Tijuana journalists remember their own killed for doing their jobs with Día de Muertos altar
In Tijuana, a Día de Muertos altar honors journalists killed in Mexico. It features broken cameras, a bullet-ridden laptop and a typewriter to represent the risks they’ve taken and the sacrifices they made. The ofrenda is displayed at CEART Tijuana, and is a part of UNESCO’s campaign to end impunity for crimes against journalists, observed on Nov. 2.
Local journalist Vicente Calderón says each murder of a journalist sends a message of fear, impacting press freedom and the public’s right to information.
Mexico ranks in 8th place on the global index for unsolved journalist murders, and while recent cases have slightly decreased, many still go without justice. Calderón and his colleagues hope that new leadership will bring meaningful change, as the violence against reporters endangers not only their lives but also the critical stories they strive to tell.
Local journalist Vicente Calderón says each murder of a journalist sends a message of fear, impacting press freedom and the public’s right to information.
Mexico ranks in 8th place on the global index for unsolved journalist murders, and while recent cases have slightly decreased, many still go without justice. Calderón and his colleagues hope that new leadership will bring meaningful change, as the violence against reporters endangers not only their lives but also the critical stories they strive to tell.