Voice of defiance: the Mexican radio journalist who refused to be silenced

When Mexican news anchor Carmen Aristegui was fired from a popular radio show after revealing a presidential scandal on air, it sparked an outpouring of anger and protests. For millions of listeners Aristegui is a trusted voice cutting through government spin and corruption, and her absence left a void.

Now a new documentary charts the journey she made to overcome censorship and form a new independent news platform with a group of colleagues. In Radio Silence, filmmaker Juliana Fanjul follows Aristegui over the 22 months it took her to get back on air while continuing her investigative work amid a slew of lawsuits, death threats and the murder of Aristegui’s sacking in 2015 occurred against a backdrop of violence gripping Mexico and the disappearance of 43 students from the state of Guerrero, explains Fanjul....
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/jun/02/voice-of-defiance-the-mexican-radio-journalist-who-refused-to-be-silenced



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