Hayward, Susana,

As Drug War Rages in Mexico, Newspapers Quit Investigating. Susana Hayward. - KRT News Service, 2005. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 79, Health, 1522-323X; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: As Drug War Rages in Mexico, Newspapers Quit Investigating, Aug. 13, 2005; pp. n.p..

"A drug war is ripping apart northern Mexico, but you won't find many details about who's behind it in the local newspapers. Journalists--after their colleagues have been killed, kidnapped and threatened with death--have stopped investigating organized crime." (KRT NEWS SERVICE) This article discusses how escalating violence against journalists in Mexico has led reporters to self-censor their coverage of the country's drug underworld.

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Cartels
Drug traffic--Mexico
Journalists--Attitudes
Journalists--Crimes against
Journalists--Latin America
Narcotics--Control of--Mexico
Newspaper editors--Mexico
Reporters and reporting

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