Open Government is Meaningless Without a Free Press

In a ceremony last week at the sumptuous Palace of Fine Arts in Mexico City, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto inaugurated the third summit of the Open Government Partnership, or OGP, by touting his administration’s record of transparency.

While he faced no direct challenges during the highly scripted event (which featured civil society leaders and government representatives including United States UN Ambassador Samantha Power), the mood outside the secured venue was darker.