A free press is a foundation of a democratic country
- Published: 3 May 2012 at 00.00
- Newspaper section: News
Death threats and intimidation have failed to stop Mexico's Anabel Hernandez exposing the links between drug cartels and organised crime, business, police and government.
Mexico is now one of the most dangerous and violent parts of the world for journalists to work in, and her brave investigative reporting on corruption and abuse of power in her country won Ms Hernandez the 2012 Golden Pen of Freedom, a global prize for defending the right to freedom of expression presented by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers.
Today we salute journalists, editors, cartoonists, photographers and the increasing number of citizen journalists who make a noise despite great risk to their personal safety: those who won't yield to intimidation.
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