Mexico media battles impunity
Mexico’s journalists face intimidation and assassinations, but is the media business in crisis, too?
On The Listening Post this week: In Mexico, journalists face intimidation and assassinations but is the media business in crisis, too? Plus, how fake news pays for partisan media.
Mexico’s Media: Battling impunity
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Drug cartels, corrupt officials and a climate of impunity make Mexico the most dangerous place for journalists in the Western hemisphere. After journalist Miroslava Breach became the third reporter to be killed in a month, one newspaper has now stopped printing altogether.
Contributors:
Daniela Pastrana, director, Periodistas de a Pie
Oscar Cantu Murguia, former editor, El Norte
Sandra Patargo, spokeswoman, Article 19
Javier Garza Ramos, former editor, Siglo de Torreon
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Partisan media and fake newsonomics
When media consumers read the news, they bring their biases with them and new online outlets are feeding them what they want to hear – whether it’s real or fake news.
Contributors:
Craig Silverman, media editor, Buzzfeed
Sara Fischer, media reporter, Axios
Brooke Binkowski, managing editor and freelance journalist, Snopes
Matthew Levendusky, associate professor of political science, University of Pennsylvania
Published On 8 Apr 2017