The Americas | A deadly profession

Four journalists have been killed in Mexico this year

The country remains the most dangerous place in the world to be a member of the press

|Mexico City

IT WAS LUNCHTIME on January 31st when Roberto Toledo, a 55-year-old video journalist, opened the door. He was shot and later died of his wounds. He was the fourth member of the press to be murdered in Mexico in just one month.

This article appeared in the The Americas section of the print edition under the headline “A deadly profession”

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