Adela Navarro Bello
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Adela Navarro Bello is a Mexican journalist. She is the general director of the weekly magazine Zeta
, which is published in the northern city of Tijuana
. Zeta, which was founded in 1980, is one of the few publications that frequently reports on organized crime, drug trafficking, and corruption in Mexico's border cities. Multiple editors and reporters working for Zeta have been murdered, including Héctor Félix Miranda, co-founder of Zeta, and co-editor Francisco Ortiz Franco
.
In 2007, she won an International Press Freedom Award
from the Committee to Protect Journalists
. The award is given for journalists who show courage in defending press freedom in the face of attacks, threats or imprisonment.
Zeta (magazine)
Zeta is a Mexican magazine published every Friday in Tijuana by Choix Editores. This publication regularly runs exposés on the local and federal governments as well as on organized crime. As a result, its co-founder and co-director J. Jesús Blancornelas suffered several murder attempts, including...
, which is published in the northern city of Tijuana
Tijuana
Tijuana is the largest city on the Baja California Peninsula and center of the Tijuana metropolitan area, part of the international San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. An industrial and financial center of Mexico, Tijuana exerts a strong influence on economics, education, culture, art, and politics...
. Zeta, which was founded in 1980, is one of the few publications that frequently reports on organized crime, drug trafficking, and corruption in Mexico's border cities. Multiple editors and reporters working for Zeta have been murdered, including Héctor Félix Miranda, co-founder of Zeta, and co-editor Francisco Ortiz Franco
Francisco Ortiz Franco
Francisco Javier Ortiz Franco was a Mexican journalist.He was shot five times at the wheel of his car by masked gunmen in a drive-by shooting...
.
In 2007, she won an International Press Freedom Award
CPJ International Press Freedom Awards
The CPJ International Press Freedom Awards honour journalists around the world who show courage in defending press freedom in the face of attacks, threats or imprisonment. Created in 1991, the awards are administered by the Committee to Protect Journalists....
from the Committee to Protect Journalists
Committee to Protect Journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists is an independent nonprofit organisation based in New York City that promotes press freedom and defends the rights of journalists.-History:A group of U.S...
. The award is given for journalists who show courage in defending press freedom in the face of attacks, threats or imprisonment.