Notimex is the official

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, created on August 20, 1968 to handle coverage of the

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. Notimex is headquartered in

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and has five hundred and sixty-eight regional coordinating offices throughout Mexico. Its staff consists of over 30000 writers, editors, photographers, reporters, and correspondents."PrimeZone Signs Agreement with Notimex to Strengthen News Distribution Capability in Latin America"
PrimeZone press release, October 31, 2005. Retrieved 2008-01-02. It was originally called Agencia Mexicana de Noticias Notimex. Its goals, according to law, were contributing to the realization of the people's right to information through the provision of professional news services, to Mexican state and any other person, entity or public body or private, domestic or foreign, with genuine

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(Article 1). Notimex's slogan is "News Agency of the Mexican State". In June 2006, following reform of its charter, its official name became Agencia de Noticias del Estado Mexicano. The principal reform was independence from the

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and administration by a governing board composed of representatives of the state. The agency has been on strike since February 21, 2020, and halted its news operations in June of the same year.

Organization of Notimex

The administration agencies are: * Governing Board. Composed of one representative from each of the following agencies: Secretariat of Public Education, Secretariat of the Interior, Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit,

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, Federal Electoral Institute and unionized workers from Notimex and two representatives of the Editorial Advisory Board; * The Director-General, who is appointed by the

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. * On July 30, 2007, Sergio Uzeta Murcio was approved unanimously by the Committee in charge of the Senate, as Director General of the new Notimex. *On March 21, 2019, Sanjuana Martínez was designated as Director General, the first woman to occupy that position.

References

External links

* {{Official website, https://notimex.mx News agencies based in Mexico Mass media in Mexico City Mass media companies established in 1968 Mexican companies established in 1968