Mexico: How to Avoid being Kidnapped, Jailed, or Killed while Reporting

Alfredo Corchado, Reporter for the Dallas Morning News, Mexico City Bureau, comments on the perils of border reporting to a packed Belfer Case Study Room.

Julia Preston, National Immigration Correspondent for the New York Times presents her experiences reporting on immigration over the years. Preston touched on issues of new immigrant communities in rural America, journalistic ethics, and transforming binational identities.

December 3rd, 2007

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Rafael Fernández de Castro, 2007 RFK Visiting Professor of Latin American Affairs at Harvard and Professor of International Relations at Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, co-chaired the 2007 sessions of ¡México Hoy! During his October presentation, Fernández de Castro commented on challenges facing President Calderón and his foreign policy agenda.

October 29th, 2007

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Chapell Lawson, Associate Professor of Political Science at MIT, reflects on recent research that highlights the importance of a candidate's personal appearance in elections.

October 15th, 2007

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Claudio Lomnitz, Professor of Anthropology at Columbia University draws comparisons between the social context during Mexico's Independence, centennial and upcoming bicentennial.

October 11th, 2007