Shannon Young

Mexicans Near Border Relying on Texas Media for News on Drug Violence

Shannon Young reports on how residents of the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas rely on Texas news outlets for information on the drug violence sweeping their communities.

Mexicans Near Border Relying on Texas Media for News on Drug Violence
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Activists Seek War Crimes Charges Against Mexican President

Activists Seek War Crimes Charges Against Mexican President

Social media has role in drug cartel violence in Mexico

Social media has role in drug cartel violence in Mexico

Cartel Violence and Social Media in Mexico

Cartel Violence and Social Media in Mexico

Mexico's political cartoonists fight drug war

Mexico's political cartoonists fight drug war

Cartoons Against Bloodshed in Mexico

In recent months Mexicans have demanded that President Felipe Calderon change his strategy in the drug war and cartoonists have led the charge.

Cartoons Against Bloodshed in Mexico
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Mexicans fed up of violence

Shannon Young reports that many ordinary Mexicans are so fed up with the level of violence in their country that they are increasingly speaking out. The protests are aimed not just at Mexico's drug cartels, but also at the government.

Mexicans fed up of violence
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Mexican farmers battle erosion and drought

Hillside farmers in Oaxaca, Mexico, are experimenting with low-tech, traditional methods to stem erosion and retain water. The efforts are a response to increasing floods and landslides in the region. Shannon Young reports.

Mexican farmers battle erosion and drought
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Geo answer

Today is Day of the Dead, and it's a big holiday in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, the answer to today's Geo Quiz. Shannon Young sent us this audio postcard from Oaxaca City.

Geo answer