thought, report says.

Democrats have A LOT of heavy lifting to do with Latinos.

If they don't do something to address this crisis, Republicans will be winning the next several Presidential elections.

Fendi Has Held Talks With Willy Chavarria: Sources Fendi has held talks with New York-based designer Willy Chavarria, who electrified Paris Fashion Week last January with his 10th anniversary show.

#Latinos continue to rise in the American mainstream landscape.

Chicano designer #WillyChavarria could become FENDI's next Creative Director.

Zohran Mamdani is pictured speaking. Headline reads: "Mamdani Stuns Cuomo in New York Mayoral Primary." Photo credit: Scott Heins for The New York Times.

Zohran Mamdani stunned former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who conceded the New York City mayoral primary race to the 33-year-old state lawmaker. trib.al/KfNebEQ

As Black New Yorkers Move Out, N.Y.C. Politics May Be Reshaped

"20 years ago, nearly 2/3 of Black New Yorkers... identified only as #Black. Now just under half of Black New Yorkers identify as #Latino, multiracial, foreign-born or some combination of all three." #afrolatinos #brownblack

Maido takes No.1 at The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2025 On 19 June 2025 in the heart of Turin, Maido was crowned The World’s Best Restaurant, sponsored by S. Pellegrino & Acqua Panna. For chef Mitsuharu ‘Micha’ Tsumura, this marks the peak of a brilliant c...

The BEST restaurant in the world is now #Latinoamerican.

Peruvian-Japanese restaurant Maido was named #1 by The World's 50 Best Restaurants.

It's the second time in recent years a Peruvian restaurant has been crowned the world's best.

New York’s Fashion Workers Act Set to Go into Effect June 19 The Model Alliance, New York State Department of Labor and fashion industry stakeholders gathered Tuesday to highlight the new law, which establishes regulations for fair treatment of models — includi...

Models have rights too.