Mexican cartels shut down press to silence truth.. Mexico is the most dangerous place in the West for reporters ...

SALTILLO, Mexico -- Quitze Fernandez, a columnist for the El Guardian newspaper in this capital of Coahuila state abutting Texas, picked up the phone in his newsroom one day.“Either you come or we are coming for you,” he heard.Within minutes, he was in an SUV surrounded by heavily armed gangsters. One held a knife to his throat. Another jabbed a gun barrel into his ribs. They said they didn’t like a headline in the newspaper.They tossed a copy in his face. He glanced down and saw it wasn’t El Guardian. Thinking quickly, he convinced the gunmen that they had mistaken his newspaper for another. They let him go, deeply shaken but alive.... more SALTILLO, Mexico: In Mexico, fears for democracy as threatened journalists curtail coverage - World Wires - MiamiHerald.com