‘When the media is killed, society loses’

Earlier this year Joel Vera was forced to shut down his online news portal in Mexico after two colleagues were murdered.

Mexico is an emerging democracy but also one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists. Earlier this year Joel Vera was forced to shut down his news portal Monitor Michoacán after two of his colleagues were killed. In Zitácuaro, in the state of Michoacán, 155 kilometres from Mexic... More info