Mexican Journalist Earns Millions Through Government Contracts

[Judi Lynn]

Mexican Journalist Earns Millions Through Government Contracts
Published 28 September 2015 (7 hours 5 minutes ago)

The investigation reveals further links between the ruling party of President Enrique Peña Nieto and the private media in Mexico.


​Joaquin Lopez Doriga, one of Mexico's most recognizable journalists, received approximately US$14 million in contracts with various government entities since 2001, Proceso magazine revealed in an exposé published this weekend.

According to the investigation by Proceso, Lopez Doriga received contracts for publicity and promotion from government departments including the Mexican Social Security Institute via two firms named Astron and Ancla.

Lopez Doriga's wife, Adriana Perez Romo, served as the legal representative of Astron Publicity. The company subcontracted work to another company known as Telecomportal, which Romo owns shares in as well.

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http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Mexican-Journalist-Earns-Millions-Through-Government-Contracts-20150928-0030.html

[Judi Lynn]

1. Did a quick google, found this material:

Mexican presidential candidate paid millions of dollars to journalists for "mentions" in the media
By Tania Lara/SH

How much does a journalist in Mexico cost? According to an article in the Mexican newspaper Reforma, the answer could be hundreds of thousands of dollars if it's for Joaquín López Dóriga, news host for Televisa, the main Mexican broadcaster.

The Reforma article, published Friday, May 11, made public receipts showing that current presidential candidate Enrique Peña Nieto paid roughly $2.4 million for journalistic "mentions" during his tenure as governor of the state of Mexico from 2005 to 2011, reported Proceso. Of this amount, journalist Joaquín López Dóriga received about $680,000 between January 2006 and July 2007. The payments do not include ad space purchased on Televisa, said Reforma.

The receipts the newspaper obtained via an information request show other payments made by Peña Nieto, according to the site Sin Embargo. Those total more than $590,000 for interviews and broadcasts about his administration paid to two radio stations.

Radio journalist Oscar Mario Beteta, of the station Radio Fórmula, said he never received a dollar for the comments López Dóriga made as a guest on the news program "Los Tiempos de la Radio." “I don't know how much he charged for the comments,” Beteta said on his show Friday, May 11.

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https://knightcenter.utexas.edu/blog/00-10087-mexican-presidential-candidate-paid-millions-dollars-journalists-mentions-media