Iguala Murders Present a Slight Opening for Mexican Border Media Lorne Matalon - Fronteras Desk
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Francisco Muñoz prepares to deliver a midday newscast. He says the violence against student teachers in Iguala has affected the media just as it has society at-large. (Lorne Matalon)

Outrage over the alleged alliance between police, politicians and organized crime in the murders of 43 college teaching students continues in Mexico.

In parts of Mexico, the killings appear to be translating into a slightly more robust media in a country where journalists often use self-censorship.

But any progress toward a more vibrant media must be seen through the prism of a reality where the Committee To Protect Journalists says that there are many zones of media silence in Mexico.

The Committee also says Mexico is a dangerous place to practice journalism and where even internet bloggers are hunted and killed for publishing their work.

In a study released Jan. 7, Mexico's National Commission on Human Rights (CNDH) says 97 reporters have been murdered in Mexico since 2010.

But there are some stories being covered more aggressively that they might have been before the abduction and alleged murders of the college students.

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