Mike O'Connor

People and relatives stand next to the coffin of a murdered Mexican reporter named Victor Baez, during his funeral in Mexico's Veracruz state on June 15, 2012.

Mexican journalists lose a ‘formidable advocate’ with death of Mike O’Connor

January 2, 2014Conflict & Justice

Mike O’Connor grew up on the US-Mexican border. After spending a career as a reporter in numerous conflict zones, O’Connor joined the Committee to Protect Journalists in 2009 and moved to Mexico City to work as advocate for press freedom. O’Connor died of a heart attack this week. Host Marco Werman speaks with the CPJ’s Carlos Lauria about O’Connor’s legacy.