Journalistic coverage of organized crime in Mexico: Reporting on the facts, security protocols, and recurrent subthemes

Elba Díaz-Cerveró, Daniel Barredo Ibáñez

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Abstract

Mexico is among the most violent countries for journalism, with more than 100 journalists killed in the past two decades. Behind these murders, which have largely gone unpunished, are phenomena such as organized crime and corruption, as well as a lack of state presence in some regions. In this study, we focus on analysis of a relevant topic in the contemporary news agenda, namely journalistic coverage of organized crime. For this, we interviewed almost two dozen Mexican journalists who work in Mexico's main media outlets. Through journalists' responses, we observe the normalization of violence in their everyday work. Although the journalists interviewed recognize that they do not have, in general, specific knowledge of this type of coverage, their experience directs them to develop security protocols, including use of their media outlets' physical infrastructure and strategic use of social networks and the Internet.

Translated title of the contributionCobertura periodística del crimen organizado en México:: la información sobre hechos, protocolos de seguridad y subtemas recurrentes
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2500-2518
Number of pages19
JournalInternational Journal of Communication
Volume14
StatePublished - 2020

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Communication

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