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| Proceso (magazine) | |
|---|---|
| Title | Proceso |
| Editor | Julio Scherer García |
| Editor title | Founder and first editor |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Category | News magazine |
| Company | Comunicación Política, S.A. de C.V. |
| Firstdate | 1976 |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
| Headquarters | Mexico City |
Proceso (magazine) is a Mexican weekly news magazine founded in 1976 known for investigative journalism and political analysis. It has covered administrations from Luis Echeverría Álvarez to Andrés Manuel López Obrador, reporting on issues involving figures such as Carlos Salinas de Gortari, Vicente Fox, Felipe Calderón, and Enrique Peña Nieto. Proceso has engaged with topics connected to institutions like the Institutional Revolutionary Party, the National Action Party (Mexico), and the Party of the Democratic Revolution, while reporting on events including the Tlatelolco massacre, the Zapatista uprising, and the Ayotzinapa disappearance.
Founded by journalist Julio Scherer García following his resignation from the editorial board of Excélsior after conflicts with the José López Portillo administration, the magazine emerged amid tensions involving media figures such as Carlos Hank González and institutions like the Mexican Presidency. Early coverage placed Proceso against the backdrop of the Dirty War (Mexico), the 1976 general election, and Mexico–United States relations during the Cold War. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s Proceso reported on privatization under Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado, the 1985 Mexico City earthquake, the 1994 peso crisis, and the assassination of Luis Donaldo Colosio, expanding investigative teams to cover corruption linked to actors such as Raúl Salinas de Gortari and international companies like Occidental Petroleum and IKB Deutsche Industriebank. In the 2000s and 2010s Proceso navigated coverage of the Mexican Drug War, interactions with administrations of Vicente Fox, Felipe Calderón, and Enrique Peña Nieto, and the political rise of Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
Proceso publishes long-form investigative reports, opinion columns, interviews, and chronologies focusing on actors such as Carlos Slim, Alejandro Gertz Manero, Sergio Aguayo, Elena Poniatowska, and Homero Aridjis. Regular sections have examined policies from figures like Ernesto Zedillo and institutions such as the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation. The magazine has featured interviews with international statesmen including Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Jorge Castañeda, and journalists like Gustavo Castillo. Coverage blends reporting on events including the Narcofosa discoveries, human rights cases involving Amnesty International, and analyses of Mexico’s relations with United States administrations such as Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama.
Known for a critical stance toward power holders, Proceso has confronted entities like the Secretariat of Public Security (Mexico) and alleged links to figures such as Genaro García Luna. Its editorials and investigations have influenced debates in the Federal Electoral Institute, legislative sessions of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico), and public discourse during presidential campaigns involving Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas and Manuel López Obrador. The magazine’s reporting has been cited by organizations including the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in discussions about disappearances and impunity.
Founding editor Julio Scherer García assembled a roster including writers and columnists like Miguel Ángel Granados Chapa, Carlos Monsiváis, Enrique Krauze, Rafael Rodríguez Castañeda, and John M. Ackerman. Subsequent editors and contributors have included journalists such as Anabel Hernández, Joaquín López-Dóriga (as interlocutor in media debates), Rafael Barajas "El Fisgón", Carmen Aristegui (early career intersections), and legal commentators like María Teresa Jardín. The magazine has also published works by intellectuals including Octavio Paz contemporaries and cultural figures such as Salvador Novo and Carlos Fuentes in retrospectives.
Proceso circulates primarily in Mexico, distributed in urban centers such as Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey, and available in international outlets frequented by diasporic communities in Los Angeles, Houston, and New York City. Print circulation trends mirrored industry shifts experienced by outlets like Nexos and Letras Libres, prompting investment in digital platforms including the magazine’s website and social media profiles on networks like Twitter, Facebook, and multimedia channels similar to contemporaries TV Azteca and Grupo Televisa for audience engagement. The publication has adapted to digital reporting and archiving alongside international newsrooms such as The New York Times and The Guardian.
Proceso has faced defamation suits and legal pressure from politicians, business figures, and security officials including cases involving members of the Salinas family and allegations tied to Pemex contracts, paralleling disputes seen in cases involving El Universal and La Jornada. The magazine’s offices and journalists have been subject to surveillance allegations implicating agencies comparable to the National Security Council (Mexico) and private intelligence firms, sparking debates involving organizations such as Article 19 and Reporters Without Borders. High-profile disputes included coverage contested by attorneys linked to Carlos Hank Rhon and lawsuits reflecting tensions between media freedom and powerful actors like Televisa and influential bankers.
Proceso and its journalists have received national accolades including awards associated with the National Journalism Award (Mexico), honors named for figures like Manuel Buendía, and international recognition from organizations such as the Committee to Protect Journalists and the Inter American Press Association for investigative reporting on issues like corruption, human rights, and organized crime. Individual contributors have been shortlisted for literary and journalism prizes alongside peers from outlets such as Reforma and El País.
Category:Magazines established in 1976 Category:Spanish-language magazines Category:Mexican news magazines