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Manuel Buendía
Manuel Buendía Tellezgirón (24 May 1926 – 30 May 1984) was a Mexican journalist and political columnist who last worked for the daily ''Excélsior'', one of the most-read newspapers in Mexico City. His direct reporting style in his column ''Red Privada'' ("Private Network"), which publicly exposed government and law enforcement corruption, organized crime, and drug trafficking, was distributed and read in over 200 newspapers across Mexico. Born in the state of Michoacán, Buendía first wrote for ''La Nación'', the official magazine of the National Action Party (PAN). After losing interest in the party, he left to work for ''La Prensa'' and became the editor-in-chief in 1960. He left the newspaper in 1963 and worked for several different media outlets in Mexico throughout the 1970s and '80s, including the Mexico City-based newspapers '' El Universal'' and ''Excélsior''. Buendía was recognized largely for his investigative reporting, and particularly for his coverage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zitácuaro
Zitácuaro, officially known as Heroica Zitácuaro, is a city in the Mexican state of Michoacán. The city is the administrative centre for the surrounding municipality of the same name, which lies at the extreme eastern side of Michoacán and borders on the adjacent state of México. The city reported a population of 185,534 in the 2010 census. The municipality has an area of 498 km2 (192.3 sq mi). The name Zitácuaro comes from Mazahua ''Tsitákuarhu''. Geography Zitácuaro stands at , in the northeast corner of Michoacán, some 150 km east of state capital Morelia, at an elevation of 1,942 metres above sea level. The municipality covers a total of 498 km2 and is drained by the Río Zitácuaro, the Río San Andrés, and the Río San Juan Viejo. The surrounding terrain are avocado orchards and the pine-covered mountains of the Sierra Madre Occidental; to the north of Zitácuaro are the famed Mexican wintering grounds of the monarch butterfly. In 1995 the mun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corpus Christi Massacre
''El Halconazo'' (Spanish: The Falcon Strike) was a massacre of student demonstrators by members of the '' Halcones'', a state-sponsored paramilitary group, on 10 June 1971 in Mexico City. Occurring during the Mexican Dirty War, the massacre resulted in nearly 120 demonstrators being killed, among them a 14-year-old boy. Background From his earliest days in office, President Luis Echeverría Álvarez announced intentions to reform democracy in Mexico. He immediately allowed some leaders of the 1968 student movement to return from exile in Chile and released many prisoners over the course of two years. In April 1971, the press spoke of coming reforms in education and soon figures such as José Revueltas and Heberto Castillo, both jailed for two and a half years, resurfaced in the political arena. Students were excited and thought they would have the opportunity to return to the streets to demonstrate dissatisfaction with the government. The conflict at the University of Nuevo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zona Rosa (Mexico)
Zona Rosa ('Pink Zone') is an area in Mexico City which is known for its shopping, nightlife, LGBT in Mexico, LGBT community, and its recently established Koreans in Mexico, Korean community. The larger Colonia (Mexico), official neighborhood it is part of is Colonia Juárez, Mexico City, Colonia Juárez, located just west of the historic center of Mexico City. The area's history as a community began when it was developed as a residential district for Immigration to Mexico, wealthy foreigners and Mexico City residents looking to move from the city center. The development of the area stalled during and after the Mexican Revolution. From the 1950s to 1980s the neighborhood was revitalized by artists, intellectuals and the city's elite who repopulated the area, gave it a Bohemianism, bohemian reputation and attracted exclusive restaurants and clubs for visiting politicians and other notables. It was during this time that the area received the name of Zona Rosa, from José Luis Cuevas. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avenida De Los Insurgentes
Avenida de los Insurgentes (), sometimes known simply as Insurgentes, is the longest avenue in Mexico City, with a length of on a north-south axis across the city. Insurgentes has its origins in what was during the early 20th century known as the Via del Centenario which ran from city centre to the southern suburbs. Many decades later, after it was paved and widened, its name was changed to Avenida de los Insurgentes, apparently happening during the administration of President Miguel Alemán, when the area attracted wealthy urbanites for sophisticated, modern housing. The avenue was named after the Insurgent Army (''Ejército de los Insurgentes'') that fought for Mexican independence from Spain during the Mexican War of Independence from 1810 to 1821. The avenue's southern terminus is located near Volcán Ajusco in the intersection with the Viaducto Tlalpan avenue, where it becomes Highway 95 in direction to Cuernavaca. The northern terminus is located in the intersection ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colonia Juárez (Mexico City)
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Colonia Juárez may refer to: * Colonia Juárez, Mexico City * Colonia Juárez, Chihuahua Colonia Juárez is a small town in the northern part of the Mexico, Mexican States of Mexico, state of Chihuahua (state), Chihuahua. Colonia Juárez is located in the valley of the Piedras Verdes River on the western edge of the Chihuahuan Deser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Crónica De Hoy
''La Crónica de Hoy'' is a Mexican newspaper published in Mexico City Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and finan .... The newspaper was launched in 1996 by its founder, Pablo Hiriart. ''La Crónica de Hoy'' has been directed by journalist Guillermo Ortega Ruiz since 2007. See also * List of newspapers in Mexico References External links * 1996 establishments in Mexico Newspapers published in Mexico City Newspapers established in 1996 Spanish-language newspapers {{mexico-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proceso (magazine)
''Proceso'' () is a left-wing Mexican news magazine published in Mexico City. It was founded in 1976 by journalist Julio Scherer García, who additionally served as its president until his death in 2015. ''Proceso'' was traditionally renowned for its left-wing journalism. History Political pressure on ''Excélsior'' The magazine debuted on November 6, 1976, during the term of President Luis Echeverría Álvarez, after political pressure caused Scherer to be expelled from his position of editor of ''Excélsior''. Artists and intellectuals donated paintings, ceramics, sculptures and photographs to be auctioned to finance Comunicación e Información, S.A. (CISA), the magazine's publishing company. Foundation Scherer and other ex-columnists and reporters founded ''Proceso'', edited by CISA. The first years of the magazine were difficult and the board had problems issuing paychecks to its staff. A year later, the director of ''Proceso'', Miguel Ángel Granados Chapa, quit to join ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arturo Durazo Moreno
Arturo "El Negro" Durazo Moreno (1924 – 5 August 2000) was the Chief of Police in Mexico City for six years, from 1976 to 1982. He was arrested in 1984 and incarcerated on multiple counts of corruption, extortion, tax evasion, smuggling and possession of illegal weapons and cocaine trade kickbacks. Biography Durazo was born in the northern border state of Sonora and moved to the capital at a young age. He studied business and worked in the central bank for four years starting in 1944. In 1948, he switched careers to that of traffic inspector, moving on to becoming an agent of the Federal Security Directorate (DFS). At the end of the 1960s, he became a member of the infamous 'White Brigade', a right wing paramilitary police force made up to crush the student movements of 1968 and eradicate the threat of communists and communism in general in Mexico. In 1976, Durazo's childhood friend, José López Portillo, was nominated as the presidential candidate for the long-ruling I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inter American Press Association
The Inter American Press Association (IAPA; Spanish: ''Sociedad Interamericana de Prensa'', SIP) is a press advocacy group representing major media organizations in North America, South America and the Caribbean. It is made up of more than 1,300 print publications throughout the Western Hemisphere and is based in Miami, Florida. Every year it issues its IAPA/SIP Excellence in Journalism Awards in the fields of cartoon, online news coverage, news coverage, coverage on mobile phones, features, human rights and community service, photography, infographics, opinion, data journalism, in-depth journalism and press freedom. IAPA has two autonomous affiliates – the IAPA Press Institute, which offers Latin American members advice on technical publishing matters and politics and the IAPA Scholarship Fund, which provides funds for educational activities. IAPA is a member of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange, a global network of more than 70 non-governmental organisations t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
