Mexican Watchdogs: The Rise of a Critical Press since the 1980s

In the first narrative history of Mexico’s contemporary press, Andrew Paxman recounts the evolution of print and online media between the 1980s and the present. From showing widespread subservience toward authority to playing a watchdog role as the country democratized, journalism both reflected and propelled changes in Mexican society.

Paxman also traces how the media responded to outright state hostility and major threats to its existence, including a war on drugs that made Mexico the risk...