Mexiko. Five Journalists Killed, Newspaper Closed, amid Mexico Cartel Violence
A Mexican newspaper has closed down following the killing of several journalists, seemingly by drug cartels – highlighting the dangerous and volatile situation for the press in that country.
El Norte de Ciudad Juarez (“El Norte”) - a newspaper based in the state of Chihuahua, which borders the US - published their final printed edition on April 2. The last issue featured a letter titled “¡Adiós!” (Goodbye!), where the publication’s owner, Oscar Cantú, expressed his frustration towards the “punishments from individuals and governments” that journalists have received for highlighting “their wrongful practices and acts of corruption”. (Talking Drugs, UK, 03.05.2017)
http://www.talkingdrugs.org/mexico-newspaper-closes-amid-spate-of-cartel-related-journalist-murders