How The Times Covers Cartels and Other Criminal Enterprises

Cultivating sources. Verifying claims. Staying safe. After the death of El Mencho, four journalists share their approach to this difficult, dangerous work.

By Megan DiTrolio, Paulina Villegas, Jack Nicas, Maria Abi-Habib and Lauren Katzenberg · The New York Times – World

Cultivating sources. Verifying claims. Staying safe. After the death of El Mencho, four journalists share their approach to this difficult, dangerous work.