What happens when news networks stop reporting on certain subjects? Would lifes will be lost? This has been happening in Mexico where "Mexico’s media channels have stopped reporting about drug-related violence in the country because they have been threatened with violence. In response to the lack of news many Mexican’s have started using Twitter as a means to find that lacking news."
Everyday citizens have picked up the slack on Twitter where they "inform the public about shootings, harassment, murders and arrests,.." To note as well that those who report about drug related violence on Twitter are in danger of receiving death threats from Mexican Cartels. While they are taking some risks reporting about the drug violence over on Twitter; they're lucky to "remained anonymous in order to [not have to faced] the [same amount of ] risks... by traditional journalists."
These twitter users are doing good work in that "The tweets acted as a “public service announcement” that warned citizens to stay clear of certain neighborhoods." Although these twitters users shouldn't be the only ones reporting on the Mexican drug cartel violence. Journalists that know the risks of their jobs being dangerous at times, should be reporting on the drug violence in there country regardless of the threats they get.