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'''Azucena Uresti''' is a |
'''Azucena Uresti''' is a Mexican news anchor and journalist. She works as a news anchor for [[Milenio Television]] and [[Radio Fórmula]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2021-08-10|title=Mexican news anchor Azucena Uresti threatened in video by alleged gang leader|url=https://cpj.org/2021/08/mexican-news-anchor-azucena-uresti-threatened-in-video-by-alleged-gang-leader/|access-date=2021-08-12|website=Committee to Protect Journalists|language=en-US}}</ref> She is regarded as a prominent television anchor in Mexico.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Suarez|first=Karol|title=Mexico drug cartel threatens prominent news anchor|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/10/americas/mexico-cartel-milenio-azucena-uresti-intl-latam/index.html|access-date=2021-08-12|website=CNN}}</ref> |
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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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Revision as of 22:19, 9 March 2022
Azucena Uresti | |
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| Nationality | Mexican |
| Occupation(s) | journalist and news anchor |
Azucena Uresti is a Mexican news anchor and journalist. She works as a news anchor for Milenio Television and Radio Fórmula.[1] She is regarded as a prominent television anchor in Mexico.[2]
Biography
In August 2021, she received death threats in a video sent by Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, a man who claimed to be the leader of the Mexican drug cartel.[1][2][3] She and other various media news outlets were threatened by him for delivering news coverage about Mexican drug cartels.[4][5]
Despite the threats, she continued her work at Milenio TV and revealed that she would enter into the federal protection program after receiving threats. Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador defended her and condemned the threats levelled against her.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Mexican news anchor Azucena Uresti threatened in video by alleged gang leader". Committee to Protect Journalists. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ a b Suarez, Karol. "Mexico drug cartel threatens prominent news anchor". CNN. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ "Mexican drug cartel threatens to kill TV reporter". BBC News. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ "A man claiming to be a Mexican cartel leader threatened to kill a TV anchor. She returned to her nightly broadcast". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ Johnson, Jamie (10 August 2021). "Mexican drug cartel threatens to kill TV anchor over 'unfair' coverage". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ Lopez, Oscar (10 August 2021). "Mexico's President Defends News Anchor After Cartel Threat". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 12 August 2021.