Global Post: New record for Mexican journalist murders
November 16th, 2009Posted by Judith Townend in Editors' pick, Press freedom and ethics
A sobering piece on GlobalPost.com that rounds up the violence against journalists in the last year:
According to a tally by El Universal, the country’s top-selling newspaper, 12 reporters, photographers, editors and radio hosts have been slain this year – two more than in the previous worst year of 2006. The deaths – all of Mexicans working for local media – make the country the most dangerous for the trade in the Western hemisphere.
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One major problem is that Mexican authorities have been so overwhelmed with violent attacks on their own officials, protecting journalists has become a low priority. In the last 18 months, more than 1,000 police, soldiers, judges and other agents have been slain in execution style hits and abductions.
Tags: Mexico, press freedom
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