Resistance from Mexico's Northern Periphery: Journalism in El Paso during the Mexican Revolution
- gailporter80
- Jan 26
- 1 min read
By Scott Comar
Essay Description:
The essay examines the role that journalism played in El Paso during the Mexican Revolution, with the central thesis that revolutionary journalism transitioned from being a mechanism of resistance during the Porfiriato to an instrument of factionalism before the end of the conflict. Ultimately, journalists in El Paso advocated their own particular views in their editorials in order to influence the revolution and its outcome. The author evaluates Fernando Gamiochipi's El Paso Del Norte and Silvestre Terrazas's La Patria newspapers in detail.
My Opinion:
Although it's a student essay, Resistance from Mexico's Northern Periphery: Journalism in El Paso during the Mexican Revolution distills a lot of useful information into a few short pages. I find Comer's level of detail impressive. On the other hand, the way he jumps back and forth between English and Spanish is frustrating. There seems to be no consistency in what he chooses to quote first in Spanish and what he translates. Those without a rudimentary knowledge of Spanish might wish to look elsewhere for this information.
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