Elisabeth Malkin

New York Times

Elisabeth Malkin appears in the following:

Tight Presidential Election Throws Honduras Into Political Disarray

Thursday, November 30, 2017

Following a close vote in Honduras's presidential election, a debate is emerging over who should win the race. 

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Unrest Spreads Throughout Mexico

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

A double digit increase in gas prices has led to looting and protests in Mexico, and Donald Trump’s plans to put more economic pressure on Mexico could make the situation worse.

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Bloomberg and the Mexican Soda Tax

Wednesday, November 06, 2013

Mexico has just passed a soda and junk food tax to help fight obesity. Mayor Bloomberg's foundation has given $10 million over three years to finance anti-obesity advertising campaigns and research at Mexico's National Institute of Public Health. Elisabeth Malkin, New York Times correspondent in Mexico City, explains what's been called "the Bloomberg tax" in Mexico and what it says about his goals abroad.

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Four Kidnapped Mexican Journalists Remain Missing

Friday, July 30, 2010

According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, Mexico is one of the world's most dangerous countries for the press. More than 30 journalists have been killed or disappeared in the country since President Felipe Calderón was elected in 2006. 

Four Mexican journalists are still missing after being kidnapped Monday by alleged members of a drug cartel. Three of the missing journalists are television cameramen, while one is a newspaper reporter. They were were all kidnapped after reportedly photographing a protest at Gómez Palacio prison, in the state of Durango. The protests came on the heels of the arrest of Margarita Rojas, the head of the prison, who is accused of allowing armed prisoners to leave the prison and carry out a mass killing a week earlier.

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