Mexico a War Zone for Journalists, and May Be Getting Worse

Cameraman in Cancún latest victim of fatal attack

The residence of Luis Pérez García, a Mexican journalist who was bludgeoned to death, shown cordoned off by police on Aug. 28, 2018, in Mexico City. Tim MacFarlan/Special to The Epoch Times

MEXICO CITY—The situation for journalists in Mexico is comparable to some war zones—and it’s only getting worse, according to press-freedom advocates.

The murder of a cameraman in the tourist city of Cancún is the latest fatal attack on a member of the media to hit the headlines.