About Voces Silenciadas

 
 

Voces Silenciadas, a podcast by Defensores de la Democracia

Voces Silenciadas, stemmed from analyzing and reading thousands of clips authored by journalists killed in Mexico, available in the first living archive that preserves them.

The pilot episode is about Veracruz, the most lethal state for reporters in the country, and tells the story of Ricardo Monluí Cabrera. He was a local reporter who founded his own media outlet. In the podcast’s pilot, Moving Sands, we talk about Ricardo and his career, and why reporting in the town of Córdoba can be deadly.

After Ricardo’s story was published, I spent nearly a year investigating the life and death of another local reporter: Nevith Condés Jaramillo. Nevith lived in the town of Tejupilco, in southern State of Mexico, which is part of a region known as Tierra Caliente. As I better understood the local context of Tejupilco, Nevith’s story became increasingly nuanced.

I decided to dedicate the entire season to his story in order to fully understand the life, death and universe Nevith lived in. Throughout the first season’s six episodes, the podcast takes you to Tejupilco, were we delve deep into its recent political history.

I believe each murdered journalist is unique, but the freedom of expression crisis in Mexico is systemic. I am convinced that understanding, analyzing and telling their stories holds immense power.

You can listen to the podcast in different platforms: https://anchor.fm/voces-silenciadas