Vanessa Freije

Associate Professor of International Studies and Chair of the Program of Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University of Washington, Seattle. Author of "Citizens of Scandal: Journalism, Secrecy, and the Politics of Reckoning in Mexico."

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Mar 30, 2025 • 1h 6min

Vanessa Freije, "Citizens of Scandal: Journalism, Secrecy, and the Politics of Reckoning in Mexico" (Duke UP, 2020)

Vanessa Freije, an Associate Professor at the University of Washington and author of "Citizens of Scandal," dives into Mexico's political scandals from the 1960s to the 1980s. She discusses how journalism became a tool for dissent amid repression, exposing corruption and challenging the ruling party. Freije highlights the paradox of free speech versus censorship and the role of denunciation journalism in fostering political accountability. The conversation reveals the lasting impact of state surveillance and the dynamics of public discourse in shaping contemporary media.

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