An endangered free press?

Our traditional free press is becoming an endangered species. If they are not shooting themselves (and their credibility) in the foot by running with incomplete/incorrect stories (like the TANG documents or it seems the Foley follies) they are being gunned down by drug runners and organized crime!

"MEXICO CITY Freedom of the press lost ground in the Western hemisphere in the last six months because of legal restrictions and open threats by governments, impunity for wrongdoers and the violence of organized crime, especially drug traffickers, the Inter American Press Association concluded Tuesday.Nine journalists were killed in the last six months — 53 since the newspaper organization began tracking such murders in 1982 — including three from Venezuela, three from Colombia, two from Mexico and one from Paraguay. Particularly worrisome is northern Mexico, where drug traffickers operate freely, the group said." (emphasis mine)

Particularly worrisome is northern Mexico, where drug trafficers operate freely....let that sink in for a moment in the context of the current illegal immigration debate. How can we honestly make blanket statements about the honesty of those people who break our immigration laws?