BBC: The US has voiced its concern at how organised crime is targeting Mexican reporters in an attempt to intimidate them and limit news coverage.
"We are on the side of journalists who are risking their lives," said Deputy Secretary of State William Burns.
He was speaking a day after the offices of a newspaper in northern Mexico were attacked for the third time in a month. Read more.
The MexicoBlog of the Americas Program, a fiscally sponsored program of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), is written by Laura Carlsen. I monitor and analyze international press on Mexico, with a focus on security, immigration, human rights and social movements for peace and justice, from a feminist perspective. And sometimes I simply muse.
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