| | |  Editorials | Issues | August 2008 
President Calderón Assures Media Owners and Directors of His Continued Commitment to Freedom of Expression
 Presidencia de la República
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| | During the meeting, the president repeated his government’s firm commitment to defending freedom of expression and the free exercise of journalism. | | |
Mexico City - Mexican President Felipe Calderón held a working meeting this week at the official Los Pinos residence with Mexican media owners and directors.
During the meeting, the president repeated his government’s firm commitment to defending freedom of expression and the free exercise of journalism.
They exchanged points of view on security in Mexico and discussed the important role the media play in liaising between society and government.
They agreed over the importance of reinforcing social campaigns in the area of security, particularly those designed to encourage the culture of legality, in order to emphasize the positive results of obeying the law, transparency and denouncing crime.
They also discussed the need to increase contents that will encourage the prevention and treatment of addictions among young people, and demonstrate the benefits of neighborhood organizations in implementing measures that will help create safe environments and publicize the various institutional channels through which society can report crime.
The media owners and directors that attended the meeting with President Calderón included:
• Enrique Pereda Gómez, Chamber of the Radio and Television Industry
• Emilio Azcárraga Jean, Televisa
• Edilberto Huesca Perrotín, Núcleo Radio Mil
• Juan Francisco Ealy Ortiz, El Universal
• Francisco González Albuerne, Grupo Multimedios
• Francisco Ibarra López, Grupo ACIR
• Joaquín Vargas Guajardo, MVS
• Jaime Azcárraga Romandía, Radio Fórmula
• Ricardo Medina Macías, El Economista
• Javier Pérez de Anda, Radiorama
• Carlos Quiñones Armendáriz, Radio 13
• Tristán Canales Najjar, TV Azteca
• Rogelio Cárdenas Estandía, El Financiero
• Arturo Laris Rodríguez, Cadena Rasa
• José Manuel Aguirre Gómez, Grupo Radio Centro
• Luis Maccise Uribe, Grupo Mac
• Carlos Flores Núñez, Notmusa
• Gonzalo Leaño Reyes, Asociación Mexicana de Editores
• Alejandro Puente Córdoba, National Chamber of Cable Television Industry
• Naim Libien Kaui, Uno Más Uno
• Josetxo Zaldúa Laza, La Jornada
• Ernesto Rivera Aguilar, Imagen
• Daniel Moreno Chávez, W Radio
• Guillermo Ortega Ruiz, Crónica
• Gabriel Ibarra Bourjac, Mexican Editorial Organization
• Salvador Villalobos Gómez, Board of Communication
• Luis Alberto Vidal Cirett, Association of State Editors
The President was accompanied by Secretaries of the Interior and Public Security, Juan Camilo Mouriño Terrazo and Genaro García Luna, respectively; Attorney General, Eduardo Medina-Mora Icaza; and Media and Communications director, Maximiliano Cortázar Lara. |
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