Televisa crime reporter missingAnonymous caller reports journalist's abductionMay 9, 2008, 04:08 PM
MEXICO CITY -- A crime reporter at Mexican broadcaster Televisa is
reported missing, raising fear that he may be the latest journalist
to come under attack amid an increase in drug-related
violence.
Reporter Jorge Carrasco disappeared April 30 in Mexico City. According to a statement Friday from Paris-based Reporters Without Borders, there is no hard evidence that his disappearance is linked to his work. However, an anonymous caller told federal authorities he was forced into a pickup truck. With about 30 reporters murdered since 2000, Mexico is the most dangerous nation for journalists in the Americas. Televisa crime reporter missingAnonymous caller reports journalist's abductionMay 9, 2008, 04:08 PM
MEXICO CITY -- A crime reporter at Mexican broadcaster Televisa is reported missing, raising fear that he may be the latest journalist to come under attack amid an increase in drug-related violence.
Reporter Jorge Carrasco disappeared April 30 in Mexico City. According to a statement Friday from Paris-based Reporters Without Borders, there is no hard evidence that his disappearance is linked to his work. However, an anonymous caller told federal authorities he was forced into a pickup truck. With about 30 reporters murdered since 2000, Mexico is the most dangerous nation for journalists in the Americas.
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