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J. Jesús Blancornelas (November 14, 1936 – November 23, 2006)〔 was a Mexican journalist who co-founded the Tijuana-based ''Zeta'' magazine, known for its reporting on corruption and drug trafficking. His work encompassed an extensive research on how the drug industry influences local leaders and the police in the Mexican state of Baja California – topics frequently avoided by the rest of the Mexican media. As an author of six books, Blancornelas was regarded by the press as a leading expert on organized crime and drug trafficking during his time. He was also the first man to publish a photograph of Ramón Arellano Félix, the former drug lord of the Tijuana Cartel. In response to the photo publication, the cartel attempted to kill Blancornelas in 1997, but he managed to survive the attack and continued to report on the workings of Mexico's criminal underworld. For more than two decades, Blancornelas received several international press awards for his defiance of Mexico's old regime status quo, where bribe-taking and censorship by the government were commonplace in Mexico's media. After his death, the ''Los Angeles Times'' and the Committee to Protect Journalists described him as "the spiritual godfather of modern Mexican journalism."〔 Blancornelas is also regarded as a pioneer in the push for press freedom in Mexico.〔 ==Early career== A native of San Luis Potosí, Blancornelas began his career as a journalist for ''El Sol de San Luis'' in April 1955, working as a sportswriter.〔 In 1960, he moved to Tijuana, Baja California, where he became active in reporting on corruption and the drug trade. He was promoted to news editor at the daily newspaper ''El Mexicano'' before moving to the daily ''La Voz de la Frontera'', of which he became editor-in-chief.〔 Unlike several other journalists during his time, Blancornelas was eager to write about drug trafficking and corruption, leading to his firing from three newspapers before deciding to create his own. In 1977, he founded a newspaper called ''ABC''. The paper employed future ''Zeta'' co-founder Héctor Félix Miranda, then a columnist who wrote under "Félix el Gato" ("Felix the Cat") to criticize local politicians. These columns eventually angered Baja California's state government and Mexico's former President José López Portillo to the point that the government ordered Blancornelas to fire Miranda and banned its distribution.〔 When Blancornelas refused, a SWAT team was sent to take over the paper's offices on the pretext of settling a labor dispute.〔〔 Blancornelas escaped to the United States, resettling in San Diego, California.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jesús Blancornelas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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