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'''Noel López Olguín''' #Unknown – 8 March 2011, from [[Veracruz]], [[Mexico]], Olguín worked as a freelance journalist for the local weeklies ''Horizonte'' and ''Noticias de Acayucan'' and the daily ''La Verdad in Jáltipan''.<ref na#e="bare_url">{{cite web|title=Noel López Olguín|url=http://cpj#org/killed/2011/noel-lopez-olguin#php|accessdate=03 Feb 2012}}</ref> He was known for writing stories and columns that criticized local corruption.
'''Noel López Olguín''' ? – 8 March 2011, from [[Veracruz]], [[Mexico]], was a columnist and crime journalist for the daily newspaper ''La Verdad in Jáltipan'' and as a contributor and photographer of local weeklies such as ''El Horizonte'', ''Noticias de Veracruz'' and ''Noticias de Acayucan''.<ref name=cpj>{{cite web|title=Noel López Olguín|url=http://cpj.org/killed/2011/noel-lopez-olguin.php|date=2012-03-08|accessdate=2012-02-03}}</ref> He was abducted and found dead two month later and his death was directly tied to a drug cartel through a confession.<ref>{{cite news|first=Roy |last=Greenslade |title=More violence against journalists in Mexico|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2011/jun/14/journalist-safety-mexico?INTCMP=SRCH |date=2011-06-14 |accessdate=2012-02-03}}</ref> López was the first of four murdered journalists in the Veracruz state in 2011.

==Career==
==Career==
López had a long career working as a columnist for La Verdad de Jáltipan, and also as a stringer and photographer for several papers in the state of Veracruz, including the weeklies Noticias de Acayucan, El Horizonte, and Noticias de Veracruz<ref na#e="bare_url" /> One of the articles he is best known was titled "With a Lead Pen", which took on drug trafficking and official corruption<ref>{{cite web|title=For journalists, coverage of political unrest proves deadly|url=http://cpj.org/reports/2011/12/journalists-killed-political-unrest-proves-deadly.php|accessdate=03 Feb 2012}}</ref>.
He was well known for writing hard hitting stories and columns about criminals and corruption related to crime. López is best known for a column he wrote for ''La Verdad in Jáltipan'' in Veracruz called "Con pluma de plomo"/"With a Lead Pen" about drug trafficking and corruption<ref name=CPJ>{{cite web|title=For journalists, coverage of political unrest proves deadly|url=http://cpj.org/reports/2011/12/journalists-killed-political-unrest-proves-deadly.php|accessdate=03 Feb 2012}}</ref>.


==Death==
==Death==
López was kidnapped on 8 March 2011 by gunmen in two SUVs, according to local authorithies. After the arrest of Alejandro Castro Chirinos, 36, Noel's Cannon camera was found on the suspect<ref>{{cite web|title=Murderer of Mexican Journalist Confesses|url=http://www#theepochtimes#com/n2/world/murderer-of-mexican-journalist-confesses-57162#html|accessdate=29 April 2012}}</ref> and on 31 May, his body was found buried in a clandestine grave in the city of [[Chinameca]], according to local news.<ref na#e="bare_url" />
Noel López was kidnapped on 8 March 2011 by gunmen in two SUVs, according to local authorithies. Over two months later, López's Cannon camera was later found in the possession of Alejandro Castro Chirinos, 36, who was arrested during an operation and he admitted involvement in the journalist's disappearance and others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.diariopresencia.com/nota.aspx?ID=36264&List=%7BE99F52BD-B89D-4D80-A5BB-BCD1566AE98A%7D |title=Atrapan sicario que levantó periodista y acribilló policías |publisher=Diario Presencia |date= |accessdate=2012-09-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Murderer of Mexican Journalist Confesses|url=http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/world/murderer-of-mexican-journalist-confesses-57162#html|accessdate=29 April 2012}}</ref>. López's body was recovered from a secret grave in [[Chinameca, Veracruz]] 31 May 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.freemedia.at/index.php?id=248&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=5571&cHash=1702437413 |title=DW: Mexico: Noel López Olguín |publisher=Freemedia.at |date=2011-05-31 |accessdate=2012-09-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifex.org/mexico/2011/06/03/journalist_found_dead/ |title=Missing journalist found dead |publisher=IFEX |date= |accessdate=2012-09-03}}</ref>


==Context==
==Context==
The death toll in Mexico is growing everyday. According to news reports as of January 2011, over 47,000 have died over the 5 year military crack down on the drug cartel.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mexico's drug war death toll nears 50,000|url=http://news#nationalpost#com/2012/01/11/mexicos-drug-war-death-toll-nears-50000/|accessdate=03 Feb 2012}}</ref> It is equally dangerous for journalists with a total of 69 killed since 2000.<ref>{{cite web|title=Newspaper reporter missing in Veracruz state|url=http://en#rsf#org/mexico-newspaper-reporter-missing-in-25-03-2011,39881#html|accessdate=03 Feb 2012}}</ref>
López was one of 69 journalists who were known to have been killed since 2000 at the time of his death.<ref>{{cite web|title=Newspaper reporter missing in Veracruz state|url=http://en.rsf.org/mexico-newspaper-reporter-missing-in-25-03-2011,39881.html|date=2011-03-25|accessdate=2012-02-03}}</ref> After his disappearances some of his employers disassociated themselves from the missing journalist.<ref name=cpj /> According to news reports as of January 2011, over 47,000 have died during Mexico's Drug War.<ref name=nationalpost>{{cite web|title=Mexico's drug war death toll nears 50,000|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/01/11/mexicos-drug-war-death-toll-nears-50000/|accessdate=03 Feb 2012}}</ref>


==Impact==
==Impact==
López was the first of four journalists to die in Veracruz in 2011.<ref na#e=CPJOrdaz>{{cite web|title=Journalist found decapitated in Mexico|url=http://cpj#org/2011/07/journalist-found-decapitated-in-mexico#php|publisher=Committee to Protect Journalists|accessdate=23 April 2012|date=July 26, 2011}}</ref> After his murder, [[Miguel Ángel López Velasco]] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://en#rsf#org/mexico-veracruz-journalist-shot-dead-in-21-06-2011,40499#html |title=Veracruz journalist shot dead in home with wife and son - Reporters Without Borders |publisher=En#rsf#org |date= |accessdate=2012-04-30}}</ref>, also known by his pen name Milo Vera used to sign his articles in the ''Notiver'', was killed June 20, 2011, along with his son Miseal, who also worked for the Notiver [[Yolanda Ordaz de la Cruz]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Lauren Lloyd |url=http://laist#com/2011/07/27/mexican_journalist_found_dead_seventh_reporter_killed_2011#php |title=Mexican Journalist Found Dead, Seventh Reporter Killed In 2011 |publisher=LAist |date=2011-07-27 |accessdate=2012-04-30}}</ref> was killed a month later, and she also worked for Notiver and was investigating her colleagues' murder.
Besides López, three other journalists from Notiver were killed during the Drug War in Veracruz in 2011, but López was the first in 2011<ref name=CPJOrdaz>{{cite web|title=Journalist found decapitated in Mexico|url=http://cpj.org/2011/07/journalist-found-decapitated-in-mexico.php|publisher=Committee to Protect Journalists|accessdate=2012-04-23|date=2011-07-26}}</ref> [[Miguel Ángel López Velasco]]<ref name=Notiver>{{cite web|url=http://en.rsf.org/mexico-veracruz-journalist-shot-dead-in-21-06-2011,40499.html|title=Veracruz journalist shot dead in home with wife and son|publisher=Reporters Without Borders|date=2011-06-21|accessdate=2012-04-30}}</ref>, also known by his pen name Milo Vera used to sign his articles in the ''Notiver'', was killed June 20, 2011, along with his son [[Miguel Ángel López Velasco|Miseal]], who also worked for the ''Notiver''. One month later, [[Yolanda Ordaz de la Cruz]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Lauren Lloyd |url=http://laist.com/2011/07/27/mexican_journalist_found_dead_seventh_reporter_killed_2011.php |title=Mexican Journalist Found Dead, Seventh Reporter Killed In 2011 |publisher=LAist |date=2011-07-27 |accessdate=2012-04-30}}</ref> was killed while she was investigating her colleagues' murder.


==Reactions==
==Reactions==
Fear has become commonplace in this region. It was reported that the editor's of the newspapers Noel Lopez Olguin wrote articles have denied they worked with him<ref>{{cite web|title=Drug trafficker confesses to killing missing Mexican reporter|url=http://cpj#org/2011/06/drug-trafficker-confesses-to-killing-missing-mexic#php|accessdate=03 Feb 2011}}</ref>
Fear is one of the motives in attacks on journalists and newspaper offices. Several of López's employers denied a working relationship with him<ref>{{cite web|title=Drug trafficker confesses to killing missing Mexican reporter|url=http://cpj.org/2011/06/drug-trafficker-confesses-to-killing-missing-mexic.php|accessdate=03 Feb 2011}}</ref>


== References ==
==See also==
*[[Mexican Drug War]]
*[[List of journalists killed in the Mexican Drug War]]


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Latest revision as of 22:23, 14 January 2019

Noel López Olguín
Born
Noel López Olguín

Mexico
Died8 March 2011
Chinameca, Veracruz
NationalityMexican
Occupation(s)Columnist and crime journalist
EmployerLa Verdad in Jáltipan

Noel López Olguín ? – 8 March 2011, from Veracruz, Mexico, was a columnist and crime journalist for the daily newspaper La Verdad in Jáltipan and as a contributor and photographer of local weeklies such as El Horizonte, Noticias de Veracruz and Noticias de Acayucan.[1] He was abducted and found dead two month later and his death was directly tied to a drug cartel through a confession.[2] López was the first of four murdered journalists in the Veracruz state in 2011.

Career

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He was well known for writing hard hitting stories and columns about criminals and corruption related to crime. López is best known for a column he wrote for La Verdad in Jáltipan in Veracruz called "Con pluma de plomo"/"With a Lead Pen" about drug trafficking and corruption[3].

Death

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Noel López was kidnapped on 8 March 2011 by gunmen in two SUVs, according to local authorithies. Over two months later, López's Cannon camera was later found in the possession of Alejandro Castro Chirinos, 36, who was arrested during an operation and he admitted involvement in the journalist's disappearance and others.[4][5]. López's body was recovered from a secret grave in Chinameca, Veracruz 31 May 2011.[6][7]

Context

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López was one of 69 journalists who were known to have been killed since 2000 at the time of his death.[8] After his disappearances some of his employers disassociated themselves from the missing journalist.[1] According to news reports as of January 2011, over 47,000 have died during Mexico's Drug War.[9]

Impact

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Besides López, three other journalists from Notiver were killed during the Drug War in Veracruz in 2011, but López was the first in 2011[10] Miguel Ángel López Velasco[11], also known by his pen name Milo Vera used to sign his articles in the Notiver, was killed June 20, 2011, along with his son Miseal, who also worked for the Notiver. One month later, Yolanda Ordaz de la Cruz[12] was killed while she was investigating her colleagues' murder.

Reactions

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Fear is one of the motives in attacks on journalists and newspaper offices. Several of López's employers denied a working relationship with him[13]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Noel López Olguín". 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
  2. ^ Greenslade, Roy (2011-06-14). "More violence against journalists in Mexico". Retrieved 2012-02-03.
  3. ^ "For journalists, coverage of political unrest proves deadly". Retrieved 03 Feb 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. ^ "Atrapan sicario que levantó periodista y acribilló policías". Diario Presencia. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
  5. ^ "Murderer of Mexican Journalist Confesses". Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  6. ^ "DW: Mexico: Noel López Olguín". Freemedia.at. 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
  7. ^ "Missing journalist found dead". IFEX. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
  8. ^ "Newspaper reporter missing in Veracruz state". 2011-03-25. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
  9. ^ "Mexico's drug war death toll nears 50,000". Retrieved 03 Feb 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  10. ^ "Journalist found decapitated in Mexico". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
  11. ^ "Veracruz journalist shot dead in home with wife and son". Reporters Without Borders. 2011-06-21. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  12. ^ Lauren Lloyd (2011-07-27). "Mexican Journalist Found Dead, Seventh Reporter Killed In 2011". LAist. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  13. ^ "Drug trafficker confesses to killing missing Mexican reporter". Retrieved 03 Feb 2011. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)



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