https://www.reforma.com
Reforma is a Mexican newspaper based out of Mexico City. In fact its name “Reforma” is a popular street in the downtown area. This paper is an offshoot of El Norte which is focused on Mexico’s manufacturing capitol, Monterey. Reforma is read by over 250,000 readers within Mexico City and closer to half a million across the country. One reason i selected this paper is that it has all the assets of a full fledge news company. This means they have the ability to get in front of high level personal, because the paper is known and well respected. They also have personal across Mexico. This gives them the capability to have an ear and journalists anywhere in the country of Mexico. Lastly it is a right wing newspaper that is very anti-corruption. This news source is updated multiple times a day through there online edition.
https://mexiconewsdaily.com
Mexico News Daily is an internet based newspaper that’s claim to fame is its translation from spanish to english. Started in June of 2014, Mexico News daily is one of the newer news services in the country. The main objective is to share the true issues that plague mexico with Western and more specifically US readers. This includes natural disaster response, corruption, and cartel violence. Unlike other news sources this company is secord source reporting. This means that they take from other news sources and correctly translates it to english. While doing this they also make sure that what they are translating is actually the truth. The downside is that it takes time to do so. However, what you give up in time now reporting you make up for in accuracy and reliability. This website is updated daily.
https://elblogdelnarco.com
El Blog del Narco is one of the more interesting sources I will be using. This blog was developed by a person who wanted to report on cartel activity across Mexico. By doing so this blog was created, this is not done by one person but rather a collective group. This group of people are students, activists, journalists and others trying to let people know the darkest of cartel life. Stories appear multiple times a day from all over the country of Mexico.
Facebook/Nigrum Scientia
On facebook I am part of a secret group that is titled Nigrum Scientia. This is a group of security specialists that operate is Mexico. A majority of them were born or lived there for a portion of their life. The group has two objectives intelligence gathering and training. First the intelligence gathering is where people of the group post info, photos, or videos of cartel activity. They may even write an analysis of what is taking place in the region. The training portion is made up of tactics to survive in Mexico. This includes anti-kidnapping equipment, medical gear, or improvised weapons.
https://www.rand.org/search.html?query=mexico
The Rand corp is a well respected research institute. They focus on international dilemmas and produce objective research results on topics such as poverty, security, or economic issues. Using statistical data they attempt to paint a picture of a situation or region that better helps the end user understand. The Rand Corp has great works published on Mexico and the crisis the country is facing. Studies and papers are produced monthly or even annually.