Welcome!
I’m Grisel Salazar.

I’m a professor and researcher in the Department of Social and Political Science at Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City. My work focuses on understanding how local media systems develop in non-democratic contexts, particularly how they navigate repressive conditions.

My research explores how various societal and institutional factors mediate the effects of censorship attempts on the press.

I have authored over 30 academic papers and book chapters on press-politics relations, political institutions, and news coverage. Additionally, I have written on topics such as gender-based violence in media and coverage of feminist demonstrations.

In 2023, my co-authored research was awarded first place in the CESOP Prize by the Center for Social Studies and Public Opinion of Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies. I was also recognized as a fellow in the SUSI Scholars Program by the U.S. Department of State in 2019.

I have coordinated the Journalism and Public Policy Program at CIDE, Mexico, and am actively involved in academic networks such as the Worlds of Journalism consortium and the Mexican Network for Freedom of the Press.

My latest book, Beyond violence: alliances and resistances of local Mexican press (CIDE, 2022), examines the complex relationships between the press and politics in Mexico’s subnational context. It was awarded an honorable mention in the Guillermo Rousset Banda Prize.

My research interests span political communication, media and democratization, transparency and accountability, and political institutions.

When I’m not researching or teaching, I’m either running or training. In October 2024 I ran my first marathon in Chicago. Follow my progress and cheer me on through Strava!

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