Journalists shot on air video tv#

Violent crime in Mexico has escalated in recent years, along with impunity. “The cycle of violence and impunity continues to incentivize anyone who wants to attack the press to do so without any fear of being arrested, prosecuted and sentenced.” “Bar some exceptions, Mexican authorities, both state and federal, have shown themselves to be utterly incapable of properly investigating crimes against the press,” Jan-Albert Hootsen, CPJ’s Mexico representative, told CNN in September. (Photo by VICTORIA RAZO / AFP) (Photo by VICTORIA RAZO/AFP via Getty Images) VICTORIA RAZO/AFP/Getty ImagesĪnother journalist found dead in Mexico, one of the most dangerous countries for reporters A journalist was found decapitated Wednesday in a violence-plagued area of eastern Mexico, police said, the latest in a string of killings in one of the world's most dangerous countries for reporters. Nine journalists have been killed in Mexico so far this year, tweeted Reporters Without Borders.Ī woman mourns next to the coffin of murdered Mexican journalist Julio Valdivia during his wake in Tezonapa, state of Veracruz, Mexico, on September 10, 2020. Last year, CPJ reported that 11 journalists were killed in Mexico, the highest worldwide, outpacing war-ravaged Syria, where seven journalists were murdered in 2019. At least two more reporters were beaten by police, added the organization. Two reporters covering protests in the city of Cancun, Quintana Roo state, late Monday local time were treated for gunshot wounds, tweeted the CPJ. Vázquez is the third journalist killed in Mexico in less than a month, according to the Committee to Protect of Journalists (CPJ), which ranks the country as the deadliest in the world for the profession.

Remains of 59 bodies found in clandestine graves in Mexicoĭiego Sinhue Rodríguez Vallejo, governor of Guanajuato, condemned the death of Vázquez on Twitter, as did the municipal government of Salamanca, which tweeted a statement making an “urgent call to action” from the attorney general and the state government. Mexican authorities reported the discovery of the remains of 59 people buried in various clandestine graves in Salvatierra, a town in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato.Remains of 59 people found buried in Mexico, Salvatierra - Stringer/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock She had been talking about the anniversary and tourism.Mandatory Credit: Photo by STR/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (10978994b)Personnel from the National Commission for the Search of Persons (CNBP) carry out search tasks at different sites in the town of Salvatierra, Guanajuato, Mexico, 28 October 2020. He said the interview was to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of Smith Mountain Lake, and the woman being interviewed was from the local chamber of commerce. Nothing of this nature than any of us could recall.' Asked on CNN if the station had been targeted or had been threatened, WDBJ7 President and General Manager Jeff Marks said, 'Every now and then you get a crazy email or something and we'll look into it.

'Heartbroken over senseless murders today in Smith Mountain Lake,' McAuliffe said on Twitter. The Franklin County Sheriff's Office has taken the lead on apprehending the suspect, with help from state police and others, McAuliffe told WTOP. Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe said in interview on Washington radio station WTOP that the suspected shooter had been identified as a disgruntled current or former station employee. The reporter Alison Parker, 24, and the cameraman, Adam Ward, 27, died in the incident, WDBJ7 said. In the broadcast, shots were heard and the reporter and the person being interviewed screamed and ducked for cover.

Journalists shot on air video tv#

The journalists were filming an interview for the morning news show of the WDBJ7 TV station in Roanoke, Virginia. The area is in the south-central part of the state, about 120 miles (190 km) from the capital of Richmond. EDT (1045 GMT) during an interview being broadcast live from Bridgewater Plaza, a Smith Mountain Lake recreation site with restaurants, shops, boating and arcades and holiday rentals.

Two television journalists were shot and killed in Virginia on Wednesday morning while conducting a live interview, and authorities said police were pursuing a suspect who appeared to be a disgruntled current or former employee of the TV station.