A Media State of Siege: An Interview about Independent Journalism with Raúl Fernando Pérez Lira

A discussion with a journalist from the independent media outlet Raíchali in the Mexican border state of Chihuahua, a place rife with issues ranging from extreme drought to forced disappearances.

The burial of Jesuit priests Joaquín César Mora Salazar and Javier Campos Morales. They were killed on June 20, 2022 in Cerocahui, Chihuahua. Photo by Raúl Fernando Pérez Lira.

It was on a bumpy car ride from Rosales, Chihuahua, to Chihuahua City that I interviewed journalist Raúl Fernando Pérez Lira. We talked about his work in the Mexican border state …