His new book, midnight in mexico, is part memoir and part recent history. Mexicos nightmarish descent into a land of drug cartels, corruption, and jawdropping violence has inspired a plethora of courageous books in. Jul 09, 20 drugs, chaos and violence darken mexicos midnight journalist alfredo corchado covers mexico for the dallas morning news. Alfredo corchado is the mexico border correspondent for the dallas morning news and author of midnight in mexico. And homelands lulu garcianavarro speaks to mexicanamerican journalist and author alfredo corchado about his new book homelands, which is a personal. He specializes in covering the drug wars and the u.
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July 9, 20 journalist alfredo corchado covers mexico for the dallas morning news. The book is now available in both english and spanish medianoche en mexico, in paperback, and will soon be made into a movie. A reporters journey through a countrys descent into darkness 9780143125532. Alfredo corchado national book festival library of. Drug traffickers and the government are the same thing, comments corchado in a telephone interview with proceso, arranged to talk about his book, medianoche en mexico midnight in mexico, published by penguin press, in which he recounts the death threats he received while doing his job as a journalist. The ensuing hunt for information is recounted in his book midnight in mexico. Alfredo corchado, central american migrants face grueling journey north, dallas morning news, august 2014. Medianoche en mexico midnight in mexico by alfredo corchado. Juan elias tovar cross es medianoche en mexico, 2007. Told against the backdrop of the horrifically violent drug wars that have turned much of mexico into a charnel land, corchado shares his own story and that of his family with a moving. Drugs, chaos and violence darken mexicos midnight journalist alfredo corchado covers mexico for the dallas morning news. Midnight in mexico book columbus metropolitan library.
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