Journalism, Satire, and Censorship in Mexico

Download or read book Journalism, Satire, and Censorship in Mexico written by Paul Gillingham and published by University of New Mexico Press. This book was released on 2018-12-15 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the 2000 elections toppled the PRI, over 150 Mexican journalists have been murdered. Failed assassinations and threats have silenced thousands more. Such high levels of violence and corruption question one of the fundamental assumptions of modern societies, that democracy and press freedom are inextricably intertwined. In this collection historians, media experts, political scientists, cartoonists, and journalists reconsider censorship, state-press relations, news coverage, and readership to retell the history of Mexico’s press.