Seems killing of journalists only gets wall-to-wall media coverage when there is a political axe to grind.

Consider how the recent death of Pavel Sheremet in Ukraine is being covered compared to the deaths of these Mexican journalists:

Mexico: Another Journalist Killed in Veracruz State
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/mexico-journalist-killed-veracruz-state-40775657

Hell, there's too many to do one by one, here's a list, there's a lot more:

Gerardo Guevara Domínguez Ocampo, Durango Siglo XXI Killed [244]
20 January 2007 Rodolfo Rincón Taracena Villahermosa, Tabasco Tabasco Hoy Killed [245]
6 April 2007 Amado Ramírez Dillanes Acapulco, Guerrero Radiorama Killed [246]
16 April 2007 Saúl Noé Martínez Ortega Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua Interdiario Killed [247]
9 May 2007 Gabriel González Rivera Mexico City Denuncia ciudadana Killed [248]
5 September 2007 Óscar Rivera Inzunza Culiacán, Sinaloa Noroeste Killed [249]
8 October 2007 Mateo Cortés Martínez Tehuantepec, Oaxaca El Imparcial del Istmo Killed [250]
8 October 2007 Agustín López Nolasco Tehuantepec, Oaxaca El Imparcial del Istmo Killed [251]
8 October 2007 Flor Vásquez López Tehuantepec, Oaxaca El Imparcial del Istmo Killed [252]
3 December 2007 Gastón Alonso Acosta Toscano Aguas Prieta, Sonora Noticias de la Frontera Killed [253]
8 December 2007 Gerardo Israel García Pimentel Uruapan, Michoacán La Opinión de Michoacán Killed [254]
8 December 2007 Juan Pablo Solís Tuxpan, Michoacán Radio Zitácuaro Killed [255][256]
7 January 2008 Claudia Rodríguez Llera State of Mexico Revista Cinemagazine
Radio Mix Ecatepec Killed [206]
5 February 2008 Francisco Ortiz Monroy Camargo, Tamaulipas Diario de México Killed [257]
7 February 2008 Bonifacio Cruz Santiago Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico El Real Killed [258]
7 February 2008 Alfonso Cruz Cruz Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico El Real Killed [258]
12 February 2008 Mauricio Estrada Zamora Apatzingán, Michoacán La Opinión de Apatzingán Disappeared [259]
7 April 2008 Teresa Bautista Merino Putla de Guerrero, Oaxaca Radio Copala Killed [260]
7 April 2008 Felicitas Martínez Sánchez Putla de Guerrero, Oaxaca Radio Copala Killed [261]
25 June 2008 Candelario Pérez Pérez Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua Freelance journalist Killed [262]
24 September 2008 Alejandro Zenón Fonseca Estrada Villahermosa, Tabasco EXA FM Killed [263]
10 October 2008 Francisco Javier Salas Tijuana, Baja California El Mexicano Killed [264]
10 October 2008 David García Monroy Chihuahua, Chihuahua La Jornada
El Diario de Chihuahua Killed [265]
10 October 2008 Miguel Angel Villagómez Valle Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán La Noticia de Michoacán Killed [266]
13 November 2008 Armando Rodríguez Carreón Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua El Diario de Juárez Killed [267]
14 December 2008 Raúl Martínez López Poza Rica, Veracruz Noreste de Poza Rica Killed [215]
13 February 2009 Jean Paul Ibarra Ramírez Iguala, Guerrero El Correo Killed [268]
24 February 2009 Luis Daniel Méndez Hernández Huayacocotla, Veracruz La Poderosa Killed [269]
27 February 2009 Juan Carlos Hernández Mundo Taxco, Guerrero El Quijote
Ultimátum de Taxco Killed [270]
3 May 2009 Carlos Ortega Samper Santa María El Oro, Durango El Tiempo de Durango Killed [271]
26 May 2009 Eliseo Barrón Hernández Gómez Palacio, Durango La Opinión – Milenio Killed [272]
12 July 2009 Martín Javier Miranda Avilés Zitácuaro, Michoacán Quadratín
Panorama Killed [273]
14 July 2009 Ernesto Montañez Valdivia Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua Enfoque del Sol de Chihuahua Killed [274]
28 July 2009 Juan Daniel Martínez Gil Acapulco, Guerrero Radiorama Acapulco Killed [275]
21 September 2009 Jaime Omar Gándara Sanmartín Chihuahua, Chihuahua Freelance photographer Killed [276]
23 September 2009 Norberto Miranda Madrid Casas Grandes, Chihuahua Radio Visión Killed [277]
10 October 2009 Gerardo Esparza Mata Durango, Durango Local government reporter Killed [278]
11 October 2009 Fabián Ramírez López Mazatlán, Sinaloa La Magia 97.1 Killed [279]
2 November 2009 José Vladimir Antuna García Durango, Durango El Tiempo de Durango Killed [280]
11 November 2009 María Esther Aguilar Cansimbe Zamora, Michoacán Diario de Zamora
Cambio de Michoacán Disappeared [281][282]
24 November 2009 José Emilio Galindo Robles Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco Radio Universidad de Guadalajara Killed [203]
23 December 2009 José Alberto Velázquez López Tulum, Quintana Roo Expresiones de Tulum Killed [283]
16 January 2010 José Luis Romero Los Mochis, Sinaloa Línea Directa Killed [284]
8 January 2010 Valentín Valdés Espinosa Saltillo, Coahuila Zócalo de Saltillo Killed [285]
29 January 2010 Jorge Ochoa Martínez Ayutla de los Libres, Guerrero El Sol de la Costa Killed [286]
March 2010 Miguel Ángel Domínguez Zamora Reynosa, Tamaulipas El Mañana de Reynosa Disappeared [287]
March 2010 Pedro Argüello Reynosa, Tamaulipas La Tarde
El Mañana de Reynosa Disappeared [287]
March 2010 David Silva Reynosa, Tamaulipas La Tarde
El Mañana de Reynosa Disappeared [287]
2 March 2010 Jorge Rábago Valdez Reynosa, Tamaulipas La Prensa Killed [288]
12 March 2010 Evaristo Pacheco Solís Chilpancingo, Guerrero Visión Informativa Killed [289]
6 April 2010 Ramón Ángeles Zalpa Michoacán Cambio de Michoacán Disappeared [290]
10 April 2010 Enrique Villicaña Palomares Morelia, Michoacán La Voz de Michoacán Killed [291]
20 April 2010 Evaristo Ortega Zárate Colipa, Veracruz Espacio Disappeared [292]
17 April 2010 María Isabella Cordero Chihuahua, Chihuahua Televisa Chihuahua Killed [293]
10 May 2010 Gamaliel López Candanosa Monterrey, Nuevo León TV Azteca Monterrey Disappeared [294][295]
10 May 2010 Gerardo Paredes Pérez Monterrey, Nuevo León TV Azteca Monterrey Disappeared [294][295]
23 June 2010 Miguel Ángel Bueno Méndez Huixquilucan, State of Mexico Diario Nuestro Distrito Killed [296]
28 June 2010 Juan Francisco Rodríguez Ríos Coyuca de Benítez, Guerrero El Sol de Acapulco Killed [297]
28 June 2010 María Elvira Hernández Galeana Coyuca de Benítez, Guerrero Nueva Línea Killed [298]
6 July 2010 Hugo Alfredo Olivera Cartas Apatzingán, Michoacán Quadratín
La Voz de Michoacán Killed [299]
10 July 2010 Marco Aurelio Martínez Tijerina Montemorelos, Nuevo León XEDD Radio La Tremenda Killed [300]
10 July 2010 Guillermo Alcaraz Trejo Chihuahua, Chihuahua State government journalist Killed [300]
7 September 2010 Marcelo Tenorio Ocampo Campeche N/A Killed [203]
16 September 2010 Luis Carlos Santiago Orozco Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua El Diario de Juárez Killed [301]
27 September 2010 Rafael Armando Muro Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua Chihuahuapost.com Killed [302]
30 September 2010 Juan Francisco García Márquez Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua Diario PM Killed [303]
4 October 2010 José Juan Núñez Sarabia Santiago Papasquiaro, Durango N/A Killed [304]
28 October 2010 Selene Hernández León Toluca, State of Mexico Nuestro Tiempo Killed [305]
5 November 2010 Carlos Alberto Guajardo Romero Matamoros, Tamaulipas Expreso Matamoros Killed [306]
9 February 2011 Rodolfo Ochoa Moreno Torreón, Coahuila Grupo Multimedios Laguna Killed [307]
25 March 2011 Luis Emmanuel Ruiz Carrillo Guadalupe, Nuevo León La Prensa Killed [308]
25 March 2011 José Luis Cerda Meléndez Guadalupe, Nuevo León Televisa Monterrey Killed [309]
31 May 2011 Noel López Olguín Chinameca, Veracruz La Verdad de Jáltipan Killed [310]
7 June 2011 Marco Antonio López Ortiz Acapulco, Guerrero Novedades Acapulco Disappeared [311]
14 June 2011 Pablo Ruelas Barraza Huatabampo, Sonora Diario del Yaqui
El Regional de Sonora Killed [311][312]
20 June 2011 Miguel Ángel López Velasco Veracruz Notiver Killed [313]
20 June 2011 Misael López Solana Veracruz Notiver Killed [314]
3 July 2011 Ángel Castillo Corona Ocuilan, State of Mexico Puntual
Diario de México Killed [315]
26 July 2011 Yolanda Ordaz de la Cruz Veracruz, Veracruz Notiver Killed [316]
1 September 2011 Ana María Marcela Yarce Viveros Iztapalapa, Mexico City Contralínea Killed [317]
1 September 2011 Rocío González Trápaga Iztapalapa, Mexico City Televisa Mexico City Killed [317]
20 September 2011 Manuel Gabriel Fonseca Hernández Acayucán, Veracruz El Mañanero Disappeared [318]
24 September 2011 María Elizabeth Macías Castro Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas Primera Hora Killed [319]
25 August 2011 Humberto Millán Salazar Culiacán, Sinaloa A Discusión
Radio Fórmula Culiacán Killed [320]
3 December 2011 Hugo César Muruato Flores Chihuahua, Chihuahua La Caliente 90.9 Killed [321]
7 January 2012 Raúl Régulo Quirino Garza Cadereyta, Nuevo León La Última Palabra Killed [322]
20 April 2012 Héctor Javier Salinas Aguirre Chihuahua, Chihuahua 920 Radio Noticias Killed [323][324]
20 April 2012 Javier Moya Muñoz Chihuahua, Chihuahua Local radio reporter Killed [323]
28 April 2012 Regina Martínez Pérez Xalapa, Veracruz Proceso Killed [325]
3 May 2012 Gabriel Huge Córdova Boca del Río, Veracruz Notiver Killed [326]
3 May 2012 Guillermo Luna Varela Boca del Río, Veracruz Veracruznews Killed [326]
3 May 2012 Esteban Rodríguez Boca del Río, Veracruz Diario AZ Killed [327]
3 May 2012 Ana Irasema Becerra Jiménez Boca del Río, Veracruz El Dictamen Killed [328]
13 May 2012 René Orta Salgado Cuernavaca, Morelos El Sol de Cuernavaca Killed [329]
18 May 2012 Marco Antonio Ávila García Empalme, Sonora Diario Sonora de la Tarde
El Regional de Ciudad Obregón Killed [330]
21 May 2012 Zane Plemmons Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas Freelance journalist Disappeared [331][332]
14 June 2012 Víctor Manuel Báez Chino Xalapa, Veracruz Milenio Xalapa Killed [333][334]
23 June 2012 Federico Manuel García Contreras Tanquián de Escobedo, San Luis Potosí Punto Crítico
Voces de Mediodía Disappeared [335]
30 June 2012 Armando Montaño Mexico City The Associated Press Killed [336]
25 July 2012 Miguel Morales Estrada Poza Rica, Veracruz Diario de Poza Rica Disappeared [337]
19 August 2012 Ernesto Araujo Cano Chihuahua, Chihuahua El Heraldo de Chihuahua Killed [338][339]
20 August 2012 José Antonio Aguilar Mota Ecuandureo, Michoacán Freelance photographer Killed [340]
20 August 2012 Arturo Barajas López Ecuandureo, Michoacán Diario de Zamora Killed [340]
15 October 2012 Ramón Abel López Aguilar Tijuana, Baja California Tijuana Informativo Killed [341]
26 October 2012 Adela Jazmín Alcaraz López San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí Canal 12 Disappeared [342]
14 November 2012 Adrián Silva Moreno Tehuacán, Puebla Freelance journalist Killed [343]
27 November 2012 Sergio Landa Rosales José Cardel, Veracruz El Diario de Cardel Disappeared [344]
22 December 2012 David Araujo Arévalo Acapulco, Guerrero Novedades de Acapulco Killed [345][346]
4 March 2013 Jaime Guadalupe González Domínguez Ojinaga, Chihuahua Ojinaganoticias.com.mx Killed [347]
11 March 2013 Víctor Javier Campos Agua Prieta, Sonora El Diario de Juárez Killed [348]
15 March 2013 Juan José García Jiménez, Chihuahua Televisa Chihuahua Killed [349]
15 April 2013 Alonso de la Colina Sordo Puebla, Puebla TV Azteca Puebla Killed [350]
24 April 2013 Daniel Alejandro Martínez Bazaldúa Saltillo, Coahuila Vanguardia Killed [351]
30 April 2013 Gerardo José Padilla Blanquet Saltillo, Coahuila Radio Grande de Coahuila Disappeared [352]
2 May 2013 Rosa María Ríos Campos Morelia, Michoacán Former TV anchorwoman Killed [353]
24 June 2013 Mario Ricardo Chávez Jorge Reynosa, Tamaulipas El Ciudadano Killed [354]
17 July 2013 Alberto López Bello Oaxaca, Oaxaca El Imparcial Killed [355]
5 November 2013 Alberto Angulo Gerardo Angostura, Sinaloa Televisa Hermosillo Killed [356]
23 January 2014 Miguel Ángel Guzmán Garduño Chilpancingo, Guerrero Vértice Killed [357]
5 February 2014 Gregorio Jiménez de la Cruz Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz Notisur
Liberal del Sur Killed [358]
16 February 2014 Omar Reyes Fabián Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz, Oaxaca Tiempo Killed [359]
28 February 2014 Benjamín Galván Gómez Tamaulipas Última Hora
Primera Hora Killed [360][361]
2 June 2014 Jorge Torres Palacios Acapulco, Guerrero El Dictamen de Guerrero Killed [362]
21 July 2014 Julián Bacasegua Castro Guasave, Sinaloa N/A Disappeared [363]
30 July 2014 Nolberto Herrera Rodríguez Guadalupe, Zacatecas Canal 9 Killed [364]
12 August 2014 Octavio Rojas Hernández Cosolapa, Oaxaca El Buen Tono Killed [365]
21 August 2014 Marlén Valdez García Benito Juárez, Nuevo León La Última Palabra Killed [366][367]
27 August 2014 Adrián Gaona Belmonte Reynosa, Tamaulipas La Comadrita 97.3 Fm Radio Killed [367][368]
3 September 2014 Víctor Pérez Pérez Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua Sucesos Killed [369]
12 October 2014 Octavio Atilano Román Tirado Mazatlán, Sinaloa ABC Radio Killed [370]
16 October 2014 María del Rosario Fuentes Rubio Reynosa, Tamaulipas Valor por Tamaulipas Killed [371][372]
22 October 2014 Jesús Antonio Gamboa Urías Los Mochis, Sinaloa Nueva Prensa Killed [373]
3 December 2014 Mario Alberto Crespo Ayón Mazatlán, Sinaloa Uno TV Disappeared [374]
2 January 2015 Moisés Sánchez Cerezo Medellín de Bravo, Veracruz La Unión Killed [375]
4 January 2015 Jazmín Martínez Sánchez Ixtlán del Río, Nayarit Televisa Tepic Killed [376]
5 January 2015 Jesús Tapia Rodríguez Parras de la Fuente, Coahuila Parras TV Killed [377]
14 April 2015 Abel Manuel Bautista Raymundo Santiago Juxtlahuaca, Oaxaca Radio Spacio 96.1 FM Killed [378]
4 May 2015 Armando Saldaña Morales Cosolapa, Oaxaca Radio Max
La Ke Buena Killed [379]
18 June 2015 Ismael Díaz López Teapa, Tabasco El Criollo
Tabasco Hoy Killed [380]
26 June 2015 Gerardo Nieto Álvarez Comonfort, Guanajuato El Tábano Killed [381]
2 July 2015 Filadelfo Sánchez Sarmiento Miahuatlán, Oaxaca La Favorita 103.3 FM Killed [382]
2 July 2015 Juan Mendoza Delgado Medellín de Bravo, Veracruz El Dictamen
Escribiendo la Verdad Killed [383]
9 July 2015 Édgar Hernández García Santa María Huatulco, Oaxaca Oaxaca Foro Político Killed [384]
1 August 2015 Rubén Espinosa Becerril Mexico City Proceso Killed [385]
4 August 2015 Adrián Martínez López Jalpa de Méndez, Tabasco Glamour Arte Fotográfico Killed [386]
6 August 2015 Juan Manuel Calderón García San Blas, Nayarit La Caliente 107.4 FM Killed [387]
13 August 2015 Juan Heriberto Santos Cabrera Orizaba, Veracruz Televisa Killed [388]
22 August 2015 Eduardo Herrera Sáenz Piedras Negras, Coahuila Televisa Killed [389]
22 September 2015 David Alonso Correa Rangel Ciudad Hidalgo, Michoacán Freelance photographer Killed [390]
23 September 2015 José Joaquín Pérez Morales Villahermosa, Tabasco Diario Presente Killed [391]
23 September 2015 Aurelio Hernández Herrera Villahermosa, Tabasco Diario Presente Killed [391]
28 December 2015 América Maribel Alva Larrazolo Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua N/A Killed [392]
21 January 2016 Marcos Hernández Bautista San Andrés Huaxpaltepec, Oaxaca Imagen de Oaxaca
Diario Noticias Voz Killed [393]
22 January 2016 Reynel Martínez Cerqueda Santiago Laollaga, Oaxaca Manantial Killed [394]
9 February 2016 Anabel Flores Salazar Tehuacán, Puebla El Sol de Orizaba Killed [395]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_journalists_and_media_workers_killed_in_Mexico

Sorta makes my point quite well.

In the face of near certain death, these people tried to bring truth to light, and were silenced.

If our journalists had even half as much courage, the US - and the rest of the world - would be in far better condition.