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How Mexico Democratized: The Role of the Press

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How Mexico Democratized: The Role of the Press

Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center Wednesday, October 29, 2025 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm JMZ , 1205
For most of the 20th century, Mexico’s press was largely subservient to its autocratic ruling party, the PRI. Andrew Paxman explains how newspapers and magazines began to open in the 1980s, the role they played in democratization, and the political, economic, and criminal threats that print and digital media have faced in the last twenty years.
Join us for an engaging discussion with Andrew Paxman, author of the book Mexican Watchdogs: The Rise of the Role of the Press Since the 1980s (2025).
Andrew Paxman is a professor of history at the Center for Research & Teaching in Economics (CIDE) in Mexico and a former journalist. His books include El Tigre (2000), a co-authored biography of media mogul Emilio Azcárraga Milmo; Jenkins of Mexico: How a Southern Farm Boy Became a Mexican Magnate (2017); and the edited volume Los gobernadores: Caciques del pasado y del presente (2018). His newest book is Mexican Watchdogs: The Rise of a Critical Press since the 1980s (2025). Currently, he is working on a biography of former Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador.


 

Add to Calendar 10/29/25 15:30:00 10/29/25 17:30:00 America/New_York How Mexico Democratized: The Role of the Press
For most of the 20th century, Mexico’s press was largely subservient to its autocratic ruling party, the PRI. Andrew Paxman explains how newspapers and magazines began to open in the 1980s, the role they played in democratization, and the political, economic, and criminal threats that print and digital media have faced in the last twenty years.
Join us for an engaging discussion with Andrew Paxman, author of the book Mexican Watchdogs: The Rise of the Role of the Press Since the 1980s (2025).
Andrew Paxman is a professor of history at the Center for Research & Teaching in Economics (CIDE) in Mexico and a former journalist. His books include El Tigre (2000), a co-authored biography of media mogul Emilio Azcárraga Milmo; Jenkins of Mexico: How a Southern Farm Boy Became a Mexican Magnate (2017); and the edited volume Los gobernadores: Caciques del pasado y del presente (2018). His newest book is Mexican Watchdogs: The Rise of a Critical Press since the 1980s (2025). Currently, he is working on a biography of former Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador.


 

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