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'''Noel López Olguín''' #Unknown – 8 March 2011#, from ##Veracruz##, ##Mexico##, Olguín was working 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''' #Unknown – 8 March 2011#, from ##Veracruz##, ##Mexico##, Olguín was working 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#
==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>
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>


==Death==
==Death==

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Noel López Olguín #Unknown – 8 March 2011#, from ##Veracruz##, ##Mexico##, Olguín was working as a freelance journalist for the local weeklies Horizonte and Noticias de Acayucan and the daily La Verdad in Jáltipan#[1]# He was known for writing stories and columns that criticized local corruption#

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 VeracruzCite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page). One of the articles he is best known was titled "With a Lead Pen", which took on drug trafficking and official corruption[2]

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[3] and on 31 May, his body was found buried in a clandestine grave in the city of Chinameca , according to local news#Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page).

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#[4] It is equally dangerous for journalists with a total of 69 killed since 2000#[5]

Impact

López was the first of four journalists to die in Veracruz in 2011#[6] After his murder, ##Miguel Ángel López Velasco## [7], also known by his pen na#e 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##[8] was killed a month later, and she also worked for Notiver and was investigating her colleagues' muder#

Reactions

Fear has become a 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[9]

References

  1. ^ "Noel López Olguín". Retrieved 03 Feb 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ^ "For journalists, coverage of political unrest proves deadly". Retrieved 03 Feb 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ^ "Murderer of Mexican Journalist Confesses". Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Mexico's drug war death toll nears 50,000". Retrieved 03 Feb 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. ^ "Newspaper reporter missing in Veracruz state". Retrieved 03 Feb 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  6. ^ "Journalist found decapitated in Mexico". Committee to Protect Journalists. July 26, 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
  7. ^ "Veracruz journalist shot dead in home with wife and son - Reporters Without Borders". En#rsf#org. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  8. ^ Lauren Lloyd (2011-07-27). "Mexican Journalist Found Dead, Seventh Reporter Killed In 2011". LAist. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  9. ^ "Drug trafficker confesses to killing missing Mexican reporter". Retrieved 03 Feb 2011. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)