President Pena Nieto's Relationship with Mexico Media Empire Televisa Deepens Television del Sur
go to original February 28, 2015

Mexico's endemic corruption has been under the spotlight in recent months. In response to mounting political and public pressure, President Enrique Peña Nieto has pledged to oversee a campaign to combat corruption, although the population and the opposition has its doubts. Clayton Conn reports from Mexico. (teleSUR English)

Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto named Arely Gomez as his choice for attorney general Friday, in a move that raised eyebrows due to Gomez’s connection with media giant Televisa.

If confirmed by the Senate, Gomez would replace Jesus Murillo Karam, who stepped down after facing months of criticism over his handling of the case of the 43 forcibly disappeared students.

Gomez happens to be the sister of the vice-president of news at Televisa. It was Televisa who broke the news that Murillo was stepping down and was to be replaced by Gomez.

The links between Televisa, the largest media company in the Spanish-speaking world, and Enrique Peña Nieto are well established. Documents unearth by British newspaper The Guardian backed claims that Televisa provided favorable coverage for Peña Nieto in the lead up to presidential elections for a fee. In that case, however, Mexico's Federal Electoral Court cleared Televisa of any wrong doing.

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