Every time a reporter is killed, his or her death explodes in the hearts of the country’s other journalists — like an earthquake with expanding effect. It doesn’t matter whether they knew the victim or not. Each murder … Read more
When gunshots were reported to the emergency number of the city of Torreón, in northern Mexico, on the morning of January 10, 2020, Pedro López, the spokesman for the state’s attorney general frantically called investigators for details. The call had … Read more
Leer en español. When the history of Mexico’s transition to democracy is told, there is usually a celebration of the journalists and newspapers that fought to be independent and opened spaces for voices opposing the one-party rule the country … Read more
Translated by Marisol Chavez. Read in English. Cuando se cuenta la historia de la transición de México a la democracia, se reconoce a los periodistas y periódicos que lucharon por ser independientes y construyeron plataformas para las voces que … Read more
In February 2015, Justicia Cotidiana (“Everyday Justice”) hosted a hackathon for journalists, developers, and designers in Mexico City, Mexico. It was there that I first heard the term “black figure” to refer to the disparity between the … Read more
Translated by John Gibler. Leer en español. The WhatsApp group filled with messages from a new emergency: a group of armed men stopped three reporters, threatened them, and stole their cameras and cell phones. The reporters … Read more
Read in English. Nueve horas duró el abrazo colectivo FotoXWesley, cuatro horas más de lo planeado: la subasta tuvo que suspenderse porque el Centro de la Imagen estaba por cerrar. A pesar del ritmo … Read more
Translated from the Spanish by John Gibler. Leer en español. The collective embrace Photo4Wesley lasted nine hours, four hours longer than planned. The auction was only interrupted because the venue, Centro de la Imagen, had to close. Despite the … Read more
Read in English. -¿Te sorprende que el gobierno mexicano los espía? A la pregunta del corresponsal extranjero sobre el último escándalo del gobierno mexicano mi respuesta no fue exagerada: -No. Eso siempre lo hemos sabido. Desde hace … Read more
Translated from the Spanish by Patrick Timmons of the Mexican Journalism Translation Project. Leer en español. “Is it a surprise that the Mexican government spies on you?” I did not exaggerate when I responded to the … Read more