This is the weekend edition of TheMarioBlog and will be updated as needed. The next blog post is scheduled, Monday, Sept. 25.
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto has declared three days of national mourning to honor the victims in the country’s deadliest earthquake since 1985. This latest tragedy comes as a powerful quake struck near the town of Raboso in Puebla, about 76 miles southeast of Mexico City. The Tuesday earthquake registered a 7.1 magnitude and has killed more than 200, with the death toll climbing.
I remember the 1985 earthquake clearly. I was working in Mexico City with Roger Black, in a collaboration to redesign the daily newspaper, Novedades. It was by coincidence that we were not in Mexico City the day the earthquake struck. But we arrived a few days later to see the destruction. Most impressive, and an image I will never forget, seeing the giant printing press of the newspaper uprooted by the power of the earthquake.
The images we are seeing on these front pages are quite similar to what appeared on front pages of Mexican newspapers in 1985. Take a look.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Mexico.
Many thanks to colleague Luis Alvarez, of the San Antonio (TX) Express-News, for sending us these incredible front pages.
September 21
September 20
Sending donations to the Mexican Red Cross
Everyone is urged to donate to the Mexican Red Cross.
Here are all the details that you need to donate to the Red Cross.
+ Account holder name: Cruz Roja Mexicana IAP
+ SWIFT Code: BMSXMXMM
+ Account number: 0404040406
+ Domicile: Ejercito Nacional No 1032, Colonia Los Morales, Zip Code 11510
Digital Media North America
http://events.wan-ifra.org/events/digital-media-north-america-2017
This two-day event, organized jointly by WAN-IFRA and the News Media Alliance (NMA), will provide a unique opportunity for North American news media executives to hear and discuss digital revenue strategyfrom the world’s most advanced media companies.
I will be one of the speakers for this conference in New York City.
Finalists in the Digital Media contest 2017
https://mailing.wan-ifra.org/vm.php?m=4769&u=ed7c3017381fb21f96ef5cf355e244e7
Mario’s Speaking Engagements
Sept. 22, Columbia University, special program for Argentine journalism students Universidad Blas Pascal in Cordoba.
Oct. 19, WAN IFRA Digital Media North America, New York City
Nov. 16-19, WAN IFRA Latin America, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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