The working papers analyze the range of civic engagement experiences taking place in Mexico to strengthen the rule of law and increase security in the face of organized crime violence. In the coming weeks and months, the Mexico Institute and Trans-Border Institute will release papers that address topics relating to civic participation and public security, including citizen oversight of police professionalization, community-based efforts to respond to youth gang violence, Mexico’s victim’s movements, and citizen roles in implementing judicial reform in Mexico. Together the commissioned papers will form the basis of an edited volume.
The first paper in the series is “The Effects of Drug-War Related Violence on Mexico’s Press and Democracy,” by Emily Edmonds-Poli, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of San Diego. This paper offers an assessment of the impact of criminal violence on journalists and media workers in Mexico, which is now the most dangerous country in the Western Hemisphere for journalists. An independent press is the bedrock of a well-functioning democracy, and the consequences of extremely dangerous conditions for media workers are dire for the independence of the press. Dr. Edmonds-Poli’s research is especially timely given the attacks on media workers in Mexico in recent weeks.
Dr. Edmonds-Poli concludes with a set of policy recommendations for the Mexican government, Mexican society, and the international community to address the problem of violence against the Mexican media. The wide-ranging recommendations offer concrete steps that individuals and institutions involved may undertake to alleviate the violence, thereby ensuring freedom of expression and public access to information in Mexico, and, ultimately, strengthening Mexico’s democracy. SEE MORE…
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