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Media on the Frontlines: Recording of Violence and Crime in Latin America

Wed, May 27, 10:00 to 11:45am, TBA

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Latin American journalists who cover violence and crime have had no shortage of material in neither the 20th nor the 21st centuries. But what does reporting on “crime” mean in the context of enduring legacies of state sponsored violence in the region? What realities are conjured when journalists choose to report (or not) on violencia común, organized crime, femicide, gangs or the failure of the state to provide citizen security? As violence and crime increasingly contour migratory trails and ensuing continental politics, this panel brings together scholars and professional journalists to ask what role media practices of documenting violent scenarios have in cementing the optics, politics and future options for the region.

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