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June 22, 2007
Miami Herald Mexico Edition Ceases Publication
I learned only recently that the Miami Herald Mexico Edition, which featured a section of local news in English, stopped publication at the end of May. This is really a shame, since it was the only English-language daily you could get in Mexico. There is another English-language periodical that originates from Guadalajara, The Guadalajara Colony Reporter, but it is published only weekly.
Foreign Native points out that one can get "access to newspapers anywhere in any language" over the Internet, but the truth is, it's hard to find good news about Mexico in English online. The online version of the Miami Herald Mexico Edition was the best, most consistent source out there.
I have long held that The San Diego Union-Tribune has the best reporting on Mexico you'll find in a United States newspaper. The problem there is, unlike the Miami Herald Mexico, any stories they carry on Mexico are not located in a separate Mexico section. One has to enter "Mexico" into the site's search box and run that. The Union-Tribune web site does not even have a distinct section for international news.
Yes, there are other sites out there that carry "news" about Mexico, but they all tend to carry only soft news and target tourists or retirees. Such articles can be informative about the history and culture of Mexico, but they do not allow one to keep up with local current events. The Guadalajara Colony Reporter falls into this category, although they are getting a little better. Maybe now that there is no daily English-language newspaper in Mexico, they'll step up to the plate and focus on serious news a bit more.
Posted by crispy at June 22, 2007 03:54 PM
Comments
Best Springfield Shopper headline...EVER:
"Bee Man Arrested In Sting"
[crispy says: "I despise the Springfield Shopper... all the headlines are jokes."]
Posted by: AKIRA at June 27, 2007 05:18 PM
The Low-Rent Correspondent carried a report on 4 June that says the Mexico City News, a periodical published in English for 50 years, may be making a comeback.
The Mexico City News was published in English for some 50 years until it folded in late 2002. (What was the exact date? Please comment if you know.) Now with the Miami Herald Mexico Edition shutting down, the News will reappear in the late summer - if everything goes as planned.
Posted by: Chris Coen at July 4, 2007 01:43 AM