underestimate or denigrate an easy idea, believing it to change the state of affairs is complex. And that's what this story.
The Metro newspaper in Mexico City, a member of the chain Metro, the world's largest network of free newspapers, bet to see things differently.
It was created and believe in something . The chain of ideas born from the paper's editor Alfredo Gonzalez and chain Metro. The goal? Tell what happens in Juarez with extra ingredient: escaping the obvious.
recipe is set in motion: How and what to expect of Juarez in this ocean of information. " Had to withdraw and see things differently. Did was too naive to tell and explain what happened to the mental health of children in Juárez who daily meet, witness or experience violence from the cartels? Why children play at being hired, soldiers or federal? What's behind Marisol Valles, the Police Chief Praxedis in the Juarez Valley, whom the media became the bravest woman in Mexico without knowing who is dying of fear and pray that your son can go out 8 months play in the future without running into killers?
Sometimes it's good that newsrooms have eyes of a child because it helps ward normal. Normality does not explain anything, only play, repeat and imitate. How many newsrooms have monopolized normal? " many have given up on a story citadina find a vein information is important only because close early edition?
In the following days, the idea was maturing. Skype conversations and electronic exchanges are not made in Mexico.
For reasons I was working in Panama. So the details of logistics, contacts with sources, the security net journalists Diario de Juárez, the security protocol to move into the area and the thorny issue of per diem, were triangulated from Central America. Metro
put all his chips. The subjects were approved by the Metro chain and a plane ticket bound for Juarez, was triangulated in connection-Bogota-Panama City-Juarez.
The next step was to start do reporting and listen and share the drama of each Juárez stories. Relying on the experience of journalists who know the terrain. And apply some assumptions to the report:
- Why am I writing this?
- How to choose the topics or areas where I get involved?
- How to manage data so that my story is universal?
- Remember that when we seek to generate memory stories our readers.
- which is very dangerous to see a one-time sources.
- Remember that a journalist anxious will be seen as unreliable by the sources.
- look where everyone looks NO.
- Go for the action to the context.
- Do not lose the data certification.
- It is always necessary to know something of the rituals or routines or characters.
- That the details show class condition.
- How do you enjoy my character, who hates what you admire?
- that the poor transparency is essential.
- What to reconcile with the simple.
The creation of a story never ends with the wording of the reporter. Create stories is a ritual of faith in a same and others. If one transmits faith, clarity, simplicity and concept into the language, the gears of the creative work better.
One of these pieces was Miguel Jiménez, designer of Metro. He took his notebook and locked ourselves in the crazy room (board room) of writing. Miguel knew the details of history, data, text and intent of schizophrenia reporter that the pages were linked by an AK-47: the weapon with which most Mexicans are being killed in this so-called 'war'.
A weapon that is mostly stocked by U.S. armories. Someone said that the Yankees put guns and Mexico the dead. How many deaths will it take to Mexico for the United States continue to take drugs? Miguel
sketch pages, proposed colors, reading entries. He also sent a library that would help the story to report on deaths in Juarez, the location, the phrases of the characters in the stories and the AK-47 that was across the pages.
There was a debate about the use of AK-47. Was it an apology for drug trafficking? Were we crazy? How useful would such a weapon? One element of that type had to tell a story. And so it was: the weapon that has the exact size of an AK-47 was peppered with information about the transfer and the impact it has had in Mexico for their illegal use.
The editing work corresponded to Alberto Gonzalez. The strength of the headlines, summaries, the accuracy and constant communication with the reporter made this alliance director-editor-journalist-reporter and reader visual teaching: evaluate ideas and move from the why not no?.
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