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Crtew/Noel López Olguín
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Born
Mexico
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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 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[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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