Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations and Tables ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Map xvi
6. Introduction: Mexico’s Peripheries as a Case Study for Violence against Journalists around the World 1
7. Part I. The Past, Place, and Politics of Violence against Journalists
8. Chapter 1. How Journalists Became Their Own Activists: A Historical Perspective 15
9. Chapter 2. Place Matters: The Promise and Limits of the Periphery 32
10. Chapter 3. Moving Targets and Perpetrators: Mercurial Violence, Ownership, and Changing Journalism Practices 53
11. Part II. Murdering the Messengers and Controlling the Message
12. Chapter 4. Red Light, Green Light: Strategies of Resistance among Journalists in the Peripheries 79
13. Chapter 5. The Personal and Familial Toll: Violence, Trauma, and Resilience 94
14. Chapter 6. Social Media, Digital Insecurity, and Journalists’ Safety 112
15. Part III. Structured and Unstructured Attempts to Save Journalism and Journalists
16. Chapter 7. Attempts to Intervene 129
17. Chapter 8. State Actors, Violence, and Resilience among Organized Crime Groups 146
18. Chapter 9. Women on the Frontline: Resistance and Resilience in Ciudad Juárez 165
19. Conclusion: Toward a More Secure Journalism Future 183
20. Appendix: Journalists Killed in Mexico 2000–2020, by Presidential Administration 197
21. Notes 213
22. References 255
23. Index 267