IN SHORT

Appalled by what she calls Mexico’s “authoritarian windstorm” and the high rates of violence against journalists, Carmen Aristegui has been standing up for democracy and freedom of speech for over thirty years, maintaining that information and its dissemination are at the very heart of democratic progress. “Information, communication and public debate contribute to society,” she says, pointing out that even small things can make a difference. “Those little inspirations and energies are the stimulation we need to move forward because, as the poet says, you make the path by walking.”