Puerto Rico & Mexico: Media, Identity and Politics (Lp5292015)

Originating in Puerto Rico again this week, Latin Pulse looks at issues of identity, the media and politics on both the island and in Mexico. The program discusses how U.S. and Latino media often homogenize programming and forget the Puerto Rican experience. The program also reveals how in Mexico, issues of equity and media corruption distort the political debate. How do the political left and right find space for debate in a system dominated by the Institutional Revolutionary Party (the PRI). The news segment of the program covers set backs in the peace process for the Colombian civil war. The program includes in-depth interviews with: Federico Subervi of Kent State University; and Manuel Alejandro Guerrero of the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; Producer: Jim Singer; and Production Assistant: Sierra Hancock. The graphic of a coin is from the U.S. government and is in the public domain. Produced in Puerto Rico for release on May 29, 2015. The program is produced through the support of Webster University: www.webster.edu/