Microsoft Study Shows Mexicans Turning to Twitter for News on Drug Violence
As mainstream media has been forced, with threats of violence, to stop reporting on drug-related violence in Mexico, many Mexicans have turned to Twitter to keep up to date about drug violence in their cities, according to a study published last month by Microsoft's research team.
As mainstream media has been forced, with threats of violence, to stop reporting on drug-related violence in Mexico, many Mexicans have turned to Twitter to keep up-to-date on drug violence in their cities, according to a study published late last month by Microsoft’s research team.
Mexico is the third most dangerous country for journalists, according to the The Committee to Protect Journalists. Very little information on the drug war in the country surfaces in traditional media reports, the Microsoft researchers noted.
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