Interview with Antonio Mazzitelli

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A representative for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Antonio Mazzitelli, explains how the UNODC has been observing and analyzing the violence and organized crime in México, acknowledging that its is unprecedented how organized crime groups broadcast their violent acts as a way of sending a message. Mazzitelli also comments on the relationship between journalists, federal and local police, government and organized crime. He suggests that one of main obstacles that journalists and the authorities have is a structural issue due to lack of professionalization.

Representante de la oficina anti-drogas de las Naciones Unidas (UNODC) en México, Antonio Mazzitelli, relata como la UNODC observa y analiza la violencia que las organizaciones de crimen han estado llevando a cabo en el pais, reconociendo que es inprecedente como las organizaciones de crimen dan publicidad a sus actos de violencia para mandar un mensaje. Mazzitelly comenta sobre la relación entre periodistas, policía federal y local, el gobierno y el crimen organizado, sugiriendo que uno de los obstáculos para el periodismo y las autoridades es estructural, principalmente a causa de la falta de profesionalización

Creator

Mazzitelli, Antonio Luigi

Source

Celeste Gonzalez de Bustamante and Jeannine E. Relly Oral History Collection (MS 533)

Date

2013-11-20

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Transcribed interview with Anthony Mazzitelli

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mp3

Language

English

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mp3

Coverage

Mexico City, Mexico

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