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Mexico: Journalist Carmen Aristegui Fired

Categories: Latin America, Mexico, Breaking News, Freedom of Speech, Media & Journalism

Twitter is abuzz with the news that journalist Carmen Aristegui [1]was fired from MVS Noticias [2] [es]. Clases de Periodismo [3] [es] reports netizens speculate she was fired for asking if President Felipe Calderón [4] has a problem with alcohol. Journalist Lydia Cacho reports on Twitter [ [5]es] that Aristegui's staff say she refused to read a letter of apology the government requested she read on the air. #Aristegui [6] is now a top worldwide trending topic.