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A Travel Writer's Resource Guide
Lopez Obrador Slams Mexican Media Control
 Prensa Latina
Mexican opposition leader Manuel Lopez Obrador criticized the supercontrol exerted by his country's media, and called to democratize television, radio and the press.
Are Media Out to Get John Edwards?
 Jeff Cohen
Give me a break about John Edwards's pricey haircut, mansion, lecture fees, and the rest. The focus on these topics tells us two things about corporate media: One, we've long known - that they elevate personal stuff above issues; the other is now becoming clear - that they have a special animosity towards Edwards.
The Mexican Press in Peril
 Tim Padgett
Beheadings and murders of police would seem like ideal grist for opportunistic news organizations. So why are some parts of the Mexican press staying silent during the recent savage fighting between drug cartels? Because they themselves are in the crosshairs.
Mexico Edition Of 'Miami Herald' Folding Friday
 Mark Fitzgerald
The Mexico edition of The Miami Herald, Mexico City's only English-language daily, is folding on June 1, the paper announced.
Mexico’s Journalists Feel Heavy Hand of Violence
 Manuel Roig-Franzia
Gamaliel López Candanosa seemed an unlikely candidate to join the ranks of disappeared or murdered reporters in Mexico, now the second deadliest country in the world for journalists after Iraq.
Mexico Journalists Hold Vigil for Missing Colleages
 Associated Press
Two dozen journalists held a silent vigil outside city hall in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey on Saturday to demand authorities solve the case of a TV reporter and cameraman who disappeared last week.
Falwell and Me
 Jeff Cohen
It was fitting to see so much gushing on TV news about Reverend Jerry Falwell in the hours after his death. He and TV news held the same things sacred: fame, soundbites and uninformed fear-mongering.
Metro Latino: Conference for Spanish-Speaking Journalists
 Christina Muñoz
For 43 years, every Mexican consulate office in the U.S. and Canada has sent one Spanish-speaking journalist to a three-day conference in Mexico City. The conference is a way for journalists north of the Mexican border to learn more about Mexico from the south side of the border.
Press Trip to Tesoro Manzanillo
 Mexican Pacific Marketing
Writers on assignment are invited on a press trip to Tesoro Manzanillo, Mexico (June 28-July 2, 2007), where journalists will discover the highlights of Tesoro Manzanillo and Mexico's authentic tropical beach destination.
Mexico 2nd Only to Iraq in Journalist Slayings
 Marion Lloyd
Mexico, in the grips of an escalating drug war, has become the world's second-deadliest country for journalists after Iraq.
Police Action on Journalists at Melee Is Assailed
 Anna Gorman & Stuart Silverstein
One day after several reporters and camera operators were injured while covering an altercation at an immigrant rights rally in MacArthur Park, news organizations condemned the Los Angeles Police Department for its use of batons and riot guns against members of the media, and some said they were considering legal options.
Mexican Journalists Decry Weak Efforts Against Violence on Peers
 Oscar Avila
Mexican journalists have grown impatient as more of their colleagues are murdered, kidnapped or threatened because of their work. Increasingly, the media have directed their frustration toward the office designed to provide them justice: the Special Prosecutor for Crimes Against Journalists.
Pulitzer-Winning Writer to Talk About Hispanics
 San Luis Obispo Tribune
A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who has covered drug-related assassinations in Mexico and written a book on the experiences of immigrants living in the U.S. will visit Cal Poly on Monday to share his views on the identity of Hispanics.
"Bill Moyers Journal" Back on PBS
 Frazier Moore
He's coming back, and viewers will be the richer for it. Self-proclaimed "citizen journalist" Bill Moyers, who tore himself away from the TV grind a little more than two years ago, is returning to weekly television.
2007 Travel Writers Conference in Scottsdale, AZ
 PVNN
Open to professional travel writers who have published a minimum of two major magazine articles within the last 18 months, the Travel Classics West 2007 Writers Conference is scheduled to take place from November 1-4, 2007 in Scottsdale, AZ.
Drug Wars Put Reporters at Risk
 David Ovalle
The country's bloody war between drug cartels has provided spectacular stories this year for those who write notas rojas, or so-called red news, as crime reports are known. But it's also instilled a sense of dread.
Sonora: Mexican Journalists Under Siege
 Frontera NorteSur
"I believe that this (recent violence) is a message directed against the entire media, because we are not currently doing any investigative journalism that would make criminal bands uncomfortable," Roberto Gutierrez Torres, director of Cambio Sonora said.
Stop the Press: Censorship on the Rise in Latin American Democracies
 Martha Farmelo
As freedom of the press and information spread throughout Latin America, offering citizens greater opportunities to inform themselves and empowering them to pursue social justice, national and municipal governments are stifling democracy through politically motivated use of advertising money and regulations to control the press and access to information.
Leftists Lean on the Latin American Media
 Carlos Lauría
Latin America’s new leftist leaders may try to portray themselves as good news for the press, using the rhetoric of liberal democracy. But political and media analysts say these recently installed left-wing administrations are deeply rooted in the region’s longstanding culture of authoritarianism.
Grenade Attack Causes No Injuries
 El Universal
No one was hurt when unidentified assailants hurled a grenade at the offices of the Cambio newspaper in the northern city of Hermosillo, an editor at the daily told EFE Wednesday
Gunmen Nab Crime Reporter
 Dane Schiller
A Mexican newspaper reporter on the Arizona border remains missing after he was snatched by armed men who chased him to a police station. Saúl Martínez Ortega, 36, apparently drove to the Agua Prieta police station to seek help during the high-speed chase early Monday.
"Deletion" of Images in Afghanistan: Attempt to Cover Up Civilian Killings?
 Greg Mitchell
In the past day, there has been wide media coverage of an official report on the slaying of Afghan civilians by U.S. forces early last month. Gaining much less coverage are the report's comments on a nearly-forgotten aftermath of the apparent crimes.
Mexico Reforms Journalist Related Criminal Code
 Presidency of the Republic
Mexican President Felipe Calderón began his speech with a quote published in Monitor Republicano a century and a half ago, “Let them take all the other freedoms away, provided they leave freedom of the press, because that will soon enable us to recover all the others.”
CPJ Welcomes Calderón’s Signature on Landmark Defamation Law
 CPJ.org
The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes Mexican President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa’s signature on legislation that effectively eliminates criminal defamation, libel, and slander at the federal level, making Mexico the second country in Latin America to repeal defamation as a criminal offense.
Associated Press Fires Oaxaca Correspondent Rebeca Romero
 John Gibler
The Associated Press fired Oaxaca state correspondent Rebeca Romero due to pro-government bias in her coverage of a six-month-long protest movement that sought to oust the state governor, Ulises Ruiz Ortiz, according to AP reporters familiar with the agency’s work in Mexico.
CPJ Urges President to End Attacks on Press
cpj.org/ifex.org
Journalist executed in Acapulco after receiving death threats; CPJ urges president to end attacks on press. Periodista ejecutado en Acapulco tras recibir amenazas de muerte; CPJ insta al presidente a poner fin a los ataques contra la prensa.
Lydia Cacho's Exposé of Pedophilia Has Her Critics Up in Arms
 Manuel Roig-Franzia
A crusade against pedophiles has made Cacho, who will be in Washington this week to be honored by Amnesty International, one of Mexico's most celebrated and imperiled journalists.
US News Media's "War on Gore"
 Robert Parry
When historians sort out what happened to the United States at the start of the 21st Century, one of the mysteries may be why the national press corps ganged up like school-yard bullies against a well-qualified Democratic presidential candidate while giving his dimwitted Republican opponent virtually a free pass.
Lydia's Rescue: Human Rights Activist Gets Too Close to the Mob
 Troy Turner
These days, sharing her story with others is what she feels keeps her alive, but equally important is the continued battle she wages against corruption and abuse.
Family of Slain Reporter Seeks Justice
 Kelly Arthur Garrett
Almost four months after U.S. video-journalist Brad Will was killed while filming protests in Oaxaca, members of the Will family have arrived in Mexico City to push federal and state authorities to get serious about bringing their son and brother´s murderers to justice.
Ealy Ortiz Decries Ongoing Crimes Against Journalists
 El Universal
EL UNIVERSAL president Juan Francisco Ealy Ortiz said Sunday that during the past six months the Inter American Press Association (SIP) has recorded 66 convictions of people who were involved in crimes against journalists.
Relighting Snuffed Candles
 NYTimes
The Bush administration’s mania for secrecy has been dealt an overdue blow by the House. Significant numbers of Republicans voted with Democrats to reverse the erosion of the public’s right to know how its government operates.
Bush Makes History by Not Also Writing It
 The Republican
On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, President Bush was inside Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota, Fla., to promote his education reform when he learned that America was under attack. This was a day that changed the Bush presidency and the nation's history.
US Government Guards Papers From Public Eye
 Fran Bass & Randy Herschaft
More than 1 million pages of historical government documents - a stack taller than the U.S. Capitol - have been removed from public view since the September 2001 terror attacks, according to records obtained by The Associated Press.
Landmark Libel Bill Awaits Calderón’s Signature
 Committee to Protect Journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists recently urged Mexican President Felipe Calderón to sign new federal legislation decriminalizing defamation, libel, and slander.
BelleCora Press & Workshops Offers Discounts for Gulf Coast Writers
 USPRwire
BelleCora Press & Workshops is offering a discount package to writers who are residents of Gulf Coast states for its 2007 Spring Workshops & Retreat in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Interested writers from Gulf states must register by March 30.
Fidel Castro Talks and the Media Jumps
 Circles Robinson
Cuban President Fidel Castro crashed his own media funeral and now has the corporate press at his beckoned call. Recovering from intestinal surgery last July, Fidel is calling all the shots.
Bill Aims to Decriminalize Press Crimes
 Herald Mexico
Two Senate committees Wednesday approved legislation decriminalizing libel, slander and defamation of character, paving the way for full Senate approval next week. The reform will protect journalists from the threat of jail time if anything they write happens to offend a public official or other powerful persons.
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