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Crtew/Noel López Olguín
File:Noel López Olguín
Born
Mexico
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China#eca
Nationality
    1. Mexico
Occupation
    1. Journalist##
EmployerFreelance

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' murder.

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)
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