Though 69 of her colleagues have
been murdered during Mexico’s drug war, Adela Navarro Bello continues to
publish investigative news stories about drug trafficking and corruption in
Baja California.
Navarro is co-director of the Tijuana-based weekly Zeta.
For her courageous reporting,
Navarro was included in Newsweek's 150 "Women Who Shake the World,"
published in conjunction with International Women's Day.
Navarro shares the distinction with
the likes of Hillary Clinton and Oprah Winfrey, along with human rights
activists from Africa and the Middle East.
Navarro works in what the Committee
to Protect Journalists considers one of the most dangerous work environments in
the world. Two of Navarro's co-workers at Zeta have been murdered — one
in 1988 and another in 2004 — and Navarro and her co-workers at the magazine
have received dozens of threats throughout the years. The most recent one came
just last week.
Adela Navarro Bello is co-director
of the Tijuana-based weekly "Zeta."
Following the threats, a coalition
of media outlets in Mexico called on authorities to guarantee the safety of their Zeta
colleagues.
Navarro has received a number of awards in recent years for her fearless reporting and editorial policy, including an International Press Freedom award from the Committee to Protect Journalists in 2007 and a Courage in Journalism award from the International Women’s Media Foundation in 2011.
Navarro said she respects the
decision of other publications in Mexico to self-censor in order to protect
their staff, but she doesn’t share that path.
"To censor ourselves, to not
publish information about our daily reality, is to become accomplices of the
illegal activities that are harming us," she said.
Why wouldn't they change the name of the Magazine considering all the trouble those Bastards in Las Zetas have caused to the good Mexican people?
ReplyDeleteAnd I know it is Los,but they are more like Las Putas they way they behave and torment their own people..
The only good Zeta is one with a Bullet between their eyes!
Viva Navarro! I'm pleased Newsweek noticed. Everyone should be proud of this brave woman and thankful she keeps pushing on to provide us with narconoticias. It is important to get the word out. May she somehow defy the odds and be safe forever. Viva Navarro!
ReplyDeleteTime will come play with fire and you will get burn
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous babe!
ReplyDeleteAdela Navarro Bello,,,,,,Hilary Clinton?Oprah Winfrey?Anyone else see the slight difference's between these awards.Real life V celebrity,and security.The latter two,have been awarded for ?
ReplyDeleteThe former is in real danger,somehow i cant see Adela Navarro Bello,having 10 man security details,and live in a secluded bubble of safety and V.I.P transport everywhere she goes.There is a gulf of difference in my eyes,between these women.One is in real danger of being killed on a whim.The other two are pointless celebrity's who have huge teams of people working for them.Different worlds.
Adela Navarro Bello is an incredibly courageous person, and it's amazing that she trudges on, while nearly all of the Arellano Felix's are dead or in prison.
ReplyDeleteIf only Jorge Hank Rhon could be made to pay for the Blancornelas shooting and all of the other corruption he's buried in.
Anyway, the idea that Zeta would change their name because of the criminal gang of the same name is ridiculous.
Is bringing national attention to this woman a smart idea?
ReplyDeleteMarch 9, 2012 8:15 AM:
ReplyDeleteExceptional point. There is a distinct difference between a delusionally rich, pampered, celebrity and that of a woman activist reporting on criminal activity. Adela Navarro Bello represents the excellence Mexico and the Mexican people are capable of.
May the people of Mexico continue to meet the challenge successfully.
@ 11:22 AM There are 150 women on the list. Not just 3. You are missing the point.
ReplyDeleteMarch 8, 2012 11:55 PM Zeta magazine was founded in 1980, way before the Zetas came to exist.
ReplyDeleteAdela Navarro Bello should waste no time relocating. I assume she is in the USA. She should make a dash for Canada but in a smaller city IN THE MARITIME PROVINCES.
ReplyDeleteBest of luck to Adela
There are 150 women on the list. Not just 3. You are missing the point.
ReplyDeleteMarch 9, 2012 2:14 PM
No idiot,we are talking about the point here.
This is the topic of conversation,
Adela Navarro Bello.Get it?No?
I think you missed the point.