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Interview with Idelfonso Ortiz

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Title

Interview with Idelfonso Ortiz

Description

Reporter Ildefonso Ortiz compares and contrasts reporting in south Texas and in northern Mexico and describes the danger of investigative reporting in Tamaulipas. Ortiz discusses how careful he has to be while reporting on drug trafficking and corruption.

El reportero Ildefonso Ortiz compara el periodismo que se practica en el sur de Tejas con el que se lleva a cabo en el norte de México, describiendo el peligro que enfrentan los que practican el periodismo investigativo en Tamaulipas y lo cuidadoso que debe ser mientras trabaja en historias relacionadas con el tráfico de drogas y la corrupción.

Creator

Ortiz, Ildenfonso

Source

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

Date

2014-06-26

Format

mp3

Language

English

Type

Sound

Coverage

McAllen, Texas

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Original Format

mp3

Duration

0:37:59

Citation

Ortiz, Ildenfonso , “Interview with Idelfonso Ortiz,” Special Collections Online Exhibits, accessed May 24, 2026, https://exhibits.lib.arizona.edu/items/show/243.