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Interview with Vicente Calderon
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…
Interview with Patricia Lorena Figeroa-Stooner
Lorena Figueroa, journalist with El Paso Times, talks about the violence on both sides of the border, and of the security measures taken, even while living north of the border, since distance alone does not guarantee safety. Figueroa discusses the…
Interview with Enrique Lerma
Enrique Lerma, reporter and cameraman for Fox News 48 (Brownsville, TX), talks about his childhood and his experiences in Matamoros, which he calls "the cradle of drug trafficking." Lerma describes the challenges and restrictions that journalists in…
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 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…