93: Who Holds Power to Account? Press Freedom and Democracy in Mexico

The Mexican press has played a vital role in the democratization of Mexico — not just reflecting political transformations, but propelling them. That’s the history that Andrew Paxman, lays out in his new book “Mexican Watchdogs: The Rise of a Critical Press Since the 1980s.”

 

Paxman joined the “México Centered” podcast to discuss the various challenges to press freedom throughout modern Mexican history and what may lie ahead in the MORENA era, from the future of critical media to the growing role of the digital influencer.

 

Featured:

• Andrew Paxman, Ph.D., https://andrewpaxman.wordpress.com/about/about-me/ 

 

Mentioned in this episode:

• “Mexican Watchdogs: The Rise of a Critical Press Since the 1980s”

This conversation was recorded on Jan. 12, 2026.

More about Tony Payan, Ph.D.: https://www.bakerinstitute.org/expert/tony-payan 

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