Zeta

MexicoTijuana, Baja California, MexicoSpanish

Founded in 1980 by Jesús Blancornelas, Zeta is a prominent Tijuana-based weekly magazine renowned for its courageous investigative journalism. It specializes in reporting on organized crime, drug trafficking, and political corruption in Mexico, maintaining a significant influence despite numerous threats and attacks against its staff.

MEDIA LANDSCAPE IN MEXICO

Operating in one of the world's most precarious environments for journalists, the national print market remains highly commercialized and centered in the capital. Leading the industry is El Universal, a centrist broadsheet founded in 1916 with significant national circulation. It competes directly with Reforma, a conservative-leaning daily recognized for its investigative reporting, and La Jornada, a left-leaning tabloid favored by academics. Milenio operates as a major national daily, while Excelsior stands as one of the oldest continuing publications, dating to 1917. Beyond the capital, strong regional broadsheets like El Norte in Monterrey dominate local readership. Paperboy indexes 36 Mexican newspapers — browse the full directory below.

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