Abstract:
Miami, Florida is unique among cities of the United States for its diverse linguistic
landscape. Unlike other U.S. cities, Miami is known for its majority bilingual population
which stretches across all socioeconomic statuses. At the same time, Miami is one of
the largest news markets in the country, and its Spanish news outlets cater to much of
Latin America as well as its local region of South Florida. I examine linguistic diversity in
word connotation and word association for the Miami area. I also examine how two of
Miami’s major news outlets are currently catering to their audiences via social media
outlets. I then compare the outlets to one another for commonalities and differences
through a journalistic and sociolinguistic lense.
