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Interview with Adela Navarro Bello
Adela Navarro Bello, co-director for the Zeta weekly, talks about her experiences and memories of Jesús Blanco Ornelas, coworker and mentor of hers. Navarro talks about the effects of the violence against journalists, about the measures used by Zeta…
Interview with Aimee Vega Montiel
Aimee Vega Montiel and her organization AMEDI (Mexican Association of the Right to Information) specialize in laws and legislation related to freedom of expression, press, and communication. Montiel discusses AMEDI’s involvement in the reform of…
Interview with Alfredo Corchado
Foreign correspondent for the Dallas Morning News, Alfredo Corchado discusses his experiences as a journalist in Mexico. Corchado also talks about the challenges of journalism in Mexico, the problems of censorship and freedom of speech. Corchado…
Interview with Amalia Rivera
Journalist and activist Amalia Rivera discusses her work in the paper "La Jornada" and as an activist with her syndicate, Sitrajor. Rivera talks of the need to protect and defend journalists, human rights, and freedom of speech, addressing her…
Interview with Antonio Mazzitelli
A representative for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Antonio Mazzitelli, explains how the UNODC has been observing and analyzing the violence and organized crime in México, acknowledging that its is unprecedented how organized…
Interview with Armando Durazo
Armando Durazo, senior editor for El Paso Times and University of Arizona (UA) graduate, talks about his journalistic education in Tucson, both at the UA and Pima Community College (PCC), and how that compares to other journalism programs today.…
Interview with Arturo Bojorquez
Arturo Bojorquez, the editor for the Adelante Valle newspaper, talks about the misconception that matters in the U.S. side of the border are more stable than on the Mexican side (Calexico). Stating that political and environmental issues are…
Interview with Balbina Flores
Balbina Flores discusses her work as a representative of Reporters Without Borders and their challenges in defending freedom of expression in Mexico. Flores also discusses the issue of impunity in Mexico and how the government has not done enough to…
Interview with Carlos Lauría
Journalist and senior coordinator of the Americas Program in the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Carlos Lauria describes CPJ’s efforts in Mexico to protect journalists who are being threatened and silenced. Lauria asserts that both the…
Interview with Carlos Orlando Lima Chavez
Carlos Orlando Lima Chavez, editor for La Cronica, talks about how the risks of reporting news on public safety led to self-censure by Mexican journalists and to the development of protocols by the media to minimize these dangers, especially since…
Interview with Carlos Spector
Lawyer, Carlos Spector discusses his work representing families in Mexico who are seeking political asylum. Spector addresses the violence in Juarez and the type of threats used by the cartels. Spector also discusses how more journalists are seeking…
Interview with Cesar Barron
A crime reporter with Nogales radio station XENY (AM 760), César Barrón talks about the type of stories that he focuses on, the challenges faced by reporters in Mexico, and the effects that violence reporting has on members of his profession.…
Interview with Chelcey Adami
Chelcey Adami, a reporter for the Imperial Valley Press in Central California, talks about her experiences reporting on public safety at the border. Adami discusses the linguistic challenges for non-native Spanish reporters and for changes in the…
Interview with Christian Von Preysing-Barry
Christian Von Preysing-Barry discusses his work as a reporter and multimedia journalist for Laredo local news channel KGNS-TV. Von Preysing-Barry discusses the difficulty and danger of reporting in Tamaulipas and Nuevo Laredo. Because of these…
Interview with Curtis Prendergast
Reporter with the Nogales International news and UA Alumni, Curtis Prendergast, discusses the challenges in reporting from both sides of the border. Calling Nogales a "sweet spot" since instances of extreme violence are less of an issue there.…
Interview with Dario Ramirez Salazar
Dario Ramirez discusses his organization (Articulo 19) and their greatest challenge: advocating for the protection of journalists and for transparency. Ramirez discusses the issue of freedom of expression, how journalists are being silenced due by…
Interview with Eduardo Santiago
Eduardo Santiago, a new journalist still attending college, talks about his experiences starting in the field, about having the opportunity to report news along the border, and the advantages of working in an area he is from. Santiago also discusses…
Interview with Eliana Rivero (Spanish and Portuguese) on being Latina and Women's Studies
Eliana Rivero, University of Arizona Spanish and Portugues department, discusses feeling like the 'token Latina' and how some said she looked 'so white'. Despite this, a grant allowed for the furtherment of the Women's Studies department, which…
Interview with Ella Sogomonian
Ella Sogomonian, a new reporter for the ABC and Fox affiliates, talks about her experiences working on the U.S. side of the border, about the advantage of having Spanish language skills, and the challenging and eye-opening experiences that have come…
Interview with Enrique Lerma
Enrique Lerma, reporter and cameraman for Fox News 48 (Brownsville, TX), talks about his childhood and his experiences in Matamoros, which he calls "the cradle of drug trafficking." Lerma describes the challenges and restrictions that journalists in…