The President of Mexico Felipe Calderon announced that a plan to protect journalists will be put in effect after a newspaper photographer was killed in the city of Ciudad Juarez. The photographer's killing was one of the drug cartels many violent attacks against journalists. There has been increased violence against reporters in Mexico since the government launched a crackdown on drug traffickers four years ago. The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists stated that at least 22 journalists have been killed and another 7 have gone missing during the four years. Calderon made his announcement after meeting with members of the Committee to Protect Journalists and the Inter-American Press Association. The plan includes making attacks against the news media a federal crime, establishing higher penalties and ensuring no statue of limitations be set on these cases.
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Posted by Christine Steinbeiss
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