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For journalists, Mexico is the most dangerous place in Latin America according to the United Nations. More information can be found at the link below. Please comment.

http://news.yahoo.com/un-mexico-most-dangerous-americas-journos-004353931.html

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This post is a discussion regarding the dangers of being a journalist in Mexico compared to other countries in Latin America. Commentary of over 200 original words is included along with the original news article.

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Journalists have a job that encourages them to dig into places that they are not invited. They seek to uncover stories that the public is not aware of. In many cases journalists are people with a strong sense of right and wrong and many have an agenda of exposing those members of society who are oppressing others. Mexico is a dangerous place to be a journalist for the following reasons.

First of all Mexico, police corruption is very high in Mexico. Part of this reality can be blamed on ...

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