Journalism at Borders: Covering Mexico in a Time of Pandemic, Migration and Violence

Clockwise from top left: Adela Navarro Bello, Mary Beth Sheridan and Adriana Zehbrauskas.

For journalists, reporting on Mexico and the borderlands with the United States is hard, complex and often dangerous, but it is centrally important to inform politics in both countries. Citing the pandemic, the Biden administration imposed broad restrictions at the border, yet migrants from Central and South America and from Haiti have continued to surge across Mexico towards the U.S. Mexico has struggled to contain COVID-19, while an epidemic of narcotics-fueled violence also persists. Three outstanding journalists — a reporter, an editor and a photographer — who are winners of the 2021 Maria Moors Cabot Prizes honoring distinguished careers covering Latin America, will discuss stories they’ve covered in Mexico and how their work has evolved to deepen their reporting.

OUR GUEST SPEAKERS:
Adela Navarro Bello, directora, Semanario Zeta, México
Mary Beth Sheridan, Mexico correspondent, The Washington Post, United States
Adriana Zehbrauskas, photojournalist and documentary photographer, United States/Brazil

OUR MODERATOR:
Julia Preston, The Marshall Project

Learn more about our guests:
https://plas.princeton.edu/events/2021/journalism-borders-covering-mexico-time-pandemic-migration-and-violence

Pre-registration is required.

This virtual event is free and open to the public.