Open season on reporters in Mexico

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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) - A crime reporter has been shot to

death in the Mexican border city of Juarez, reigniting attacks on

journalists as drug violence increases.

El Diario's Armando Rodriguez had covered crime for 10 years in

Juarez. He was shot several times early Thursday as he sat in his

car in front of his house. Police say they have no suspects or

motive.

Mexico has become one of the world's most dangerous countries

for journalists. Drug gangs routinely target reporters whose

stories provide details of their activities.

Many reporters refuse to put their byline on stories, and some

newspapers have stopped covering drug violence altogether.

Juarez is across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas