In the Mouth of the Wolf: A Murder, a Cover-Up, and the True Cost of Silencing the Press
Book by Katherine Corcoran
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing (October 18, 2022) Language : English Hardcover : 336 pages ISBN-10 : 1635575036 ISBN-13 : 978-1635575033 Item Weight : 1.37 pounds Dimensions : 6.5 x 1.3 x 9.55 inches Best Sellers Rank: #39,644 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #10 in Journalism Writing Reference (Books) #39 in Organized Crime True Accounts #158 in Murder & Mayhem True Accounts , “Chilling and nuanced … a murder mystery but also, more important, a portrait of a nation where no one knows what to believe, or whom to trust."--Mark Bowden, The New York Times Book Review "Epic ... deeply reported and riveting."--NPR Online Former AP Mexico bureau chief Katherine Corcoran’s pulsating investigation into the murder of a legendary woman journalist on the verge of exposing government corruption in Mexico. Regina Martínez was no stranger to retaliation. A journalist out of Mexico’s Gulf Coast state of Veracruz, Regina's stories for the magazine Proceso laid out the corruption and abuse underlying Mexican politics. She was barred from press conferences, and copies of Proceso often disappeared before they made the newsstands. In 2012, shortly after Proceso published an article on corruption and two Veracruz politicians, and the magazine went missing once again, she was bludgeoned to death in her bathroom. The message was clear: No journalist in Mexico was safe. Katherine Corcoran, then leading the Associated Press coverage of Mexico, admired Regina Martínez’s work. Troubled by the news of her death, Corcoran journeyed to Veracruz to find out what had happened. Regina hadn’t even written the controversial article. But did she have something else that someone didn’t want published? Once there, Katherine bonded with four of Regina’s grief-stricken mentees, each desperate to prove who was to blame for the death of their friend. Together they battled cover-ups, narco-officials, red tape, and threats to sift through the mess of lies―and discover what got Regina killed. A gripping look at reporters who dare to step on the deadly “third rail,” where the state and organized crime have become indistinguishable, In the Mouth of the Wolf confronts how silencing the free press threatens basic protections and rule of law across the globe. Read more
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This book was an eye opening true account of the state of journalism in Mexico, especially Veracruz. It illuminates the fine lines walked and risks taken by journalists to report on politics, politicians, and the narcos. Katherine Corcoran braves those lines and takes those risks herself to research the death of journalist Regina Martinez. She writes details about the world that you won’t find on Wikipedia (I tried.) Her writing style allows the reader to clearly understand and sympathize with the frustrations on the journey of getting to the truth.
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