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Interview with Adela Navarro Bello
Adela Navarro Bello, co-director for the Zeta weekly, talks about her experiences and memories of Jesús Blanco Ornelas, coworker and mentor of hers. Navarro talks about the effects of the violence against journalists, about the measures used by Zeta…
Interview with Ricardo Chavez Aldaza
Ricardo Chavez Aldaza converses about his experiences as a radio host seeking political asylum in the United States. A staunch critic of the Mexican government and crime organizations, Chavez highlights the ways in which freedom of speech is under…
Interview with Juan Francisco Cobos
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…
Interview with Reyna Luna
An independent journalist, Reyna Luna talks about violence in the border, how it affects members of her profession, and how she and others cope with the memories of all they have witnessed. Freedom of Press World Secretary in the organization COLAPER…
Interview with Laura Angelina Borbolla Moreno
Laura Borbolla Moreno describes her job as the new special prosecutor on crimes against journalists and freedom of expression with La Fiscalía Especial para la Atención de Delitos cometidos en contra de la Libertad de Expresión (FEADLE). Borbolla…
Interview with Maria Idalia Gomez
Journalist, Maria Idalia Gomez, describes the institutional weakness in certain parts of Mexico, particularly in small border towns that have high rates of poverty. Gomez also discusses corruption, how acts of violence continue to go unpunished, and…
Interview with Frank La Rue
Frank La Rue, UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression and current member of the Association of Guatemalan Journalists, discusses his professional background, appointment to his current…