1. List the three other countries that are more dangerous for journalists than Mexico.

2. Who is murdering journalists in Mexico? Why?

3. How many journalists have been murdered or have disappeared in Mexico in the past 7 years?

4. How has Mexico's new President changed the government's policy on dealing with the drug cartel scourge in Mexico?

5. What is President Obama's policy on the out of control violence perpetrated by drug cartels in Mexico?

6. How have reporters in Mexico responded to the violence against them?

7. Social media users have stepped into the void, trying to inform terrified residents of drug cartel violence. If the government does not crush the cartels, what type of reporting on the cartels' actions do you think will be done in the future? Explain your answer.

8. The reporter implies that the policies of former President Calderon have caused reporters to be murdered by the drug cartels. However, the violence has not ended under President Pena Nieto. What do you think is the real problem in dealing with cartels and drug violence in Mexico?