What Happened to Mexico's New Era of Relations Between Government and Media? wochit News
go to original December 8, 2015

Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto promised his administration three years ago, on the campaign trail, he would usher in a new era of relations between government and media.

Peña Nieto vowed he would strengthen transparency for government advertising contracts while protecting freedom of the press and citizens’ right to information.

However, since taking office in 2012, his administration has done little to fulfill those pledges.

Even though Peña Nieto built consensus in Congress to pass an unprecedented telecommunications reform that aims to expand competition, the new law still fails at addressing the obscure relationship between government and those in charge of holding it accountable.

The problem is that the federal government continues to be the biggest source of advertising revenue for media companies.

And it’s not shy about using its money as leverage to control the flow of information.

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