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A Panel discussion To Commemorate World Press Freedom Day
April 27, 2009
Reporters Without Borders and the Overseas Press Club present : Mexico’s Pitfalls for Journalists
Mexico has become the Americas’ most dangerous country for journalists. And the media are under severe threat in several parts of the country. Forty-six journalists have been killed since 2000 and another eight have disappeared since 2003, either because of their work or most often for an unknown motive. Drug cartels that target reporters deemed too curious, corruption on the part of many elected officials, and human rights and press freedom violations by police or the army are high-risk threats to both local and international journalists. Impunity prevails for journalists’ murderers, despite some improvements on the legal front with federalized jurisdiction over murders and offenses committed against journalists.
The panelists will discuss the risks associated with covering the news in Mexico and on the US-Mexican border.
This program is co-sponsored by the Overseas Press Club and Reporters Without Borders.
Time: 6:30 pm
Venue: Overseas Press Club of America
Location: 40 West 45 Street New York NY 10036 USA
For information contact: Sonya Fry - OPC
Phone: 212-626-9220
Categories: Journalism, Writing, Literary, Language
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