Anexo:Periodistas asesinados en México

Los ataques contra periodistas en México aumentaron tras el inicio de la guerra contra el narcotráfico en 2006.[6] Los cárteles de la droga en este país han atacado las instalaciones de organizaciones de medios. Algunos periodistas han dejado de cubrir la guerra contra las drogas por completo después de que sus compañeros han sido amenazados, secuestrados o asesinados.[7][8] Otros periodistas se limitan a reportar a partir de los comunicados de prensa del gobierno.

Además de los medios tradicionales, los mexicanos han recurrido a blogs para obtener información sobre violencia. Un ejemplo de estos es el Blog del Narco, publicada por un webmaster anónimo.[8][1][9]

Los grupos criminales atacan a los periodistas del país por diferentes razones. En muchos casos, los miembros de los grupos del crimen organizado matan para silenciar a la prensa en las áreas donde operan. Vigilan lo que se publica sobre las investigaciones del gobierno o de la corrupción política.[10][11] Funcionarios corruptos han estado involucrados en el asesinato de periodistas.[6][12] Debido a que los ataques contra periodistas reciben mucha atención y publicidad, tienen un efecto negativo sobre la población y sobre otros periodistas, quienes pueden preferir dejar de reportar incidentes delictivos. Algunos también son atacados porque reciben dinero de los grupos delictivos, haciéndolos blancos y objetivos para los Cárteles de la droga rivales.[11] Cuando un medio se decide a favor de una mafia en la cobertura de prensa, se verán amenazados por los Cárteles rivales. En otras palabras, un Cártel amenazará si no hay cobertura sobre los otros cárteles; y otro Cártel los amenazará por la cobertura de ellos mismos.[13]

Nota: los periodistas reportados como "desaparecidos" se incluyen en la lista con una nota en el cuadro Referencias.

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1. There was a journalist killed in 1913 but only his surname is known.[33]
2. Heredia Sánchez is a disappeared journalist. His car was abandoned at a plantation.
3. Ornelas Ocampo is a disappeared journalist since 1995.
4. Evaristo managed to send a text message during his abduction. He has been missing ever since.
5. Ortiz Martínez was allegedly kidnapped by members of a drug cartel. Nothing is known of his whereabouts.
6. García Apac was last seen on 20 November 2006. Nothing is known of his whereabouts.
7. Estrada Zamora was last seen outside his home before disappearing. The case is still pending to be reopened.
8. Villanueva Berrones allegedly committed suicide in 2008, although he had received death threats in 2005.
9. Aguilar Cansimbe went missing and has not been found. She is not reported as dead.
10. Domínguez Zamora went missing with two other journalists in Reynosa. All are currently disappeared.
11. Argüello disappeared with two other journalists in Reynosa. Nothing is known of their whereabouts
12. Silva was abducted with two other journalists in Reynosa. Their whereabouts remain unknown.
13. Ángeles Zalpa was last seen leaving his house in the town of Pancho. He never made it back home.
14. López Candanosa was intercepted by a convoy of unknown assailants. He was not been found.
15. Paredes Pérez, who was with López Candanosa, was kidnapped by gunmen. He is yet to be found.
16. López Ortiz was kidnapped by several unknown assailants on 7 June 2011. Nothing is known of his whereabouts.
17. Fonseca Hernández is currently disappeared. The Mexican authorities said that the local police in his city are largely controlled by organized crime.
18. Plemmons was a freelance journalist who last seen leaving a hotel in Nuevo Laredo to take pictures of a shootout. His whereabouts are unknown.
19. García Contreras went missing during an assignment in San Luis Potosí. He has not been found.
20. Morales Estrada, a photojournalist who covered the city's police beat, went missing. He remains disappeared.
21. Social activists stated that Segura "disappeared" and demanded the state to investigate the case.
22. Alcaraz López, an anchorwoman for a local TV news show, disappeared. Her whereabouts are unknown.
23. Crime journalist Landa Rosales was kidnapped and has not been found.
24. Padilla Blanquet disappeared and his whereabouts are unknown.
25. Another source stated he left his journalism profession five years before his death.[371]

• Derechos humanos en México
• Guerra contra el narcotráfico en México
• Libertad de expresión
• Periodismo en México
• Anexo:Periodistas asesinados en Venezuela