Press Freedom Falls in the U.S. 

WEDNESDAY, MAY 13
PROGRAM #11138 12:00 PM PT

Press Freedom Falls in the U.S. 

Reporters Without Borders warns that Trump is on track to join the world’s worst press freedom predators as the United States plummets in the global rankings. Twenty-five years after 9/11, national defense secrecy and national security have become tools to silence journalistic coverage. How is censorship, harassment, and government violence against journalists carried out in the United States? Who faces the greatest dangers? And how are journalists defending themselves?

Guest: José Zamora, Regional Director for the Americas, Committee to Protect Journalists, Miami, FL.

A New Threat Against Mexico. President Trump has issued a new threat against Mexico, warning that he will order military action against Mexican drug cartels if President Claudia Sheinbaum’s government fails to act against them. Senior federal officials have traveled to El Paso to make preparations, according to news reports. How serious is the threat of launching ground attacks against the neighboring country? And how is this threat of violence expected to impact bilateral relations?

Guest: Tania del Moral, Washington Advocacy Coordinator, Global Exchange / Nuestra Lucha Global, Washington, DC.

Hondurasgate? News agencies have revealed audio recordings of conversations between former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández — a convicted drug trafficker pardoned by Trump — and Honduran leaders, in which they allegedly threaten to eliminate political opponents and launch operations to destabilize the governments of Mexico and Colombia, with the support of the United States, Israel, and Argentina. How are these revelations being investigated?

Guest: Témoris Grecko, Mexican Journalist, Mexico City, MX.

Photo:  AiDesign/Adobe Stock

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