Silenced Voices, Freedom Under Threat

Summary

The polemic departure of Carmen Aristegui from W Radio brought a disturbing fact to light: a new party in power in Mexico did not mean the dawn of a new era of free speech in the media. The alarming persecution of independent journalists and the approval of reforms that perpetuate the monopoly position of certain media giants show that there is still an imbalance of power between the political sphere and the media moguls.