Interview with Miguel Timochenco

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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, Timochenco was sent to a Guatemalan hotel for three months by the government. He describes the threats made on his life by criminal organizations due to his investigative reporting for the Laredo Morning Times, something he asserts is a big challenge for journalists. Timochenco also discusses corruption within the government and media, as well as the atmosphere experienced under President Peña Nieto.

Periodista Miguel Timochenco discute su trabajo y experiencias cubriendo asuntos de política, crimen y corrupción en México. En los años 80s, sus reportajes sobre las elecciones y sobre los esfuerzos gubernamentales de censura periodística, tuvieron como consequencia que el gobierno lo mandara por tres meses a un hotel Guatemalteco. El recuenta las amenazas que ha recibido por organizaciones de crimen debido a su trabajo con el diario Laredo Morning Times, uno de los mayores retos para cualquier periodista. Timochenco habla sobre la corrupción en el gobierno y los medios de comunicación y sobre el ambiente en la que se vive bajo el presidente Peña Nieto.

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Timochenco, Miguel

Source

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

Date

2013-06-06

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Transcribed interview with Miguel Timochenco

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mp3

Language

Spanish

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mp3

Coverage

San Antonio, Texas

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