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Does Mexico Have A Truly Free Press?

The phrase "freedom of the press" in Mexico is seen as a misnomer by many observers. And events over the past few days have made that seem even more dramatic.

Two reporters and a prominent newscaster were fired — at least in part because they were investigating possible government corruption.

To put this into context, we called Rick Rodriguez, a longtime newspaper reporter and editor who is currently the Southwest Borderlands Initiative Professor at ASU.

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Steve Goldstein was a host at KJZZ from 1997 to 2022.