Mexico cited among most brutal places for journalists

By Sandra Dibble
Union-Tribune Staff Writer
2:00 a.m. February 11, 2009

TIJUANA — The power of criminal groups and the corruption of law enforcement agencies has made Mexico one of the most hazardous places in the world to work as a journalist, according to the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists.

In its 2008 annual report on conditions for journalists worldwide, the committee said at least 24 reporters have been killed throughout Mexico since 2000, eight in direct reprisal for their work. Seven other journalists have disappeared in Mexico since 2005.

“It is a very serious situation,â€