The founder of El Tecolote, California’s longest-running bilingual Spanish newspaper, says his paper is not at risk of closing amid alleged organizational troubles.
Seven staffers, including temporary employees, have left El Tecolote since March, representing the “majority of its staff,” according to Mission Local. The latest journalist to leave was Erika Carlos, the former editor-in-chief, who resigned in mid-August, saying in a LinkedIn post that the loss of so many staffers was too big of a hit to stay at the paper.
Imelda Carrasco, the executive director of Accíon Latina, a nonprofit that works closely with El Tecolote, said in an email that it’s not accurate to say the staffing situation is a crisis because three of those employees were fellows on contracts that ended. “Regarding El Tecolote, we remain focused on the future and will continue our work, serving the community with as little interruption as possible,” Carrasco said…