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Journalism under fire. Lethal Methods of Press Coercion During the Drug War

  • Severine durin

Keywords: war against drug trafficking, freedom of expression, forced migration, war journalism, displaced journalists.

WThis article analyzes the coercion exercised against the press in northeastern Mexico during the so-called war against drug trafficking, based on the experiences of 10 communicators displaced between 2010 and 2015. It shows the struggle of armed groups in contention to control the editorial line of the media, as well as the vulnerability of the heralds for being in the middle of the line of fire, for the lack of security protocols developed by the companies, and the existing links between public officials and organized crime. In this context, where homicides and disappearances of journalists go unpunished, initiatives are emerging that seek to redress their high professional vulnerability.