Macro-criminal Investigation

Journalist Biographies

They are not the missing, the murdered or the victim. They are not a number. They are Regina, Gabriel, Misael and so many more. They are who they were before others took so much from them.

6 Years: 20 Cases

This title summarizes the relevant facts, the main threats and the scope of the ministerial investigations with specific hypotheses.

Context Analysis

A case study to try to understand the lethal violence against journalists in the context of a general context with political, economic, criminal, etc. dimensions.

Findings

We analyze the lethal violence against the press in Veracruz during the years 2010-2016. It is not a random period, nor one state among many.

Public Sector: Government

There was no single person in government at that time. Several took the reins during that period. Several made fundamental decisions.

Private Sector: Media

We reviewed and systematized which were the print media with the greatest corporate structure, activity or agenda-setting power.

Timeline

This timeline traces the main events during the period studied by Veracruz de los Silencios.