A Washington Post investigation details the life-and-death decisions taken everyday by Mexican journalists and editors in the country's northeast where there is a deeply institutionalized system of cartel censorship imposed on media outlets. Submitting to cartel demands is the only way to survive, said Hildebrando "Brando" Deandar Ayala, editor in chief of El Mañana, one of the oldest and largest newspapers in the region with a print circulation of 30,000. "You do it or you die, and nobody wants to die," he said. "Auto censura — self-censorship — that's our shield."
Cartel media censorship in Mexico (Dec. 15, 2015)
Cartel media censorship in Mexico (Dec. 15…
Cartel media censorship in Mexico (Dec. 15, 2015)
A Washington Post investigation details the life-and-death decisions taken everyday by Mexican journalists and editors in the country's northeast where there is a deeply institutionalized system of cartel censorship imposed on media outlets. Submitting to cartel demands is the only way to survive, said Hildebrando "Brando" Deandar Ayala, editor in chief of El Mañana, one of the oldest and largest newspapers in the region with a print circulation of 30,000. "You do it or you die, and nobody wants to die," he said. "Auto censura — self-censorship — that's our shield."