Surviving Mexico: Resistance and Resilience among Journalists in the Twenty-first Century

More than 150 journalists have been killed in Mexico since 2000, making it one of the most dangerous countries in the world for reporters. Celeste GonzÁlez de Bustamante and Jeannine E. Relly's book Surviving Mexico examines the networks of political power, business interests, and organized crime that threaten and attack Mexican journalists. Despite the risks, journalists have turned to one another and their communities to resist pressures and create their own networks of resilience.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 24 August 2021
Publisher: University of Texas Press

More than 150 journalists have been killed in Mexico since 2000, making it one of the most dangerous countries in the world for reporters. In Surviving Mexico, Celeste GonzÁlez de Bustamante and Jeannine E. Relly examine the networks of political power, business interests, and organized crime that threaten and attack Mexican journalists. Despite the crackdown on drug cartels, overall violence in Mexico has increased, and journalists covering the conflict have grown more vulnerable. Government forces also attack journalists in order to shield corrupt authorities and the very criminals they are supposed to be fighting. Some news organizations, enriched by their ties to corrupt government officials and criminal groups, fail to support their employees. Despite seemingly insurmountable constraints, journalists have turned to one another and to their communities to resist pressures and create their own networks of resilience. Drawing on a decade of rigorous research in Mexico, GonzÁlez de Bustamante and Relly explain how journalists have become their own activists and how they hold those in power accountable.

Weight: 470g
Dimension: 154 x 228 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781477323694