Nolberto Herrera

Nolberto Herrera Rodríguez was a Mexican journalist who worked for Channel 9 Television in the State of Zacatecas. He was murdered on 29 July 2014. He was the fourth journalist to be murdered in Mexico in 2014 “in a possible or proven connection with their work.”

Early life and education Herrera studied communications at the Autonomous University of Durango.

Career He worked as a cameraman at TV Azteca at the beginning of his career.

In 2011 he began working at Zacatecas Channel 9, where he was employed as a cameraman, floor manager, editor, and general and culture reporter.

Murder Herrera's body was found on 29 July at his home in Guadalupe in the state of Zacatecas. He had apparently stopped at a convenience store on his way home, and had been accompanied at the store by a male friend, who was shown in a convenience-store video. This person was originally the main suspect in the murder, but DNA and forensic tests ruled him out.

Herrera was 38 years old at the time of his death.

On August 1, 2014, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova condemned the killing of Herrera. “The heinous crime that took the life of Nolberto Herrera Rodríguez deprives the citizens of Zacatecas of a professional voice whose duty was to keep them informed,” said Bokova. "I call on the Mexican authorities to fully investigate this murder and bring those responsible to justice.” The group Article 19 called on Nahle García “to investigate the murder of Herrera, looking into all possible motives, especially those that would connect the murder with Herrera's work as a journalist.”

In early August, Senator Marco Antonio Blázquez Salinas, chairman of the Special Committee to Follow Up Attacks against Journalists and Media, called for a serious investigation into Herrera's killing and expressed regret at the apparent lack of sensitivity to political attacks against journalists. Reporters without Borders urged that Herrera's professional activity not be discounted as a motive.