2022 is deadliest year on record for Mexican journalists
The deadliest year in at least three decades for Mexican journalists and media workers is nearing its close, with 15 killed MEXICO CITY -- The deadliest year in at least three decades for Mexican journalists and media workers is nearing a close, with 15 slayings — a perilous situation underlined by a brazen near-miss attack this week on one of the country’s most prominent journalists. Two gunmen astride a motorcycle shot up radio and television journalist Ciro Gómez Leyva’s armored vehicle 200 yards from his home Thursday night. The journalist described the attack and posted photos of his vehicle to social media. Solidarity has grown among Mexico’s press corps amid the carnage, and its members are making increasing noise after each killing. They also have pushed back against a longtime government narrative that the victims weren’t real journalists or were corrupt. Still, the killings — 15 counted by The Associated Press — have continued to rise. This year, many of the dead were small...