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“Reportero” premieres tonight on PBS

January 7, 2013 by Veronica Villafañe

"Reportero" follows journalist Sergio Haro and other members of the Zeta weekly newsteam.
“Reportero” follows journalist Sergio Haro and other members of the Zeta weekly newsteam.

Bernardo Ruiz’s documentary on the dangers of reporting on cartel activities in Mexico premieres tonight on PBS.

“Reportero” follows veteran reporter Sergio Haro and his colleagues at Zeta, a Tijuana-based independent news weekly, as they work in one of the deadliest places in the world for members of the media.

Since Zeta was founded in 1980, co-founder Hector Félix Miranda and editor Francisco Ortiz were murdered and co-founder and publisher Jesús Blancornelas suffered a vicious assasination attempt.  He later died in 2006.

Since December 2006, more than 50 journalists have been killed or disappeared in Mexico.

To prevent government censorship, Blancornelas opted for printing the weekly just outside of San Diego since Zeta’s founding, something which continues to this day.

Zeta founder and publisher Jesús Blancornelas survived this 1997 assasination attempt, after he published a photo of drug lord Ramón Arellano Félix. (Photo: Sergio Haro)
Zeta founder and publisher Jesús Blancornelas survived this 1997 assasination attempt, after he published a photo of drug lord Ramón Arellano Félix. (Photo: Sergio Haro)

Bernardo, a dual citizen of the U.S. and Mexico, is the director/producer of the documentary. Claudio Rocha is the cinematographer.  Patricia Benabe is co-producer and Carla Gutiérrez is the editor.

Director Bernardo Ruiz and cinematographer Claudio Rocha during a shoot in Mexicali.
Director Bernardo Ruiz and cinematographer Claudio Rocha during a shoot in Mexicali.

“Reportero” is a co-production of Quiet Pictures, ITVS, and Latino Public Broadcasting with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

You can learn more about the film and the documentary’s producers on their website.

 

 

Filed Under: People, TV & Radio Tagged With: Bernardo Ruiz, Quiet Pictures, Reportero

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Emmy award-winning journalist and former president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ). Currently a reporter for Voice of America, she has worked as an on-air reporter, anchor, writer and producer for Spanish and English-language TV, print and online media, including Univision, Telemundo, Fox 11 News in L.A. and the San Jose Mercury News.

Hispanic media and entertainment contributor to Forbes.

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Veronica Villafañe, Editor & Publisher

Emmy award-winning journalist and former president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ). Currently a reporter for Voice of America, she has worked as an on-air reporter, anchor, writer and producer for Spanish and English-language TV, print and online media, including Univision, Telemundo, Fox 11 News in L.A. and the San Jose Mercury News.

Hispanic media and entertainment contributor to Forbes.

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