Notimex was the official Mexican news agency, created on August 20, 1968, to handle coverage of the 1968 Summer Olympics. Notimex is headquartered in Mexico City and has 568 regional coordinating offices throughout Mexico. Its staff consists of over 30,000 writers, editors, photographers, reporters, and correspondents.[1]
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| Industry | News agency |
|---|---|
| Founded | August 20, 1968 |
| Headquarters | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Owner | Government of Mexico |
Number of employees | +300 |
| Website | www |
It was originally called Agencia Mexicana de Noticias Notimex. Its goals, according to law, were contributing to the realization of the people's right to information through the provision of professional news services, to Mexican state and any other person, entity or public body or private, domestic or foreign, with genuine editorial independence (Article 1)[citation needed]. Notimex's slogan is "News Agency of the Mexican State".
In June 2006, following reform of its charter, its official name became Agencia de Noticias del Estado Mexicano. The principal reform was independence from the Secretary of the Interior and administration by a governing board composed of representatives of the state[citation needed].
Before its dissolution in December 2023, the agency had been on strike since February 21, 2020, and halted its news operations in June of that same year.[2]
Organization of Notimex
editThe administration agencies are:
- Governing Board. Composed of one representative from each of the following agencies: Secretariat of Public Education, Secretariat of the Interior, Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit, Secretariat of Foreign Affairs, Federal Electoral Institute and unionized workers from Notimex and two representatives of the Editorial Advisory Board;
- The Director-General, who is appointed by the President of Mexico.
- On July 30, 2007, Sergio Uzeta Murcio was approved unanimously by the Committee in charge of the Senate, as Director General of the new Notimex.
- On March 21, 2019, Sanjuana Martínez was designated as Director General, the first woman to occupy that position.[3]
References
edit- ^ "PrimeZone Signs Agreement with Notimex to Strengthen News Distribution Capability in Latin America", PrimeZone press release, October 31, 2005. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
- ^ "Mexican Congress approves definitive closure of the Notimex news agency". Yucatan Times. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Rindió protesta Sanjuana Martínez como directora de Notimex". Senado de México. 21 March 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-09-06. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
External links
edit- (in Spanish) Official website