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, a professor of history and journalism at Mexico’s Center for Research and Teaching in Economics, lays out in his 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.
This conversation was recorded on Jan. 12, 2026.
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