The fight between the Roman Catholic Church in Mexico and liberal sectors of society continues. A book “The Church against Mexico,” penned by 21...
Church demands freedom of expression
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Ana Arana
Ana Arana
Wikileaks is opening a window of transparency
As in every country affected by Wikileaks, Mexico is trying to figure out what to learn from the released cables that undress what U.S. officials...
Mexican media in-fighting deepens
It is hard to get shocked with Mexico's daily news. But earlier this month viewers of Televisa, Mexico´s largest television network, were treated to...
Gay rights and the church clash
The fact that the governor of the ultra conservative state of Jalisco used public funds to bring Richard Cohen, an author and conversion therapist...
Mexico’s regional press falls silent
In the last year, foreign and Mexican news reports have relayed the dangers faced by the Mexican provincial media by recounting anecdotes of...
Phonetapping on the rise in Mexico
Ana Arana: Phonetapping is on the rise in Mexico
Phonetapping on the rise in Mexico
It was the scandal of the week. A clandestine telephone interception revealed the conversation between two top executives from Stendhal and...
Sex, divorce, censorship and the church
Las Aparicio, a telenovela produced by Argos Comunicacion, the cutting-edge Mexican production house headed by Epigmenio Ibarra and his wife...
Mexico’s narcomedia takes over
The drug war continues to challenge the ways in which news and stories are disseminated in Mexico. While the newsmedia in many regions of this...
Mexico: Provincial journalists debate protection
Ana Arana: Mexico’s provincial journalists debate protection
Mexico’s provincial journalists debate protection
Mexico continues to be an important destination for press freedom organisations. The Inter American Press Association and the New York-based...
Drug cartels divide the Mexican press
“What do you want from us?”, El Diario de Juarez asked the two drug cartels fighting for control of Ciudad Juarez, one of the most important cities...