Notimex was the official Mexican

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, created on August 20, 1968, to handle coverage of the

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. Notimex is headquartered in

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and has 568 regional coordinating offices throughout Mexico. Its staff consists of over 30,000 writers, editors, photographers, reporters, and correspondents."PrimeZone Signs Agreement with Notimex to Strengthen News Distribution Capability in Latin America"
PrimeZone press release, October 31, 2005. Retrieved 2008-01-02. 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

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(Article 1). 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. 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.

Organization of Notimex

The administration agencies are: * Governing Board. Composed of one representative from each of the following agencies: Secretariat of Public Education,

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, Secretariat of Foreign Affairs,

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and unionized workers from Notimex and two representatives of the Editorial Advisory Board; * The Director-General, who is appointed by the

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. * 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.

References

External links

* {{Official website, https://notimex.mx News agencies based in Mexico Mass media in Mexico City Mass media companies established in 1968 Mass media companies disestablished in 2023 Mexican companies established in 1968 2023 disestablishments in Mexico Government of Mexico