Mexico - February 2024

Concerns over the safety of journalists and press freedom in Mexico increased following reports of data leaks and the disclosure of a journalist's personal phone number during a presidential daily press briefing. 

Experts and organizations, such as the Committee to Protect Journalists, called on the government to ensure compliance with privacy laws while handling personal information, after a government database of over 300 journalists who had applied for press credentials was leaked, including their personal identification numbers and addresses. 

Journalists doubled down on this demand after the executive’s accusations of media bias and unprofessional behaviour for publishing allegations regarding irregular campaign financing against people close to him without evidence, in exchanges that were criticized by media professionals as antagonizing and harmful in a country where journalists are victims of reprisals and violent attacks. 

Sources: The New York Times, Animal Politico, CNN, Reuters, Axios, Associated Press, CPJ