And it has created paramilitary death squads with tens of thousands of menatarms from guatemala to the texas border. Why blog del narco became mexicos most important website the. One blog singlehandedly provides a visceral and at times horrifying insight into mexicos drug war. It is a type of cronica, a dramatic story in less than 900 words about life under the narco. With over three million hits a week and over 120,000 followers on twitter, blog del narco is.
In a skype conversation, she told british newspaper the guardian. Apr 03, 20 in 2012, blog del narco recorded an average of 25 million monthly hits and was ranked among the 100 mostvisited websites in mexico by alexas search rankings, and in the top 4000 for the world. Observations, news links and information about narcotraffic and narcoviolence in mexico. The jalisco new generation cartel mexicandrugcartels wiki. Sep 14, 2011 the grassroots efforts to inform the public about cartelrelated violence include the blog del narco, as well as ample use of twitter and facebook. I did the book to show what was happening, she said. Soon blog del narco was dominating mexicos drugwar blogosphere. There is, however, some hope for mexican journalism.
Apr 22, 2020 starting april 17 th the antitrust sections spring meeting will take place via podcasts, videocasts, live streams, and virtual receptions no registration is required and it is free to the global competition, consumer protection, and data privacy communities regardless of whether a member of the antitrust law section but, of course, the section would love to have nonmembers join and. Blog del narco has also become a meeting point for people anxious to get information the mainstream media doesnt deliver, such as what streets to avoid during shootouts. However, no connection was ever found linking the couple, and social networking or blog posting. They show teenagers wielding guns, machetes and crack pipes, and grinning. In at least one case, blog del narco may have led to a major arrest of a. Im so bored karaoke version al giordano sings his song im so bored at the 2017 school of authentic journalism talent show in mexico, and teaches the audience to sing along. May 16, 20 blog del narco is an internet sensation which has chronicled mexicos drug war with graphic images and shocking stories few others dare show.
Mexican cartel murders bride at altar during her own wedding. Why blog del narco became mexicos most important website the power of the drug cartels forced mexicos media into silenceblog del narco filled the void. Narco noir fiction is a byproduct of the drug war that has irrevocably altered the political and societal landscape in mexico, colombia, and central america. Since the dark days of 2011 and the crippling cyber attack, blog del narco has redoubled its efforts. The malayerba was a weekly column appearing on mondays in the newspaper riodoce.
In nuevo laredo, where journalists have been attacked, 26yearold storeowner claudia perez says she reads blog del narco to know when streets close, but can do without the gore. Blog del narco revealed to be the work of a twentysomething. The fugitive reporter exposing mexicos drug cartels vice. Interviewed by narco news, arpaio threatened to sue the agents and the online newspaper. Meet narco noir, the new category muscling to the top of the mystery mountain. In 2010, the birth year of the popular and controversial website blog del narco, mexicos tumultuous drug war reached a turning point.
For example in narco estado, photographer teun voeten looks at the violence and their state transforming potential voeten, 2012. The blogger maintains a facebook page and twitter account that includes cnn en espanol, all major mexican media, the fbi and the mexican defense department among its more than 7,300 followers. Now feral house is releasing a book containing the most relevant. This dual language book contains the posts of the independent reporters of blog del narco, one of the most trafficked websites in mexico. The change from corrido to narcocorrido reflects the increasing involvement with the drug cartels in recent years. Blog del narco is a heavily visited website, both in mexico and the rest of north. This week the websites moderators released their first book dying for. The borderland beat book focuses on more organized narco violence taking. Within months blog del narco was one of the most visited websites in. Apr 04, 20 since the dark days of 2011 and the crippling cyber attack, blog del narco has redoubled its efforts. By melissa del bosque, texas observer this story was produced in partnership with the guardian, where a version of this story also appears. Blog del narco has rarely been one to hide any truth from the public, which may one day lead to their demise, but these pages are continuously being filled with decapitated heads, scattered body parts, partially blown away heads and even screenshots from videos of torture sent in by the power cartels them selves. Female founder of mexicos most controversial blog speaks for. According to zetas, the couples murder, was the end result of their using anonymous sites, to post narco news and sdr warnings.
Things that were contra natura, pictures and videos i saw that wouldnt let me sleep for two weeks. The book covers the frontline of the mexican drug war. I could document and the book is, is that the department of state united states is quite clear that today the most powerful cartel in the united states, the criminal organization of drug sales more important, the sinaloa cartel, which is mapped by city, state, and is the one that has spread throughout the country. Inside mexicos criminal insurgency is a nonfiction book of the mexican. For voeten the narcostate entails the erosion of civil society and its gradual takeover by. Two in nuevo laredo, mexico, possibly killed for using social. Mar 14, 2012 there are three countries in north america, and its as if each one gets a book here. Jan 01, 20 blog del narco is a heavily visited website, both in mexico and the rest of north america, and it reveals the horrible savagery of the drug cartels. President barack obama is due to visit mexico in early may for talks with his counterpart, enrique pena nieto, who since taking office last december has tamped down confrontations with the drug lords and the ensuing media attention. The inside account of blog del narco comes at a sensitive time.
The songs, based on polkas and waltzes, feature lyrics backed by accordions and brass bands. The guardian says that the site has become a mustread source on mexicos drug. M exican journalist javier valdez, who was slain on may 15, published one of his last malayerba bad weed stories in the last week of march. The blog del narco reported on 21 september 2011 that the message was supposedly signed by gente nueva, an enforcer group that works for joaquin guzman loera, the boss of the sinaloa cartel. One of mexicos most important drug war bloggers has fled the country fearing for her life. N narcocorridos violence through the arts in latin america. Undercover inside the mexican drug war by the fugitive reporters of blog del narco. Blog del narco is an internet sensation which has chronicled mexicos drug war with graphic images and shocking stories few others dare show. Nonetheless, on 27 september 2011, the cjng released a video claiming they had carried out these attacks. Writer behind infamous narco blog reveals identity. Cartel capers a blog about cartels, competition and compliance. It is winslows 2015 novel the cartel, however, that forms the sequel to power of the. Mexicos gulf cartel hitmen shown in pictures to be just.
Nov 18, 2014 dying for the truth, the reporters of blog del narco. Blog del narco is a mexican website that fills people in on the often. The author of the popular website blog del narco is too afraid to reveal her identity and simply goes by the pseudonym of lucy. The rise of the narcostate narco estado is feared by many observers of the drug cartel war and its violence. A favorite of film buffs, del toro gained mainstream public attention as the conflicted but basically honest mexican policeman in steven soderbergh s traffic 2000.
On the darker side, however, brighton is notorious for being one of britishs top. Feb 05, 2014 bands such as tigres del norte tigers of the north made the case for the conscientious corridistas, recording songs about the lives of immigrants in the border towns and on lotro lado the united states. According to alexa, it is one of the most visited sites in mexico. Writing about narco mexico presents many challenges but the most important is the difficulty of establishing the truth and fixing details to many incidents and events that by definition are unknowable. Inside mexicos criminal insurgency is a nonfiction book of the mexican drug war written by ioan grillo. Save money with our tips and find the best places to stay from cartagena to bogota and medellin, from san agustin to amazon and the coffee region. Allegations of cia drug trafficking blog del narco juarez house of death.
The ecuadorian divide freelance indiana journalist, with a. This story was produced in partnership with the guardian, where a version of this story also appears in 2010, the birth year of the popular and controversial website blog del narco, mexicos. Oct 27, 2014 a message was left with the bodies on september 11, 2011. The author of the popular website blog del narco is too afraid to. More than this, it also speaks of what is the value of telling the truth. Gang leader wasnt meeting his quotas mexico news daily. Sailors keep testing positive on uss roosevelt, despite 2week isolation by. Why blog del narco became mexicos most important website. Two pumps for the body man i picked up some nice items at the aafsw book fair last week, and one of them was this quirky novel two pumps for the body man, which the author describes as a softboiled diplomatic noir. Undercover inside the mexican drug war excerpt in this extract, the anonymous duo behind the blog del narco tell why they risk their lives to document mexicos war on drugs.
Benicio del toro emerged in the mid1990s as one of the most watchable and charismatic character actors to come along in years. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. It has been a mustread for authorities, drug gangs. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading dying for the truth. This week the websites moderators released their first book dying for the truth. One blog singlehandedly provides a visceral and at times horrifying insight into mexicos. Blog del narco gives inside data on mexican drug war border. Langton is canadian, and gangland has canadian concerns and connections.
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