Journalism, Satire, and Censorship in Mexico

Paul Gillingham is an associate professor of Latin American history at Northwestern University. He is the author of Cuauhtemoc's Bones: Forging National Identity in Modern Mexico (UNM Press). Michael Lettieri is a senior research fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs. Benjamin T. Smith is a reader in Latin American history at the University of Warwick. He is the author of Pistoleros and Popular Movements: The Politics of State Formation in Postrevolutionary Oaxaca.

We journalists are not in the business of staying silent. For us, silence is not an option. But for those who abuse their power, censorship has always been a tool at their disposal. Well, this indispensable book shows us that, at the end, every story will be told (even the story of censorship)."" - Jorge Ramos, author of A Country for All: An Immigrant Manifesto