Versión en español aquí.The work of journalists in Mexico is becoming increasingly dangerous, and governments at the state and national level are doing nothing to change the situation.
This is the essence of the new report by the Center for Journalism and Public Ethics (CEPET).
At least 139 journalists and 21 media outlets in 25 Mexican states were attacked for reasons related to their reporting, says CEPET.
During the past year, nine media workers were killed, three reporters disappeared in the states of Tamaulipas and Michoacan, and two other employees of a newspaper in Chihuahua were forced to leave the country after receiving death threats.
New form of kidnapping
The report describes "a new scenario in which drug cartels kidnap journalists, hold them hostage and demand that the media disseminate their messages."
