Carlos Domínguez Rodríguez

Carlos Domínguez Rodríguez (January 13, 2018) was a Mexican journalist and political columnist in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, best known for his column in the Diario de Nuevo Laredo, as well his opinion columns for news websites, before he was murdered.

Personal Carlos Domínguez Rodriguez was a 77-year-old journalist who wrote about politics. He was married and had two children, a son and daughter. His son was married and the couple had a child, a grandchild. He resided in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, for most of his life. His body was buried in Nuxco, Tecpan de Galeana, Guerrero.

Career Domínguez Rodríguez practiced politically committed journalism for nearly 40 years. Although best known for his political column for the Diario de Nuevo Laredo, he also reported for the Noreste Digital and Horizonte de Matamoros, which were popular news websites.

The Tamaulipas State Attorney General Irving Barrios announced March 28, 2018 the arrests of six suspects. Two of the six allegedly blocked Domínguez’s Ford, forced him out of the car and stabbed him and four of the six were allegedly involved in the planning. One of the planners was identified as Rodolfo Jorge Alfredo Cantú García, who was the relative of a former mayor who Domínguez Rodríguez had criticized in his articles. Barrios announced that his killing was related to his columns.

Impact A wave of violence towards journalists hit Mexico in 2017, and 10 journalists, including Rodriguez, were murdered within a year. Multiple investigations have been launched to find the source of all of this violence.

Domínguez Rodríguez death was among the first murder of a media worker in Mexico in 2018, as a former editor Jose Gerardo Martinez was killed in Mexico City a week earlier.

Reactions Audrey Azoulay, director-general of UNESCO, said, "I condemn the assassination of Carlos Domínguez Rodríguez in Mexico and urge the authorities to ensure an effective investigation,” “Bringing journalists’ killers to justice is crucial to end violence against those who defend the public’s right to know."

Tamaulipas Governor Francisco Javier García Cabeza de Vaca said, "My condolences to the family of the journalist Carlos Domingues Rodriguez. My commitment to them and the journalistic community of Tamaulipas is that this murder will not go unpunished."

Emmanuel Colombié, the head of Reporters Without Borders Latin America bureau, said, "It is alarming to see that, for Mexico’s journalists, 2018 is beginning as badly as 2017 ended.