Mexico's Largest Media Corporation Behind Plan to Censor Drug War Coverage

The “Mexico Initiative” PR Campaign Returns To Distort and Sanitize News Reports

By Erin Rosa
Special to The Narco News Bulletin

March 28, 2011

The Inevitable Spectacle of the Aristide Myth

Historical Amnesia in the International Media about Haiti

By Nick Stratton
Special to The Narco News Bulletin

March 28, 2011

Tahrir and Beyond: Ten Days That Shook My World

From the Heart of Egypt's Resistance to a Madrid Gathering of Authentic Journalists, Something New Is Being Born

By Al Giordano
The Field

March 25, 2011

Communities in Jalisco Organize for the Final Battle Against the El Zapotillo Dam

In Addition to a Legal Strategy, Residents are Betting on Community Organizing

By Fernando León
Special to The Narco News Bulletin

en español... Comunidades en Jalisco se organizan para la batalla final en contra de la presa El Zapotillo

March 23, 2011

Evidence of “Extrajudicial” Death Squads Emerging in Mexico

Leaked State Department Cable Claims Juárez Business Leaders Hired Former Zetas for “Protection”

By Bill Conroy
Via the Narcosphere

March 20, 2011

Meet the 41 Narco News Authentic Journalism Scholars, Class of 2011

These Talents of Social Conscience Will Come Together for Ten Days of Intensive Training in Mexico in May

By Al Giordano
President, School of Authentic Journalism

en español... Conozcan a los 41 estudiantes de la Escuela de Periodismo Auténtico de Narco News, generación 2011

March 14, 2011

ATF’s PR Gun Busts Perpetuate Drug-War Fairy Tale

Federal Agency’s “Good Story” Spin Conceals Ugly Underbelly of the Drug War

By Bill Conroy
Via the Narcosphere

March 14, 2011

Neighbors Score Victory in Mexico City Sports Stadium Fight

Local Government Says Residents Have Won Campaign To Save Two Public Parks

By Erin Rosa
Via the Narcosphere

March 10, 2011

Bolivian President Uses Former DEA Agent’s Book to Send Message to the World

Evo Morales Challenging Media to Read Between the Lines of “The Big White Lie”

By Bill Conroy
Via the Narcosphere

March 6, 2011

Reyes Family: “Militarization of Drug War in Mexico to Blame for Extortions, Kidnappings and Murders”

The Assassination of Juárez Human Rights Defender Josefina Reyes Salazar Has Been Followed by Continuing Attacks on Her Family

By Fernando León and Erin Rosa
Special to The Narco News Bulletin

en español... Familia Reyes: “La militarizacioń es gran parte la culpable de tanta extorsión, secuestros y asesinatos”

March 2, 2011

Mexican Government Completes PR Investigation of US Agent’s Murder

Suspects Now in Custody Smell Like Scapegoats, Law Enforcement Sources Contend

By Bill Conroy
Via the Narcosphere

en español... El Gobierno de México concluye la investigación sobre el asesinato del agente de los EEUU

February 27, 2011

Why Is TeleSur a Flop? Look No Farther than Its Libya Coverage

The People of Egypt Have Sent the Nation-States and Their Leaders Scrambling to Understand How the Old Geopolitical Map is Useless to Them Now

By Al Giordano
The Field

en español... ¿Por qué TeleSur es un fracaso? No busque más allá de su cobertura en Libia

February 23, 2011

Open Letter to Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard

A Letter From International Organizations About Mexico City's Superhighway Project

By Environmental and Civil Rights Organizations from the United States and Canada
With Twenty-Seven Organizations

en español... Carta abierta a Marcelo Ebrard, Jefe de Gobierno del Distrito Federal

February 21, 2011

Neighbors Affected By Different Mexico City Construction Projects Meet

They Are Coordinating the Creation of a Large Opposition Front Organized as Part of the First Assembly in Defense of the Land

By Fernando León
Special to The Narco News Bulletin

en español... Vecinos afectados por distintos proyectos en la Ciudad de México se reúnen

February 21, 2011

ICE Agent’s Murder In Mexico Could Become a Cold Case

Investigation Already Marked by Drug War Duplicity

By Bill Conroy
Via the Narcosphere

en español... Asesinato de agente de ICE en México puede convertirse en un caso sin resolver

February 19, 2011

Keep Clif Alive

In Memory of Clif Garboden (1948-2011), the Conscience of American Journalism

By Al Giordano
The Boston Phoenix

February 19, 2011

ICE Agents Shot in Mexico Were Targeted, Ambushed, Law Enforcement Source Claims

US Agents Were Participating in Training With Mexican Law Enforcers

By Bill Conroy
Via the Narcosphere

en español... Agentes de EEUU atacados en México eran el objetivo y fueron emboscados, afirman fuentes

February 15, 2011

US Teaching “Counterinsurgency” Courses To Mexican Military in Drug War

State Department Report Details Special Forces “Mobile Training Teams” South of the Border

By Erin Rosa
Via the Narcosphere

en español... Los EEUU dan cursos de “contrainsurgencia” a militares mexicanos en la guerra contra las drogas

February 13, 2011

Pentagon Fingered as a Source of Narco-Firepower in Mexico

The Big Clubs in Mexico’s Drug War Aren’t Slipping Through the Gun-Show Loophole

By Bill Conroy
Via the Narcosphere

en español... El Pentágono señalado como fuente de la potencia bélica del narco en México

February 12, 2011

Tahrir Round: This Is What History Looks Like

What We Can Learn from the Strategy and Tactics of the Egyptian Civil Resistance

By Al Giordano
The Field

en español... El Círculo de Tahrir: Así es como se ve la historia

February 10, 2011

Interview with Pepe Luis Acacho from the García Moreno Prison in Quito, Ecuador

Pepe Luis Acacho Speaks with the CONAIE Communications Team at the García Moreno Prison in Quito

By The CONAIE Communications Team
Federation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE)

en español... Entrevista con Pepe Luis Acacho desde el Penal García Moreno de Quito, Ecuador

February 7, 2011

Why I've Removed My Journalism from the Huffington Post

The $315 Million Dollar Merger with AOL Will Have to Proceed Without Us

By Al Giordano
The Field

February 7, 2011

After Criticizing Bankers, Mexican Cartoonist's Account Canceled

Famous Caricaturist “El Fisgón” Says Banamex Closed Account With No Warning

By Erin Rosa
Via the Narcosphere

February 2, 2011

One Authentic Journalist’s Brave Struggle with... Herself

“I kinda sorta want you to donate to the School of Authentic Journalism”

By Katie Halper
Class of 2010, School of Authentic Journalism

en español... La valiente lucha de una periodista auténtica... con ella misma

January 31, 2011

Jailed Iran/Contra Whistleblower Claims US Prosecutor “Lied to Judge”

Cele Castillo Contends Proof of Deception is Now in the Court Record

By Bill Conroy
Via the Narcosphere

January 30, 2011

An Interview with Noha Atef – Egyptian Journalist, Blogger and Dissident – on the Historic Events Underway in Her Country

“Mubarak’s Regime Is Dead… That Is What the People Want, and I Think That It Will Happen”

By Al Giordano
Special to The Narco News Bulletin

en español... Una entrevista con Noha Atef—periodista, blogger y disidente egipcia—sobre los acontecimientos actuales en su país

January 29, 2011

Julian Assange, Interviewed by the Brazilian People

“We have decided to expand our presence in Brazil,” the WikiLeaks Founder Announces

By Natalia Viana
Carta Capital

en español... Julian Assange entrevistado por el pueblo brasileño

January 27, 2011

Citizen Journalism and Civil Resistance: Announcing Workshop in Madrid, Spain, March 20-23

Deadline for Applications is Monday, January 31

By Al Giordano
The Field

January 27, 2011

State Department Looking for U.S.-Trained Zetas in All the Wrong Places

Leaked Cable Exposes Diplomatic Sleight of Hand

By Bill Conroy
Via the Narcosphere

January 24, 2011

Organized Neighborhoods Oppose Transportation Projects in Mexico City

Mayor Marcelo Ebrard's Response to Nonviolent Resistance: Riot Police

By Fernando León and Erin Rosa

en español... Barrios organizados se oponen a proyectos de transporte en la Ciudad de México

January 21, 2011

NYC's Expert Witness Radio Opens New Year on Narco News Note

Authentic Journalism Hits the Radio Airwaves in Big Apple

By Bill Conroy
Via the Narcosphere

January 19, 2011

Ten Days Left to Apply for a 2011 Authentic Journalism Scholarship

The January 23 Deadline Approaches to Complete the Application for the Session on Movement Strategies for Journalists

By Al Giordano
The Field

en español... Quedan 10 días para solicitar una beca para la Escuela de Periodismo Auténtico 2011

January 13, 2011

Why I’m Grateful for Narco News

After Ten Years, this Newspaper Has Demonstrated that Yesterday’s Heretic Is Today’s Visionary

By Greg Berger
Class of 2004, School of Authentic Journalism

en español... Porqué estoy agradecido por Narco News

January 13, 2011

Lanny Davis Fails To Secure Funds For Coup Regime In Honduras

Aid Program Through US Government's Millennium Challenge Corporation Won't Be Renewed

By Erin Rosa
Via the Narcosphere

en español... Lanny Davis fracasa en asegurar fondos para el régimen golpista en Honduras

January 11, 2011

Tucson: An Eye for an Eye Blinds All

“Progressive” Voices of Blame and Scapegoating Today Remind of Bush Administration Response to September 11

By Al Giordano
The Field

January 10, 2011

Pro-Coup Lobbyist Lanny Davis' Game Plan For Honduras

Memo Reveals “Rapid Response” Campaign Model To Back Lobo Government in Washington DC

By Erin Rosa
Via the Narcosphere

en español... El plan de juego para Honduras del cabildero golpista Lanny Davis

January 3, 2011

New Heads of DEA, DOJ's OPR Have Skeletons in House of Death Closet

Leonhart, Ashton Now in Key Posts; Cover-Up Continues

By Bill Conroy
Via the Narcosphere

January 1, 2011

Don Andrés (1910-2011)

In the First Hours of the New Year, the Elder of Mexico's Indigenous National Congress and a School of Authentic Journalism Professor Passed Away

By Al Giordano
The Field

en español... Don Andrés (1910-2011)

January 1, 2011

Open Letter to Evo Morales and Álvaro García Against the Gasolinazo and for the Self Governance of Our People

The People Come First, not Numbers nor Statistics

By Oscar Olivera Foronda, Marcelo Rojas, Abraham Grandydier, Aniceto Hinojosa Vásquez and Carlos Oropeza
Bolivia

en español... Carta pública a Evo Morales y Álvaro García, contra el Gasolinazo y por el autogobierno de nuestro pueblo

December 30, 2010

Here's a Four-Letter Word to Describe Al Giordano: Dean

Narco News' School of Authentic Journalism Survives and Thrives Only With Your Support

By Richard Bell
Professor, School of Authentic Journalism

en español... He aquí una palabra de seis letras para describir a Al Giordano: decano

December 28, 2010

Residents Affected By Guerrero Dam Reorganize

Communities Are on Alert Following The Approval of the Project's Construction Budget

By Fernando León
Special to The Narco News Bulletin

en español... Habitantes afectados por presa en Guerrero se reorganizan

December 26, 2010

How the US Sees the Landless Movement in Brazil

New Cables Published by WikiLeaks Reveal that the US Embassy Is Deeply Concerned about the Landless People’s Movement (MST)

By Natalia Viana
WikiLeaks

December 24, 2010

$100 Million Drug-War Garrison Approved for U.S. - Mexican Border

Complex Will Prepare Soldiers, Law Enforcers to Cope with Mexican Civil War, Founder Says

By Bill Conroy
Via the Narcosphere

December 22, 2010

Congressional Travel to Honduras Used to Support US Lawmaker's Business Interests

GOP Congressman Traveled With Campaign Contributors and Promoted Their Business Interests to Coup Regime

By Erin Rosa
Via the Narcosphere

en español... Viaje de congresista a Honduras utilizado para apoyar intereses empresariales de legisladores estadunidenses

December 20, 2010

Seasons Greetings & the Gifts that Keep on Giving

A Donation to The Fund for Authentic Journalism? Priceless.

By Al Giordano
Publisher, Narco News

en español... Felices Fiestas y los regalos que siguen dando

December 20, 2010

Chiapas Government Apologizes, Will Set Journalist Gianni Proiettis Free

Prosecutor Claims It Was a Case of Mistaken Identity

By Al Giordano
Publisher, Narco News

en español... Gobierno de Chiapas se disculpa, liberará a Gianni Proiettis

December 16, 2010

Chiapas Police Arrest Italian Professor & Journalist Gianni Proiettis

Il Manifiesto Correspondent’s Family Told Arrest Is for His Coverage of Cancun Climate Talks

By Al Giordano
Publisher, Narco News

en español... Policía de Chiapas arresta al profesor y periodista italiano Gianni Proiettis

December 16, 2010

The Narco Soap Opera: Televisa vs. Proceso

Both Mexican Media Outlets are Accusing Each Other of Being a Part of the Same War that They Have Exploited

By Fernando León
Special to The Narco News Bulletin

en español... La narco-novela Televisa vs. Proceso

December 16, 2010

Authentic Journalism Needs You

Give Today to Support Yet Another Generation of Authentic Journalists from Around the World

By Milena Velis
Class of 2010, School of Authentic Journalism

en español... El Periodismo Auténtico le necesita

December 15, 2010

Announcing 40 Scholarships in Authentic Journalism in Mexico, May 2011

Ten Days of Intensive Training in Central Mexico: Video Production, Investigative & Online Reporting, and Movement Strategies for Journalists

By Al Giordano
President, School of Authentic Journalism

en español... Anunciando 40 becas en Periodismo Auténtico en México para mayo de 2011

December 12, 2010

Calm, Cunning and Courageous: Noha Atef speaks out for victims of torture

One School of Authentic Journalism Graduate, from Canada, Visits Another, in Egypt, and Describes Her Work

By Jillian Kestler-D'Amours
Loudmouth Magazine

December 10, 2010

State Department Cable Release Sheds Light on Bogotá Connection Corruption

Missive Made Public by WikiLeaks Invokes Name of CIA Asset Baruch Vega

By Bill Conroy
Via The Narcosphere

December 10, 2010

The Hundred Years Struggle of don Andrés

School of Authentic Journalism Professor and Co-Founder of Mexico’s Indigenous National Congress Reflects on His First Century

By Fernando León and Erin Rosa
Special to The Narco News Bulletin

en español... Los cien años de lucha de don Andrés

December 9, 2010

Leaked Embassy Cables Lend Credence to Prior Allegations of State Department Spying

Documents Released by WikiLeaks Could Serve as Evidence In Ongoing Congressional Investigation Focused on State Department, CIA

By Bill Conroy
Via the Narcosphere

December 7, 2010

An Exclusive Interview with Julian Assange on the Eve of His Arrest

WikiLeaks Founder Denies Accusations, Says It’s Fascinating to See the Tentacles of the Corrupt American Elite

By Natalia Viana
Opera Mundi, translated by Narco News

en español... Entrevista exclusiva con Julian Assange en la víspera de su arresto
em português... Entrevista exclusiva com Julian Assange na véspera de sua prisão

December 7, 2010

Honduras Government Hires Pro-Coup Lobbyist Lanny Davis

After Defending Media Censorship and Abuses During Crisis, Ex-Clinton Official Now Working For Lobo Government

By Erin Rosa
Via the Narcosphere

en español... Gobierno hondureño contrata al cabildero golpista Lanny Davis

December 4, 2010

Mexican Government Eyes Invoking Martial Law-Like “Article 29” in Ongoing Drug War

Leaked State Department Cable Also Reveals Armed Forces Battling “Cartels” on Thin Legal Ground

By Bill Conroy
Via the Narcosphere

December 3, 2010

Leaked Cable: Mexican Government Fears Losing Drug War, Public Support

Mexican Officials Were Desperate to Produce a “Tangible Success” in Narcotics Fight and Save President Felipe Calderón's Political Legacy

By Erin Rosa
Via the Narcosphere

December 2, 2010

Banamex v. Narco News Precedent Protects WikiLeaks, Too

Life Finds a Way, and Information Is Life

By Al Giordano
The Field

en español... El precedente de Banamex contra Narco News protege también a WikiLeaks

December 1, 2010

Canadian Mining Corporation Receives Permits in Mexican Indigenous Territory

Local Communities Reject Operations On Their Ancestral Land

By Fernando León
Special to The Narco News Bulletin

en español... Corporación minera canadiense recibe concesiones en territorio indígena en México

November 29, 2010

State Department “Secret Cable” Lays Out U.S. Intelligence-Gathering Agenda in Paraguay

Document Calls for Obtaining “Fingerprints, Facial Images, Iris Scans and DNA” on Nation’s Political Leaders

By Bill Conroy
Via the Narcosphere

November 28, 2010

Memo Reveals US State Department Knew Honduras Coup Was Illegal, Did Not Follow Own Advice

Leaked Cable, Early During Coup, Defined Removal of President Manuel Zelaya as Illegitimate

By Erin Rosa
Via the Narcosphere

en español... Cable revela que el Departamento de Estado sabía que el golpe de Estado en Honduras era ilegal

November 28, 2010

House of Death Informant, Now in Hiding, is Heading to Court

Former Mexican Cop's Lawyer Says Litigation Should be Filed by Year’s End

By Bill Conroy
Via the Narcosphere

November 27, 2010

Business Group Looking to Invest in Honduras After Coup

The Chamber of the Americas Hosts “Honduras is Open for Business” Event With President Lobo in the United States

By Erin Rosa
Special to The Narco News Bulletin

en español... Grupo empresarial busca invertir en Honduras luego del golpe de Estado

November 24, 2010

Coach's Log: On Directing the School of Authentic Journalism

Think It's Easy to Choose 40 Professors from 150 Talents? Think Again...

By Al Giordano
The Field

en español... Bitácora del entrenador: Dirigiendo la Escuela de Periodismo Auténtico

November 23, 2010

City of Cap Haitien Mobilizes to Remove UN Troops

People are fed up with UN peacekeepers and the cholera outbreak is the straw that broke the camel's back

By Ansel Herz
Mediahacker

November 20, 2010

Lawsuit Over Flawed CIA Drone Code Is Deep Sixed by Settlement

Terms of Agreement “To Remain Confidential”

By Bill Conroy
Via the Narcosphere

November 19, 2010

Authentic journalism: weapon of the people

The path out of the crises wrought by commercial journalism opens when citizens steal back the mission that big media claimed but failed to do: Honest, coherent storytelling

By Al Giordano
Open Democracy

en español... Periodismo Auténtico: El arma de los pueblos

November 19, 2010

We Have More to Do Together

Contribute to Keep Us Reporting and Your Donation Will Be Matched Toward the May 2011 School of Authentic Journalism

By Al Giordano
The Field

en español... Aún tenemos mucho que hacer juntos

November 18, 2010

Atenco is on Alert and Organizing Against Government Appropriation of its Lands

Residents View Water Agency Project as a Trojan Horse to Revive International Airport Project

By Fernando León
Special to The Narco News Bulletin

en español... Atenco en alerta y organizándose en contra de la apropiación gubernamental de sus tierras

November 17, 2010

Two Sides of the Story in Venezuela

“The important people in Venezuela are not Hugo Chavez," Charlie Hardy told the Students. “It’s ordinary people. And if we lose site of that, we lose site of what’s important.”

By Joe Orso
La Crosse Tribune

November 17, 2010

Mexican and International "Other Campaign" Organizations Gather in Atenco

'It's another way of organizing ourselves, of listening to ourselves, of helping ourselves.'

By Erin Rosa
Special to The Narco News Bulletin

en español... Organizaciones mexicanas e internacionales de "La Otra Campaña" se reúnen en Atenco

November 15, 2010

U.S.-Backed Assault on Mexican Narco-Celebrities Lacks Solid Plot

Targeting Heads of Hydra-like "Cartels" Is Futile Strategy

By Bill Conroy
Via the Narcosphere

November 14, 2010

Mobilization in Tepoztlán Expels Local Police Chief

The Case is Part of a Recent Wave of Mobilizations Against Police in Mexico

By Fernando León
Special to The Narco News Bulletin

en español... Movilización en Tepoztlán expulsa al jefe de la policía local

November 11, 2010

The Hemisphere's Social Movements Present in the International Court of Conscience

Neither Governments Nor Corporations Attended Despite Being The Main Defendants

By Fernando León
Special to The Narco News Bulletin

en español... Movimientos sociales hemisféricos presentes en el Tribunal Internacional de Conciencia

November 9, 2010

The Farm Labor Organizing Committee Is Making its Mark in Mexico

After Victorious Worker Campaigns vs. Companies like Campbell's Soup and Heinz, FLOC Sets its Sights on Tobacco Growers and Organizing in Mexico

By Erin Rosa
Special to The Narco News Bulletin

en español... Comité Organizador de Trabajadores Agrícolas de los EEUU deja su marca en México

November 5, 2010

Fumigation of Coca Crops Still a Booming Business In Colombia

Documents Show State Department Seeking Assistance From Corporations In Aviation Program Run By Colombian National Police

By Erin Rosa
Special to The Narco News Bulletin

November 2, 2010

After the Deluge, the Media

As Jon Stewart put it so well on Saturday, the real threat to democracy stands naked before us all: It’s the media

By Al Giordano
The Field

November 2, 2010

Insult to injury: Cholera has Haiti reeling, and Bill Clinton & Anderson Cooper haven't done enough

Clinton's much-lauded connections with international donors appear to have come to naught

By Ansel Herz
New York Daily News

November 1, 2010

President’s Terror Alert Is Necessary Wake-Up Call

Narco News Reported on Cargo-Package Security Threat Last Spring

By Bill Conroy
Via the Narcosphere

October 29, 2010

Walmart Corporation Defeated by Two Movements in Mexico

“The victories are a reminder that citizens united can beat the world's largest retail corporation.”

By Fernando León
Special to The Narco News Bulletin

en español... La corporación Wal Mart derrotada por dos movimientos locales en México

October 29, 2010

US Military Unit Tied To New Anti-narcotics Program In Juárez

Northern Command, With Help From State Department's Plan Mexico, Directs Attention Towards Mexico's Most Violent City

By Erin Rosa
Via the Narcosphere

October 27, 2010

Port-au-Prince Fears the Worst As Cholera Spreads in Haiti

“The UN is so top-heavy with bureaucracy that they can’t effectively react to these small outbreaks which quickly snowball and spread across an area.”

By Ansel Herz
Mediahacker

October 25, 2010

Sprawling Drug-War Training Complex Planned for U.S-Mexico Border

Massive Facility Would Serve Law Enforcers, Military and Their Drones

By Bill Conroy
Via the Narcosphere

October 23, 2010

The Military Command Behind Mexico's Violent Drug War

The US Northern Command's Work With Mexican Armed Forces Has 'Increased Dramatically' and May Be Expanded

By Erin Rosa
Special to The Narco News Bulletin

en español... Comando militar estadunidense detrás de la violenta guerra contra las drogas en México

October 22, 2010

I Have Seen the Future of US Politics & Its Name is Prop 19

Beyond Legalizing and Taxing Marijuana, the California Referendum Is a Game-Changer for 2012 and All Elections to Come

By Al Giordano
The Field

en español... He visto el futuro de la política de los Estados Unidos y su nombre es la Propuesta 19

October 21, 2010

US Government Attorney Writes Narco News Over CIA Drone-Code Story

Missive Inspires Yet More Intrigue

By Bill Conroy
Via the Narcosphere

en español... Abogado gubernamental estadunidense escribe a Narco News sobre los aviones no tripulados de la CIA

October 20, 2010

Indigenous Group Condemns Release of Prisoners Involved In Acteal Massacre

Mexican Federal Judge Frees 15 People Accused Of Participating In Infamous Killings That Left 45 People Dead

By Erin Rosa
Via The Narcosphere

October 20, 2010

Mexico City Police Clash With Neighborhood Opposing Superhighway

Riot Squad Attacks Nonviolent Blockade That Sought to Negotiate with City Government; Four Injured

By Fernando León and Erin Rosa
Special to The Narco News Bulletin

en español... Policía de la Ciudad de México choca con vecinos opositores a la Supervía

October 20, 2010

The Drug Czar Office's Misleading Claim on Teenage Marijuana Use

Federal Report Cited By Office Contradicts Claims That Young People Are Using Marijuana At Younger Ages

By Erin Rosa
Via the Narcosphere

October 15, 2010

Chief of Mexican Police Appointed Secretary-General of American Police Community

His appointment comes amid controversy over his alleged links to drug traffickers

By Fernando León
Special to The Narco News Bulletin

en español... Jefe de la Policía Mexicana designado como Secretario Ejecutivo de la Comunidad de Policías de América

October 14, 2010

Support the Present and Future of Investigative Journalism

I’ve Been a Witness to Ten Years of History in Mexico, a Story that Narco News Continues to Tell More Truthfully than the Rest

By Bruce Miller Earle
Class of 2010, School of Authentic Journalism

en español... Apoye al presente y futuro del periodismo de investigación

October 14, 2010

Ecuador's CONAIE and Defamation by “Journalism of the State”

Historic Organizers of Latin American Struggles Refute the Distortions Made by a US Lawyer

By Fernando León and Erin Rosa
Special to The Narco News Bulletin

en español... La CONAIE de Ecuador frente a la difamación del “periodismo” de Estado
em português... A CONAIE do Equador contra a difamação do "jornalismo" de Estado.
in italiano... La CONAIE dell’Ecuador di fronte alla diffamazione del “giornalismo” di Stato

October 12, 2010

Call for a National Meeting of Organizations and Struggles of The Other Campaign

An Invitation to Atenco on November 13 and 14

By FPDT and The Movement for Justice in El Barrio
Atenco, México and New York, NY

en español... Convocatoria al Encuentro Nacional de Organizaciones y Luchas de La Otra Campaña

October 11, 2010

CIA Drone-Code Scandal Now Has A Big Blue Hue

U.S. Commercial Media Finally Jumps on the Story After British Publication Cribs Narco News’ Coverage

By Bill Conroy
Via the Narcosphere

October 9, 2010

A Statement by Ecuador's Most Important Social Movements

“We Categorically Refute the Claims that the CONAIE Has Had any Relations at all with USAID or NED, not Today, not Ever”

By Marlon Santi
President, Federation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador

en español... El supuesto golpe de estado, la democracia y las organizaciones indígenas

October 6, 2010

US Lawmakers Used Public Funds To Back Honduras Coup

Republican House members used taxpayer money to boost de facto government as it was criminalizing dissent, shutting down media outlets

By Erin Rosa
Via The Narcosphere

en español... Legisladores estadunidenses usaron fondos públicos para apoyar el golpe en Honduras
in italiano... Parlamentari statunitensi hanno utilizzato fondi pubblici per favorire il golpe in Honduras

October 5, 2010

State Department Backing US Troops In Mexico

Contracts show School of the Americas, Special Ops Group, Working Inside The Country

By Erin Rosa
Via the Narcosphere

en español... El Departamento de Estado apoya a tropas estadunidenses en México

October 5, 2010

The Mexican Fuenteovejuna

Residents of Ascensión, Chihuahua Expel the Local Police

By Fernando León
Special to The Narco News Bulletin

en español... El Fuenteovejuna mexicano

October 2, 2010

Statement by the Office of Ecuador President Rafael Correa

President announces that he will be unwavering with his principles

By Office of the Elected President of Ecuador
Translated by Narco News

en español... De la Presidencia de Ecuador en respuesta al intento de golpe de estado

September 30, 2010

Coup Attempt in Ecuador Is a Result of Secretary Clinton's Cowardice in Honduras

Hemispheric Anti-Democracy Forces Are Not Likely to Succeed in Today's Putsch in South America

By Al Giordano
The Field

en español... El intento de Golpe de Estado en Ecuador resultado de la cobardía de la Secretaria Clinton en Honduras

September 30, 2010

Authentic Journalism: Something to Believe In

There Are Many, Like Me, Who Filled a Reporter’s Notebook with Ideas and Now Work to Make Them Reality

By Hugo Ramírez
Class of 2010, School of Authentic Journalism

en español... Periodismo Autentico, algo en que creer

September 28, 2010

Central American Immigrants: Between Survival and Torture

The Nightmare of Central American Immigrants on Mexican Soil

By Fernando León and Mercedes Osuna
Special to The Narco News Bulletin

en español... Migrantes centroamericanos: entre la supervivencia y la tortura

September 27, 2010

Colombian "Democracy" at Work as Government Removes Elected Senator and Human Rights Defender

Attorney General Cites Dubious Evidence to Fire Senator Piedad Cordoba, Opposition Leader

By Erin Rosa
Via the Narcosphere

September 27, 2010

This Week in Narco News

A Summary of Our Online Networks as of September 27, 2010

By Fernando León
Via the Narcosphere

en español... Esta semana en Narco News

September 27, 2010

El Diario’s Hipocrisy on Press Freedom and the Drug War

The Juárez Daily Persecuted Journalist Isabel Arvide in 2002 for Her Reports on Narco-Media in the Border City

By Carlos Ramírez
Indicador Político

en español... El Diario de Juárez tiene su propia historia en contra de la libertad de prensa

September 27, 2010

Lawsuit Against Liquor Makers Illuminates Drug-War Charade

Colombian Government’s RICO Litigation Alleges Global Booze Companies Are Doing Business with Narco-Traffickers

By Bill Conroy
Via the Narcosphere

September 26, 2010

Venezuela Votes Today

What to Look for in Sunday's Congressional Elections

By Charlie Hardy
Via the Narcosphere

September 26, 2010

Four Mexican Journalists in Exile

Case Studies of the Drug War’s Multiple Harms to Press Freedom

By Molly Molloy
Special to The Narco News Bulletin

en español... Cuatro periodistas mexicanos en el exilio

September 23, 2010

Proudly an Authentic Journalist

Narco News’ School of Authentic Journalism Changed My Life; Please Help It Help Others Like Me

By Karina Montserrat González González
Class of 2010, School of Authentic Journalism

en español... Orgullosamente periodista auténtica

September 23, 2010

Journalists Under Fire in Ciudad Juárez

Charles Bowden: “I have no idea why the US press has ignored this. The sole source for covering this is Bill Conroy of Narco News"

By The Brian Lehrer Show
WNYC, New York

September 22, 2010

Spring Breakers Without Borders

Who Could Possibly Defend the US-Imposed War on Drugs in Mexico with all the Violence It Has Wrought? This New NGO, That's Who!

By Gringoyo Productions & NNTV
Narco News TV

en español... Spring Breakers Sin Miedo

September 22, 2010

Telling the Whole Truth About the "Drug War"

Thoughts on the Open Letter by El Diario of Juárez to Narco-Traffickers

By Al Giordano
Publisher, Narco News

en español... Contando la verdad sobre la “Guerra contra las drogas”

September 22, 2010

El Diario Writes to Narcos: What Do You Want from Us?

Translation of the Open Letter Published by a Mexican Daily Newspaper

By El Diario de Juárez
Editorial

en español... El Diario les escribe a los Narcos: ¿Qué quieren de nosotros?

September 22, 2010

Eye Scanners Being Tested Along US-Mexico Border

The Technology is Reported to Have the Ability to Track Up to 50 People a Minute from Several Feet Away

By Erin Rosa
Via the Narcosphere

September 21, 2010

Support the Newspaper that Encourages and Defends My Freedom to Report

“I don't have to worry about how I'm going to be censored. That nightmare is over.”

By Erin Rosa
Staff Reporter, Narco News

en español... Apoye al periódico que fomenta y defiende mi libertad para reportar

September 21, 2010

Mexico's Monument to the Decapitated?

Watch Video of a Strange and Totally Unreported Event from Wednesday Night's Bicentennial Celebrations

By Mexican National Television
Narco News TV

September 18, 2010

Legal Battle May Force CIA to Return Drone Code to Sender

Tech Firm Wants Faulty Pirated Software Taken Out of Circulation

By Bill Conroy
Via the Narcosphere

en español... Batalla legal podría forzar a la CIA a regresar software de sus aviones no tripulados

September 17, 2010

Enter Narco News TV: Making Cable News Obsolete Since 2010

Advertiser-Free Television, Infused with Authentic Journalism, Now Available Free on Your Internet Screen

By Al Giordano
The Field

September 13, 2010

Mexico's Media Moguls Target Country's Bicentennial

The country's largest media corporation admits to creating the “Mexico Initiative,” a PR extravaganza that critics say is meant to strip the rebel spirit of 1810 and 1910 from this week’s celebrations

By Fernando León and Erin Rosa
Special to The Narco News Bulletin

en español... Bicentenario: Objetivo de los magnates de los medios mexicanos

September 12, 2010

The "New Penitentiary Culture": US Designs for Colombian Jails

How the USAID, Federal Bureau of Prisons and the School of the Americas Have Impacted Colombia's Prison System

By James Jordan
Special to The Narco News Bulletin

en español... La “Nueva Cultura Penitenciaria”: Los diseños estadunidenses para las prisiones colombianas

September 9, 2010

ICE Probe of Retaliation against House of Death Reporter Seriously Flawed

Federal Agency Investigates Itself and, “Surprise,” Finds No Wrongdoing, FOIA Records Show

By Bill Conroy
Via the Narcosphere

en español... Seriamente dañada la investigación de ICE por represalias en contra del reportero de la Casa de la Muerte

September 6, 2010

Coach's Log: The Regular Season of News Begins

Authentic Journalism Is a lot like NFL Football, Our Narco News Publisher Observes

By Al Giordano
The Field

en español... Bitacora del entrenador: Comienza la temporada regular de noticias

September 6, 2010

State Department Withholds Funds For Plan Mexico

Citing Human Rights Concerns, Agency Cuts $26 Million From Drug War Program

By Erin Rosa
Via the Narcosphere

en español... El Departamento de Estado retiene fondos para el Plan México

September 5, 2010

Narco News Seeks Webmaster

“A Better Thing Never Happened to Me” says David B. Briones, Moving On After Four Years at the Tech Helm

By Al Giordano
Publisher, Narco News

en español... Narco News busca webmaster

September 1, 2010

Paging Radical Techies!

Narco News Webmaster Gig Comes with Lots of Work, Terrible Pay and Quite Possibly the Best Experiences of Your Life

By David B. Briones
Cyber Development Director, Narco News

en español... ¡Dirigiéndome a tecnólogos radicales!

September 1, 2010

Journalist At Center Of Bogus Laredo Ranch Story Accused of Plagiarism

Kimberly Dvorak's Lapses in Journalistic Ethics First Surfaced when She Plagiarized Bill Conroy's House of Death Reports from Narco News

By Ryan Grim and Jason Linkins
Eat the Press, The Huffington Post

September 1, 2010

Six American Zeroes: Reason Enough to Support California's Prop 19

The Drug Czars Want to Stop Marijuana Legalization Because Their Own Policies Have, um, Succeeded?

By Al Giordano
The Field

August 30, 2010

Dead End for the Mexico City Superhighway?

One Neighborhood's Resistance Has Stopped the Bulldozers for 35 Days

By Fernando León and Erin Rosa
Special to The Narco News Bulletin

en español... ¿Callejón sin salida para la Supervía de la Ciudad de México?

August 30, 2010

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