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2. A Nation in Crisis More than 30 journalists and media workers have been murdered or have vanished since December 2006. As vast self-censorship takes hold, Mexico’s future as a free and democratic society is at risk.

An Era of Promises and Fear Key events involving the press, crime, and politics during the Calderón era

4. Cartel City In Reynosa, the Gulf criminal group controls the government, the police, even the street vendors. You won’t see that story in the local press. The cartel controls the media, too.

5. A Federal Obligation In its offensive against criminal organizations, the federal government has left a crucial front unaddressed. Attacks on the constitutional and international right to free expression must be fought at the national level.

What They Said

6. Recommendations CPJ offers these recommendations to Mexican authorities, the international community, and the journalism community:

Appendix I: Journalists Murdered

Appendix II: Journalists Missing

Video Report In “Silencio o muerte,” Mexican crime reporter Luis Horacio Nájera recounts his work in embattled Ciudad Juárez, and the threats that forced him to move his family north. Read our accompanying special report, “Silence or Death in Mexico’s Press.” See more about journalists in danger around the world, and CPJ’s efforts to help.

New York, August 27, 2010–Mexico’s main television network reported that a car bomb exploded at its headquarters in Ciudad Victoria, the capital of Tamaulipas state early today. There were no injuries, the Televisa network said, but its transmission was knocked out for several hours and there was damage to neighboring buildings.