These lines are to express recognition to all media personnel who in this last week has put his body on the line in order to fulfill the responsibility of offering society verified information, from the scene of the events, about what the culichi humor already calls “the war pandemic” or “the culiacanazo fest”.
If you are out of CuliacanI will briefly update you: armed civilian groups (to go with the terms used) members of antagonistic groups have been fighting for a week without regard to time or place. This has affected daily activities in all areas.
During that week, images come and go, audios come and go. There are voices that ask not to pay attention, they accuse that they do not correspond to events that occurred here, or that if they did happen here, they are not recent, that they are from another place. “culiacanazo”this last argument a gem of unintentional black humor.
And in the middle of those high-impact violent events, A group of men and women is here to inform you as soon as possible. They are men and women who also have family, friends, loved ones, like you and me. If you are tired of “those ugly things that are seen” imagine how they feel when they see it as it is, without the little frame blurring out violent and overly explicit scenes.
They are responsible for presenting detailed information so that you can take the measures that you consider best, based on the real facts because there is no way to say it. “that’s old”“that is not from here”, when the reporter is narrating and behind his or her back the events are seen as they are.
They can also feel fear.like you and me, of being hit by a tire-puncture squad, a checkpoint of “soldiers in tennis shoes,” of having their vehicles taken from them, and, like anyone else, they may be afraid that their physical integrity be affected in the performance of their informative work. Therefore, when you see the publications and the stories of the reporters, before criticizing “They are too far away, it is not clear”, “cover them well”, “come closer, so that it is clear”, consider for a moment that they are as vulnerable as any other person, that they also have someone waiting for them at home and that there are not always safe conditions to attend to those of us who, from the other side of the screen, demand more, sometimes just to satisfy our curiosity.
We would like to express our appreciation for the work they do here. Take care of yourselves. And to you, who are doing me the favor of reading these lines, every time you receive an image, always ask yourself: who took the photo?
Before we go, a word of warning: buy local. Many people with small businesses are having a hard time because they have not been able to make sales. United we are stronger.
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