Resumen

CAMACHO-GOMEZ, María del Carmen  y  CASILLAS-CAMACHO, Diego Fernando. The risks of journalism in Mexico. The case of the documentary Red Privada: ¿Quién mató a Manuel Buendía?. Rev. panam. comun. [online]. 2021, vol.3, n.2, pp.86-92.  Epub 17-Ene-2022. ISSN 2683-2208.  https://doi.org/10.21555/rpc.vi2.2441.

Throughout the history of journalism, it has become clear that there is a complex relationship between the press and power groups. Recurrently, many journalists have been victims of violence for exercising their profession. This paper seeks to identify the main reasons why journalists are threatened and murdered, while analyzing the follow-up of the cases, based on the information presented in the documentary film directed by Manuel Alcalá called ‘Red Privada: ¿Quién mató a Manuel Buendía?’ (Private Network: Who killed Manuel Buendía?

Palabras llave : journalism and power; violence against journalists; Mexican press; documentaries on journalism.