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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…
Interview with Ramon Dario Cantu Deandar
Ramon Dario Deandar discusses his work as editor in chief of a newspaper in Nuevo Laredo. Deandar also describes the danger of reporting on organized crime and corruption and argues how female journalists tend to be more responsible in a profession…
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 Aimee Vega Montiel
Aimee Vega Montiel and her organization AMEDI (Mexican Association of the Right to Information) specialize in laws and legislation related to freedom of expression, press, and communication. Montiel discusses AMEDI’s involvement in the reform of…
Interview with Antonio Mazzitelli
A representative for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Antonio Mazzitelli, explains how the UNODC has been observing and analyzing the violence and organized crime in México, acknowledging that its is unprecedented how organized…
Interview with Miguel Timochenco
Journalist Miguel Timochenco discusses his work and experiences covering politics, crime and corruption in Mexico. In the 1980s, as consequence of his coverage of the presidential elections and the government’s efforts to censor the media,…
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 Omar Raul Martinez Sanchez
Omar Raul Martinez Sanchez discusses his foundation, Manuel Buendía, named after an investigative journalist who was assassinated in 1984, describing his aspirations in the field and how the investigative journalism has changed in the past three…
Interview with Balbina Flores
Balbina Flores discusses her work as a representative of Reporters Without Borders and their challenges in defending freedom of expression in Mexico. Flores also discusses the issue of impunity in Mexico and how the government has not done enough to…
Interview with Jose Omar Rabago
Jose Omar Rabago, executive director of Centro Nacional de Comunicación Social (CENCOS), discusses his organization's mission to defend freedom of expression in Mexico. Rabago also discusses the progress and challenges facing new laws, talks about…
Interview with Lucia Lagunes Huerta
Lucia Lagunes Huerta discusses her organization CIMAC (Center for Communication and Information about Women) and its challenges in Mexico. As a defender of freedom of expression, Huerta comments in depth about how this right is at risk and not enough…
Interview with Heriberto Deandar Robinson
Heriberto Deandar Robinson,editor-in-chief and shareholder of El Mañana, discusses the family legacy that led him to a life in journalism, his experiences living in the border region, and the security measures that all journalist must take in…
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 Monica Ortiz Uribe
Reporter Monica Ortiz Uribe describes the violence in Juarez and how it has affected everyday life. Ortiz also discusses the fear of many who lived in Juarez and El Paso and how it has affected her work in trying to report the violence in the area.…
Interview with Juan Carlos Gutierrez
Juan Carlos Gutierrez, attorney, university professor, and former director of El Centro por la Justicia y el Derecho Internacional (Cejil), talks about "human rights mechanism," a groups of experts from the civil sector dedicated to investigate human…
Interview with Idelfonso Ortiz
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…
Interview with Jonathan Clark
Clark, managing editor for the Nogales International News, discusses the role of social media in border news reporting. He also gives advice to journalists interested in covering border issues, including that they ought to have the language skills,…
Interview with Curtis Prendergast
Reporter with the Nogales International news and UA Alumni, Curtis Prendergast, discusses the challenges in reporting from both sides of the border. Calling Nogales a "sweet spot" since instances of extreme violence are less of an issue there.…
Interview with Cesar Barron
A crime reporter with Nogales radio station XENY (AM 760), César Barrón talks about the type of stories that he focuses on, the challenges faced by reporters in Mexico, and the effects that violence reporting has on members of his profession.…
Interview with Jason Buch
Immigration reporter Jason Buch tells of his experiences covering stories around the Texas border cites, discussing issues of violence and insecurity, especially the “zone of silence” in Coahuila and Tamaulipas. Buch addresses money laundering…