Mexico - Newspapers in northern border states forced to censor themselves?

Reporters without borders

News website editor Jaime González Domínguez's murder nine days ago in the northern state of Chihuahua has been followed by other setbacks to the media in Chihuahua and the neighbouring state of Coahuila. Zócalo, one of Coahuila's leading dailies, announced on 11 March, four days after being the target of threats, that it would no long cover news related to organized crime in order to protect the lives of its employees. In an operation apparently orchestrated by organized crime groups, dozens (...)

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