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…
Vicente Calderón, editor of a news blog TijuanaPress.com, has spent over 20 years working in covering news on various media (radio, TV, and online) for audiences on both sides of the border. He discusses how his work on both sides influenced his…
Sergio Haro, journalist with La Zeta, talks about his beginnings as a photojournalist and his experiences dealing with government corruption and organized crime. Haro mentions how with the arrival of the federal forces in the border area in 2012, …
Carlos Orlando Lima Chavez, editor for La Cronica, talks about how the risks of reporting news on public safety led to self-censure by Mexican journalists and to the development of protocols by the media to minimize these dangers, especially since…
Omar Antonio Martinez, photojournalist, talks about the risks of capturing images of violence in Mexico and shares many of his personal experiences in the field and how these have affected him.
Letter to Edward L. Vail (December 301898) from Colin Cameron, the Chairman of the Live Stock Sanitary Board for the Territory of Arizona. It discusses Cameron's opinion on the current cattle laws, centralized slaughter for butchers, fines for cattle…
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…