VIDEO DOCUMENTAL: “Zonas silenciadas” – Periodistas desplazados México (ESP)

Este nuevo video documental investiga la situación de los periodistas que se ven obligados a desplazarse internamente a causa de su labor periodística en México

Published on February 21, 2022

Jesús Medina Aguilar | lanid, IDPs, Violence, Arts, Researcher, Americas (inc Caribbean), Community-based organisations

México. Periodistas Desplazados México. 2022 © Jesús Medina Aguilar

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México es el país más peligroso para ejercer el periodismo, para los comunicadores que laboran difundiendo información o investigando y son amenazados tienen que abandonar sus hogares para salvar su vida y la de sus familiares, son los periodistas desplazados. Este minidocumental muestra la perspectiva de las personas periodistas víctimas de desplazamiento forzado interno a causa de la violencia derivado de la labor como trabajadores de la prensa, también compartimos el análisis de prestigiosas organizaciones en defensa de la libertad de expresión.

Jesús Medina Aguilar es egresado de la Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero en Ciencias de la Comunicación, se ha desempeñado como reportero para radios comunitarias y medios locales, cubre temas de seguridad, justicia, movimientos sociales y denuncia pública, se inició en medios locales del Estado de Morelos en donde era coordinador de la Radio Comunitaria Radio Tlahtoa 102.7FM hasta el 29 de septiembre del 2017, posterior a una amenaza de muerte fue víctima de un atentado por lo que se encuentra en calidad de desplazamiento forzado interno con su familia en espera de volver algún día a su hogar.

En la Ciudad de México se integró a un colectivo de periodistas en la misma situación de desplazamiento forzado interno todos víctimas de la violencia en el país, juntos crearon distintos medios de comunicación, posteriormente se desempeñó como reportero para medios como la revista Zócalo, Radio la 91.1 FM y actualmente Radio Tlatoani en Tlayacapan Morelos adheridos a la RedNodos, en alianza con otros compañeros fundaron la Asociación de Periodistas Desplazados México de la cual es el presidente. En dicha asociación brindan apoyo a otras víctimas de agresiones, realizan defensa de derechos humanos a periodistas y víctimas de desplazamiento forzado interno.

Este documental fue lleavado a cabo por el autor durante su Summer Fellowship on Internal Displacement (Beca de Verano sobre Desplazamiento Interno) en el Internal Displacement at the Internal Displacement Research Programme de la Refugee Law Initiative. La beca fue apoyada por el Arts and Humanities Research Council, en nombre del UKRI Global Challenge Research Fund, como parte del proyecto financiado “Interdisciplinary Network on Internal Displacement, Conflict and Protection” (AH/T005351/1).

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