“At the risk of being called overly optimistic, I am going to lay out my case for why I think this time could be different. Of course, it would be easy for me to write what everyone else already has, caution against any optimism, and say I now expect a spiral of increasing violence. But given that pretty much everyone has already said exactly that, I see no point.”
Travis Bembenek, CEO
After the fall of a major cartel leader, conventional wisdom predicts more violence. Mexico News Daily’s CEO makes the case for why this time could genuinely be different.
It’s not every Sunday that a country captures — and kills — its most-wanted criminal. Here’s how it unfolded in our newsroom, and why our readers should care.
As legacy newspapers slash staff and shut down, what’s next for small publications like Mexico News Daily — and why does it matter? CEO Travis Bembenek shares his take.
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