TERM PAPER #4
MEXICO Mexico is being named "one of the world's deadliest countries for journalists". Mexico was the deadliest country in the world for the media in 2020, accounting for one-sixth of journalists killed this year, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, which investigates attacks against the press globally. Five journalists were killed in Mexico in 2020, bringing the death toll to at least 120 since 2000. Last month, three journalists were shot dead within 10 days. This year’s death count means that Mexican journalists are now more likely to be killed than those covering wars – the first time the country has held this inglorious top ranking since CPJ began tracking violence against the media in 1992. “Mexico is suffering a multi-faceted crisis about press freedom. The situation has been getting steadily worse over the past few years, culminating in the country’s abysmal status as the world’s deadliest for reporters in 2020. The crisis principally stems f
