During her career, she has highlighted human rights violations of indigenous peoples including forced disappearances.
Mayorga's journalism career in Mexico began in 2000 with a focus on health and education.
This later developed into an interest in human rights issues, government corruption, and violence.
[1] Due to the focus of her journalism work with Miroslava Breach, Mayorga has received death threats and fled Chihuahua in 2017.
[1] She dedicated her acceptance speech to Breach and Javier Valdez Cárdenas, another journalist who was murdered.