Voice of the Mainland: The NAHP Convention will be in Detroit in 2026, sign up now for the largest Latino media awards in the USA

Vol 31, Issue 5. May 18, 2026

Dear Latino media professionals,

Six Quick things:

2026 NAHP Convention. Our 44th annual convention will be held at Wayne State University in Detroit from November 11th to 13th this year. Expect to see some great interactions with local industries like the AUTO INDUSTRY. PLEASE MARK IT ON YOUR CALENDAR TODAY. I hope to see you there.
The NAHP José Martí Awards. By far the OLDEST and LARGEST Latino media awards in the USA. Enter the Awards by July 25th and save on your entries. CLICK HERE FOR THE AWARDS APPLICATION. Please see more below.
Consider being a judge in the Int'l Latino Book Awards. There are books entered in Spanish and English from all over the world. Last year 222 people helped review all the books entered into this huge awards. You pick the types of books you want to read. If you are interested sign up right now since we are at the end of recruiting judges. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE & SIGN UP. See more below.
NAHP Growth. 2026 is becoming a busy year fast. With the NAHP, the membership continues to grow with now over 800 Latino media outlets: newspapers, magazines, epubs, enewsletters, podcasts, websites, and more. This is a GREAT sign of how strong the Latino media is across the USA. Within the next month, we will have out the 2026 NAHP José Martí application.
Great new program for NAHP members. AdConnect is free for NAHP members, See more below.
Join the NAHP. If you'd like to join this great group of companies, see more info below. It's an easy process for Latino operations.

Thanks for listening,

Kirk Whisler

760-579-1696

kirk@whisler.com

Join the NAHP and get AdConnect for free

What is NAHP AdConnect?

AdConnect is a shared digital advertising infrastructure operated by NAHP. It connects members’ websites to premium programmatic and national direct ad campaigns, making your inventory more visible, standardized, and easier for advertisers to buy.

What are the benefits?

Access to national ad campaigns sold through NAHP and partners (programmatic + direct).
Higher revenue potential from being part of a collective network.
A complete ad setup — including creating a Google Ad Manager (GAM) account if you don’t already have one.
Training and ongoing optimization support.
No cost to participate.

Be a JUDGE in the International Latino Book Awards

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP

Empowering Latino Futures' International Latino Book Awards has grown over the past three decades to be one of the five largest book awards in the USA and the largest awards for books written by and about Latinos in the World! We have 87 different categories of books, so there are books for every desire and taste. This year, 57% of the books were in Spanish, and another 13% are in bilingual formats. CLICK HERE TO BE A JUDGE.

Be sure to enter the NAHP's José Martí Awards & the NAHP Latina and Latino Publisher of the Year Awards

CLICK HERE FOR THE APPLICATION

The NAHP's José Martí Awards has grown over the years to include 64 different Editorial, Editorial Section, Digital, Design, Photography, and, of course, Marketing Categories. There are categories here for newspapers and magazines, but also for websites, podcasts, enewsletters, and all types of marketing materials.

The NAHP Publisher of the Year Awards have, for thirty years, honored our hard-working publishers – and they are FREE to enter for NAHP members.

CLICK HERE FOR THE AWARDS APPLICATION

Join the National Association of Hispanic Publications

and be a part of Growth within Latino Media

Thank you for your interest in the NAHP. Membership is open to newspapers, magazines, websites, epubs, newsletters, podcasts, directories, and select other media outlets that are specifically targeting the Latino community. Membership is currently free.

To join the National Association of Hispanic Publications, please go to www.NAHP.org and

Go to the BECOME A MEMBER tab
Fill in the MEDIA COMPANY INFORMATION. Do this only once.
Fill in one MEDIA OUTLET FORM for each media outlet you have: Newspaper, Website, epub, newsletter, podcast, and so on. This is very important to do this for EACH of your media. outlets and to provide a logo for each.

Completing the information above allows us to gather the information needed so that we can process your membership. It ultimately goes to the NAHP Board for their approval. The process normally takes 2 to 4 weeks.

Changes That Can Give Our Industry a Future

Six changes that will give newspapers and magazines a solid future - Editor and Publisher

Over his 46 years in publishing, Kirk Whisler, president of the Latino 247 Media Group, has seen enormous changes and evolutions - many good and some bad. He's constantly analyzing the numbers and the trends to see the best future. Here are six key changes he feels the industry must make now.