Photoville: Attacks on Press Freedom in Mexico

A conversation about the attacks on press freedom in Mexico with Alexandra Ellerbeck, Committee to Protect Journalists’ (CPJ) North America program coordinator, Mexican photojournalist Emmanuel Guillen Lozano, and Ginger Thompson, senior reporter at ProPublica.

This conversation will touch on Mexico becoming one of the most dangerous places in the world for journalists, with levels of violence unmatched by any country in the Western hemisphere. With extensive research from CPJ and Lozano’s personal insight on what it is like to work in this life-threatening atmosphere, this conversation will shed light on Mexico’s press climate.

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The Bronx Documentary Center (BDC) is a non-profit gallery and educational space located in the South Bronx. Our mission is to share documentary photography, film, and new media with underserved Bronx communities and the cultural community at large.

2017 was the most dangerous year on record for Mexico’s press, with 17 writers and photographers killed by drug cartels and organized crime. 2018 is on track to be as bad or worse. This panel discussion will explore the conditions and dynamics that have made Mexico one of the world’s most dangerous places for journalists. With Mexican photojournalist, Emmanuel Guillen Lozano; Committee to Protect Journalists’ North America program coordinator, Alexandra Ellerbeck; and senior reporter at ProPublica, Ginger Thompson.











When: Sat., Sep. 15, 2018 at 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Where: Brooklyn Bridge Park
334 Furman St.
718-222-9939
Price: Free
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A conversation about the attacks on press freedom in Mexico with Alexandra Ellerbeck, Committee to Protect Journalists’ (CPJ) North America program coordinator, Mexican photojournalist Emmanuel Guillen Lozano, and Ginger Thompson, senior reporter at ProPublica.

This conversation will touch on Mexico becoming one of the most dangerous places in the world for journalists, with levels of violence unmatched by any country in the Western hemisphere. With extensive research from CPJ and Lozano’s personal insight on what it is like to work in this life-threatening atmosphere, this conversation will shed light on Mexico’s press climate.

ORGANIZATION BIO

The Bronx Documentary Center (BDC) is a non-profit gallery and educational space located in the South Bronx. Our mission is to share documentary photography, film, and new media with underserved Bronx communities and the cultural community at large.

2017 was the most dangerous year on record for Mexico’s press, with 17 writers and photographers killed by drug cartels and organized crime. 2018 is on track to be as bad or worse. This panel discussion will explore the conditions and dynamics that have made Mexico one of the world’s most dangerous places for journalists. With Mexican photojournalist, Emmanuel Guillen Lozano; Committee to Protect Journalists’ North America program coordinator, Alexandra Ellerbeck; and senior reporter at ProPublica, Ginger Thompson.

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