Mexico's Carmen Aristegui Shares Tips for Journalists Fearful of Libel Lawsuits Elyssa Pachico - International Center for Journalists
go to original November 14, 2016

Carmen Aristegui shares advice for journalists afraid of libel suits (IJNetVideo)

Mexico’s investigative journalists aren’t just threatened by violent criminal actors - they’re also increasingly facing the threat of aggressive, expensive lawsuits filed by elites seeking to intimidate the press.

Journalist Carmen Aristegui, who runs Investigative news outlet Aristegui Noticias, is one of the country’s more prominent journalists who is facing multiple such lawsuits. The Aristegui Noticias team gained international attention for breaking the so-called “Casa Blanca” story in 2015, which exposed how President Enrique Peña Nieto’s government may have favored a government contractor.

Aristegui Noticias' stories on the Casa Blanca scandal; the involvement of federal security agents in a massacre; and a noted public official’s prostitution ring is why the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) is awarding them with the 2016 Knight International Journalism Award, which recognizes high-impact reporting.

IJNet sat down with Aristegui to discuss how she is handling her legal troubles and her advice for other journalists facing similar threats.

Read the interview at International Center for Journalists

Related: Proposed Changes to Mexico's Right of Reply Could Restrict Press Freedom (Inter American Press Association)

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