Growing Public Outrage in Mexico as Journalists are Targeted
Enrique Acevedo - CBS News
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February 10, 2022
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At least four reporters were murdered in Mexico in January, making it the deadliest month for journalists there in nearly a decade. Last year, the country saw nine journalists killed.

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Calls for Change Amid Rise in Murders of Meican Journalists


Journalists reporting on corruption, violence and cartels in Mexico are risking their lives. In the first 40 days of this year, four Mexican journalists were murdered.

Of the 133 journalists killed since 2000, nearly 90 percent have gone unpunished. Jan-Albert Hootsen, Mexico representative for the Committee to Protect Journalists, joins Nick Schifrin to discuss.

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Related: As Journalists Die, Mexico Defends Its Press Protection Plan (Associated Press)

Related: 5th Journalist Killed in Mexico This Year (Associated Press)

Related: Mexican Security Forces Arrest Perpetrators of the Murder of Journalist Lourdes Maldonado (RoyalsBlue.com)

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