JOURNALISM, high-risk professions
By Karina Moreno Rojas
Journalists have been and are exposed to various dangers inherent in their profession. As a firefighter fears for his life every time he rescues another journalist also fears for his ever played its role to play in the search for the note (as), or the allegations and "uncovered" that makes officials, charges and illegal work in the police sources, political and general information within the past can now view specific topics such as drug trafficking, kidnapping, violence against children and women, violence in general, etc.. The text
Count injury 1998: an approach to the state of freedom of expression and information in Mexico, Trinidad investigation by Veronica Martinez, Angelica Pineda, Omar Raúl Martínez supported by human rights organizations and such journalist, presents in percentages the number of "mistakes" committed against journalists and media communication, highlighting, including "public or muffled attacks [...] and events that may mean inhibition and pressure" [1] .
Specifically, the mishaps to which journalists and media are under the mercy and bread each day, week four incidents occurring in 1998, according to the authors - are "physical aggression, demands, threats or intimidation attack, arrest, citation to appear, blackout, dismissal, harassment, murder, kidnapping, confiscation of material, blackout notice " [2] , et al.
The worrying thing is the existence of a total of 202 incidents against journalists and media in 1998, but those "dangers" they continue. I've been doing monitoring of incidents against journalists on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 to date, finding a total of 39 texts ranging from news briefs to opinion articles.
To illustrate this, I mention the data found in a note La Jornada on 26 April 2008, which is mentioned in an account of damage that occurred during the presidency journalists Calderon. In this it is important to pay attention to the "new" forms of aggression against journalists are not mentioned in the text of 1998, such as disappearances.
"In Latin America, Mexico is the most dangerous country for journalists. During the federal-PAN-24 last eight years journalists and media workers have been killed, eight missing and dozens have been threatened and attacked by situations connected with the exercise of its business, crimes which remain unpunished, they said [...] the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco), Article 19, International Media Support, Reporters Without Borders, World Association of Community Radio and six groupings that gave a press conference to make public the preliminary findings of their work. " (Emir Olivares Alonso, "Mexico the most dangerous country for journalists AL" in La Jornada, Politics, Saturday April 26, 2008, Year: 24, No. 8509, p. 15)
In such studies, the organizations cited above concluded that the main obstacles to providing security to the integrity of the journalists are "organized crime, corruption, lack of political will and the State's failure to address crimes" [3] . Similarly it was stated that Mexico is the number one country in Latin America in number of disappearances and abductions.
Finally, the organizations said that while journalists continue to fight to get the exclusive and do not join, the attacks against him will continue, in the words of Emir Olivares, a reporter for La Jornada "if reporters continue to put competitive Mexican about "winning note" and fail to unity and solidarity among themselves and with national organizations that defend their rights, crimes and impunity continue to be imposed " [4] .
Moreover, the note on Tuesday, 6 May 2008 La Jornada, Victor Baliinas explained that during the international commemoration of the Freedom of the Press reported that according to the National Commission on Human Rights' from 2000 to 2007, 37 journalists have been killed, and the Attorney Special Attention to Crimes Committed Against Journalists reported that the PGR February 2006 to the same month of 2008, there were 219 crimes committed against journalists, including murder, extortion and threats' " [5] .
was stated that as the holder of the Unit for the Protection and Defense of Human Rights Department of the Interior, Carlos Aguilar, "These crimes encourage its repetition and encourage self-censorship by journalists and communicators, a situation that violates the right to freedom of expression and undermines the foundations of the rule of law [...] and added that the state respect freedom release includes both the negative obligation not to restrict or impede such a positive obligation to facilitate access to information that is held by the various authorities and public institutions " [6] .
And in another note from the reporter for La Jornada , but this dated Tuesday August 19, 2008, was published a day before The Mission International on Attacks against Journalists and Media released its report entitled Freedom of the press in Mexico, the shadow of impunity and violence, which listed the major states with violence: Federal District, Oaxaca, Guerrero , Michoacán and Sonora.
also recognized that only 30 percent of threats, murders and assaults are reported, that percentage, 87 percent come to court and only one percent is determined, truly alarming figures.
Finally, in the month of September the 27th, La Jornada Emir presented a note which stated that Olivares Mexico "'journalism has become a high-risk profession'," according to José Luis Soberanes Fernández, head of the National Human Rights Commission, which reported it had begun research for "149 cases related to violations of guarantees journalists in the country, a figure that (in less than two years) represents 54 percent of total cases that the agency opened in all the Vicente Fox (275) through similar situations " [7] .
is disturbing to know that situations that threaten and violate freedom of expression and information in Mexico continues, and more worrying is knowing that not only maintained, but are increasing compared to the decrease of work and punishment of authorities responsible for the safety and security of journalists and media, the question is how long will stop? And how long will demand respect for journalists, security and non-exclusive? ...
REFERENCE SOURCES: Veronica Trinidad
MARTÍNEZ et al. damage Count 1998: an approach to the state of freedom of expression and information in Mexico, Mexican Academy of Human Rights, Fundación Manuel Buendía, and Union CENCOS National Writers Press, Mexico, June 1999, p. 1-9.
Emir Olivares Alonso, "Mexico the most dangerous country for journalists AL" in La Jornada, Politics, Saturday April 26, 2008, Year: 24, No. 8509, p. 15. BALLINA
Victor "sued the state to stop the impunity in crimes against Mexican journalists" in La Jornada, Politics, Tue May 6, 2008, Year: 24, No. 8518, p. 21. BALLINA
Victor "With Calderon, more repression and attacks on journalists during the administration of Fox" in La Jornada, Politics, Tuesday August 19, 2008, Year: 24, No. 8625, p. 19.
Emir Olivares Alonso, "Increasing attacks on journalists" in La Jornada, Politics, Saturday September 27, 2008, http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2008/09/27/index.php ? section = policy & article = 019n2pol , 7:50 pm
Journalists have been and are exposed to various dangers inherent in their profession. As a firefighter fears for his life every time he rescues another journalist also fears for his ever played its role to play in the search for the note (as), or the allegations and "uncovered" that makes officials, charges and illegal work in the police sources, political and general information within the past can now view specific topics such as drug trafficking, kidnapping, violence against children and women, violence in general, etc.. The text
Count injury 1998: an approach to the state of freedom of expression and information in Mexico, Trinidad investigation by Veronica Martinez, Angelica Pineda, Omar Raúl Martínez supported by human rights organizations and such journalist, presents in percentages the number of "mistakes" committed against journalists and media communication, highlighting, including "public or muffled attacks [...] and events that may mean inhibition and pressure" [1] .
Specifically, the mishaps to which journalists and media are under the mercy and bread each day, week four incidents occurring in 1998, according to the authors - are "physical aggression, demands, threats or intimidation attack, arrest, citation to appear, blackout, dismissal, harassment, murder, kidnapping, confiscation of material, blackout notice " [2] , et al.
The worrying thing is the existence of a total of 202 incidents against journalists and media in 1998, but those "dangers" they continue. I've been doing monitoring of incidents against journalists on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 to date, finding a total of 39 texts ranging from news briefs to opinion articles.
To illustrate this, I mention the data found in a note La Jornada on 26 April 2008, which is mentioned in an account of damage that occurred during the presidency journalists Calderon. In this it is important to pay attention to the "new" forms of aggression against journalists are not mentioned in the text of 1998, such as disappearances.
"In Latin America, Mexico is the most dangerous country for journalists. During the federal-PAN-24 last eight years journalists and media workers have been killed, eight missing and dozens have been threatened and attacked by situations connected with the exercise of its business, crimes which remain unpunished, they said [...] the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco), Article 19, International Media Support, Reporters Without Borders, World Association of Community Radio and six groupings that gave a press conference to make public the preliminary findings of their work. " (Emir Olivares Alonso, "Mexico the most dangerous country for journalists AL" in La Jornada, Politics, Saturday April 26, 2008, Year: 24, No. 8509, p. 15)
In such studies, the organizations cited above concluded that the main obstacles to providing security to the integrity of the journalists are "organized crime, corruption, lack of political will and the State's failure to address crimes" [3] . Similarly it was stated that Mexico is the number one country in Latin America in number of disappearances and abductions.
Finally, the organizations said that while journalists continue to fight to get the exclusive and do not join, the attacks against him will continue, in the words of Emir Olivares, a reporter for La Jornada "if reporters continue to put competitive Mexican about "winning note" and fail to unity and solidarity among themselves and with national organizations that defend their rights, crimes and impunity continue to be imposed " [4] .
Moreover, the note on Tuesday, 6 May 2008 La Jornada, Victor Baliinas explained that during the international commemoration of the Freedom of the Press reported that according to the National Commission on Human Rights' from 2000 to 2007, 37 journalists have been killed, and the Attorney Special Attention to Crimes Committed Against Journalists reported that the PGR February 2006 to the same month of 2008, there were 219 crimes committed against journalists, including murder, extortion and threats' " [5] .
was stated that as the holder of the Unit for the Protection and Defense of Human Rights Department of the Interior, Carlos Aguilar, "These crimes encourage its repetition and encourage self-censorship by journalists and communicators, a situation that violates the right to freedom of expression and undermines the foundations of the rule of law [...] and added that the state respect freedom release includes both the negative obligation not to restrict or impede such a positive obligation to facilitate access to information that is held by the various authorities and public institutions " [6] .
And in another note from the reporter for La Jornada , but this dated Tuesday August 19, 2008, was published a day before The Mission International on Attacks against Journalists and Media released its report entitled Freedom of the press in Mexico, the shadow of impunity and violence, which listed the major states with violence: Federal District, Oaxaca, Guerrero , Michoacán and Sonora.
also recognized that only 30 percent of threats, murders and assaults are reported, that percentage, 87 percent come to court and only one percent is determined, truly alarming figures.
Finally, in the month of September the 27th, La Jornada Emir presented a note which stated that Olivares Mexico "'journalism has become a high-risk profession'," according to José Luis Soberanes Fernández, head of the National Human Rights Commission, which reported it had begun research for "149 cases related to violations of guarantees journalists in the country, a figure that (in less than two years) represents 54 percent of total cases that the agency opened in all the Vicente Fox (275) through similar situations " [7] .
is disturbing to know that situations that threaten and violate freedom of expression and information in Mexico continues, and more worrying is knowing that not only maintained, but are increasing compared to the decrease of work and punishment of authorities responsible for the safety and security of journalists and media, the question is how long will stop? And how long will demand respect for journalists, security and non-exclusive? ...
REFERENCE SOURCES: Veronica Trinidad
MARTÍNEZ et al. damage Count 1998: an approach to the state of freedom of expression and information in Mexico, Mexican Academy of Human Rights, Fundación Manuel Buendía, and Union CENCOS National Writers Press, Mexico, June 1999, p. 1-9.
Emir Olivares Alonso, "Mexico the most dangerous country for journalists AL" in La Jornada, Politics, Saturday April 26, 2008, Year: 24, No. 8509, p. 15. BALLINA
Victor "sued the state to stop the impunity in crimes against Mexican journalists" in La Jornada, Politics, Tue May 6, 2008, Year: 24, No. 8518, p. 21. BALLINA
Victor "With Calderon, more repression and attacks on journalists during the administration of Fox" in La Jornada, Politics, Tuesday August 19, 2008, Year: 24, No. 8625, p. 19.
Emir Olivares Alonso, "Increasing attacks on journalists" in La Jornada, Politics, Saturday September 27, 2008, http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2008/09/27/index.php ? section = policy & article = 019n2pol , 7:50 pm
[1] Verónica Martínez Trinidad et al. damage Count 1998: an approach to the state of freedom of expression and information in Mexico , p. 1.
[2] Ibid., P. 2.
[3] Emir Olivares Alonso, "Mexico The AL's most dangerous country for journalists "in La Jornada, Politics, Saturday April 26, 2008, Year: 24, No. 8509, p. 15.
[4] Ibid.
[5] BALLINA Victor "sued the state to stop the impunity in crimes against Mexican journalists" in La Jornada, Politics, Tue May 6, 2008, Year: 24, No. 8518, p. 21.
[6] Ibid.
[7] Emir Olivares Alonso, "Increasing attacks on journalists" in La Jornada, Politics, Saturday September 27, 2008, http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2008/09/27/index.php?section=politica&article=019n2pol , 7:50 p.m.
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