the editors for the headline change, he was told that, "the decision was last minute and comes from the highers ups." He stated that he was promised a new headline, but that nothing ever came. Because of this incident, Lajous Loaeza resigned shortly thereafter as he felt he was not guaranteed the freedom to write critical pieces about the government without editorial interference. On December 25, 2017, The New York Times published an article titled, «Using Billions in Government Cash, Mexico Controls News Media» signaling El Universal as the largest beneficiary of government funds in the form of publicity and, consequently, transforming the newspaper into an attack dog for the government in power during the elections of 2018 against its adversaries. In response, the Mexican publication ran a story on December 26, 2017 in which they accuse the information obtained by The New York Times as false and biased. See also La Jornada Reforma The Herald Mexico - A joint venture between El Universal and The Miami Herald. List of newspapers in Mexico References Further reading External links Newspapers published in Mexico City Publications established in 1916 Spanish-language newspapers Spanish-language websites 1916 establishments in Mexico