{"id":1222150,"date":"2022-01-18T13:53:23","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T18:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1222150"},"modified":"2022-01-18T13:53:28","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T18:53:28","slug":"two-journalists-killed-in-mexico-as-government-considers-change-to-protection-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-journalists-killed-in-mexico-as-government-considers-change-to-protection-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Journalists Killed in Mexico as Government Considers Change to Protection Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftwo-journalists-killed-in-mexico-as-government-considers-change-to-protection-laws%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1222150&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/mexico-forensic-experts-investigate-gun-death-519-getty-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">In a matter of days, two journalists were killed in Mexico as their federal government considers changes to protective laws.<\/p>\n<p>The most recent murder took place Monday afternoon when a man shot Alfonso Margarito Martinez Esquivel, a photojournalist for the prestigious publication <em><a href=\"https:\/\/zetatijuana.com\/2022\/01\/asesinan-a-reportero-grafico-margarito-martinez\/\">Semanario Zeta<\/a><\/em> and other international outlets as a freelancer. The gunman shot Martinez outside his home in Tijuana, Baja California, and then fled the scene. According to his publication, the murder appears to be linked to a property dispute. However, Martinez did cover crime stories and border violence.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The other murder took place on January 10, when unknown individuals stabbed Jose Luis Gamboa Arenas, the head of the online news outlet <em>Inforegio<\/em> in Veracruz. However, it was not until four days later that relatives were able to identify the body and the Veracruz State Commission to Protect Journalists issued a statement confirming the facts. A motive has not been revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Although Gamboa Arenas did not receive any threats, his work was critical of government and poor security conditions, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.proceso.com.mx\/nacional\/estados\/2022\/1\/17\/el-comunicador-jose-luis-gamboa-fue-asesinado-criticaba-ola-de-inseguridad-en-veracruz-279243.html\"><em>Proceso<\/em> magazine<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>The two murders come at a time when Mexico\u2019s government is looking at changing media protection laws so that states have a larger role in ensuring safety. However, the move has been criticized by some prestigious journalists who claim the federal government is simply trying to shed blame and responsibility as most related cases remain unsolved.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">El d\u00eda de hoy la Susecretar\u00eda de Gobernaci\u00f3n que dirige <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/A_Encinas_R?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@A_Encinas_R<\/a> comenz\u00f3 una serie de di\u00e1logos para impulsar una ley de \u201cPrevenci\u00f3n y protecci\u00f3n ante agravios a personas defensoras de Derechos Humanos y Periodistas\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Hilo<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Juan Alberto Cedillo (@JuanACedillo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JuanACedillo\/status\/1483224482286243842?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 17, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Press freedom organizations continue to label Mexico as one of the most dangerous places for journalists.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Even according to the Mexican federal government\u2019s own numbers, more than 90% of the most recent 50 murders of reporters in the country remain unpunished. Impunity is what fuels these murders, committed by criminals and corrupt government officials alike.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jan-Albert Hootsen (@jahootsen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jahootsen\/status\/1483226738020827138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 17, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Ildefonso Ortiz is an award-winning journalist with Breitbart Texas. He co-founded Breitbart Texas\u2019 Cartel Chronicles project with Brandon Darby&nbsp;and senior Breitbart management.&nbsp;You can follow him on&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IldefonsoOrtiz\"><em>Twitter<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;and on&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Ildefonso-Ortiz\/731511040246659\"><em>Facebook<\/em><\/a><em>. He can be contacted at&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"mailto:Iortiz@breitbart.com\"><em>Iortiz@breitbart.com<\/em><\/a><em>.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Brandon Darby is the managing director and editor-in-chief of Breitbart Texas. He co-founded Breitbart Texas\u2019 Cartel Chronicles project with Ildefonso Ortiz and senior Breitbart management. Follow him on&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brandondarby?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\"><em>Twitter&nbsp;<\/em><\/a><em>and&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/brandonmichaeldarby\"><em>Facebook<\/em><\/a><em>. He can be contacted at&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"mailto:bdarby@breitbart.com\"><em>bdarby@breitbart.com<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a matter of days, two journalists were killed in Mexico as their federal government considers changes to protective laws. 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