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Interview with Juan Francisco Cobos

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Title

Interview with Juan Francisco Cobos

Description

Francisco Cabos Cardona, news director for the Texas Valley for Telemundo, recounts the evolution of drug cartels in the north of Mexico and the tactics used to remain in power, including control of the media. Describing the safety measures that journalists under his direction are now forced to take, Cardona recounts various attacks that his news channel and others have suffered and that have never been sufficiently investigated. Cardona finishes up talking about the challenges faced by those covering news in the area.

Francisco Cabos Cardona, director de noticias de Telemundo en el valle de Texas, relata la evolución de los carteles en el norte de México y sus tácticas para mantenerse en poder, incluyendo el control de los medios de comunicación. Describiendo las medidas de seguridad que los reporteros bajo su cargo están forzados a tomar, Cardona recuenta varios ataques que ha sufrido su estación de noticias y las cuales nunca han sido suficientemente investigadas. Cardona termina con una discusión sobre los retos que se encaran todos los que cubren noticias en el área.

Creator

Cobos, Juan Francisco

Source

Celeste Gonzalez de Bustamante and Jeannine E. Relly Oral History Collection (MS 533)

Date

2014-06-27

Relation

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Transcribed interview with Juan Francisco Cobos

Format

mp3

Language

Spanish

Type

Sound

Coverage

McAllen, Texas

Sound Item Type Metadata

Original Format

mp3

Duration

0:35:21

Citation

Cobos, Juan Francisco , “Interview with Juan Francisco Cobos,” Special Collections Online Exhibits, accessed April 18, 2024, https://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/online-exhibits/items/show/248.