Reporters Without Borders Ranks Mexico 'World's Deadliest' for Journalists Paul Bedard - Washington Examiner
go to original December 19, 2016

Around the world, war correspondents by their very nature routinely face danger on the job. It’s especially true in places like Somalia, Iraq and Syria. But also high-up on the list of deadly places to be a reporter is Mexico. (CCTV America)

Mexico was the "world's deadliest" for professional reporters this year, with nine journalists killed often as police looked the other way or helped, according to a new report from a watchdog group.

While more reporters died in war-torn nations like Syria and Afghanistan, where several indiscriminate bombings kill many, in Mexico the journalists were singled out and in some cases tracked down, tortured and murdered, one in front of his family, according to Reporters Without Borders in their Round-Up 2016 report.

"This year, Mexico has been the world's deadliest country for professional journalists, who were the victims of violence by not only criminal cartels but also by police and government officials, among whom corruption is widespread," said the group on Monday.

Globally, 74 reporters were killed in 2016. The number is lower than the 101 killed in 2015, but that is because so many journalists have fled violence-wracked countries like Syria.

"But the fall is not encouraging because it is due largely to the fact many journalists have fled countries that became too dangerous, especially Syria, Iraq, Libya, Yemen, Afghanistan and Burundi. These exoduses have created news and information black holes where impunity reigns," said the group.

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