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In violent Mexico, students don't want to be journalists
BY SOFIA MISELEM (AFP) 20 MINS AGO
When Mexican student Carlos David Chavez told his father he wanted to be a journalist, the reaction was dramatic: "They're going to murder you!" he said.
It is an understandable response.
Mexico is one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists, with more than 100 murdered since 2006.
The most recent killing was Tuesday, when a small-town investigative reporter named Candido Rios was gunned down with two other victims in the violent state of Veracruz.
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