Benjamin Smith counters these findings, arguing that despite the development of elaborate methods to both persuade and coerce the press, state control was not inescapable, especially in the provinces. By looking beyond the big Mexico City dailies to the tabloid and regional press, Smith demonstrates that even at the peak of the PRI’s influence Mexican newspapers did not always walk in lockstep with the government—there was room for dissent, for parody, and for popular grievances. Sometimes the content and form of the print news was shaped more by civil society than by business leaders and their government cronies. Smith takes great care, however, not to overstate his claims. The press was not entirely free, of course, and the limits of its freedom were determined by the state.

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墨西哥新闻 - 墨西哥新闻和公民社会，1940-1976：新闻编辑室的故事，街头的故事。本杰明·T·史密斯着。教堂山：北卡罗来纳大学出版社，2018 年。Pp。366. $90.00 布；37.95 美元的纸。

本杰明·史密斯（Benjamin Smith）反驳这些发现，认为尽管制定了复杂的方法来说服和胁迫新闻界，但国家控制并非不可避免，尤其是在各省。通过从墨西哥城的大型日报到小报和地区媒体，史密斯表明，即使在 PRI 影响力的顶峰时期，墨西哥报纸也并不总是与政府步调一致——存在异议、模仿和流行的空间委屈。有时，印刷新闻的内容和形式更多地是由民间社会而非商界领袖及其政府亲信所塑造的。然而，史密斯非常注意不要夸大他的主张。新闻当然不是完全自由的，其自由的限度是由国家决定的。