Edgar Mason (columnist)
Edgar Mason | |
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| Born | Edgar Federico Mason Villalobos 1953 |
| Died | 28 November 1996 |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wound |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Alma mater | National Autonomous University of Mexico School of Economics |
| Occupations |
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| Employer(s) | Panamerican University, Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, El Financiero, Novedades de México, El Informador |
| Spouse | Elizabeth del Consuelo Romo Medrano |
| Awards | Premio de Economía "Negobank" (1976) |
Edgar Federico Mason Villalobos (1953 – 28 November 1996) was a Mexican columnist, economist, and journalist.
Biography
[edit]Born in 1953, Mason studied the career of Economics at the National Autonomous University of Mexico School of Economics. Obtained his title in 1983.[1] In addition to performing his occupation and being a professor of Economics at the Panamerican University, the Intercontinental University, and the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM),[2] he dedicated himself to economic and political analyses, and journalism. He was a columnist in the Mexican newspapers El Financiero, Novedades de México, El Norte, and El Informador,[3] as well as in La Nación, i.e. the monthly official magazine of the National Action Party (PAN); the Mexican weekly magazine Impacto, and the U.S. magazines Background and Weekly Review.[2]
Published books
[edit]He was the author of more than fifteen books, including: Luz y sombra del Tratado de Libre Comercio, México y sus mexicanos: Una explicación sobre la idiosincrasia mexicana, La otra crisis que viene, México: crisis y supercrisis. (Light and shadow of the Free Trade Agreement, Mexico and its Mexicans: an explanation about Mexican idiosyncrasy, The other crisis that is coming, Mexico: crisis and supercrisis.)
Award
[edit]- "Negobank" Economics Award, in 1976. [2]
Death
[edit]On 28 November 1996, columnist Mason was killed by a firearm shot, in his residence of Senda Encantadora #24, Fraccionamiento Real de Montecassino, in Huitzilac (north of Cuernavaca), State of Morelos. A press release from the Attorney General of the State of Morelos (Procuraduria General de Justicia del Estado de Morelos, PGJEM), said that according to the first investigations, the cause of the crime was the theft of goods.[2] Days later, the Inter American Press Association (SIP) sent a letter to the then governor of the State of Morelos, Jorge Carrillo Olea, in which they requested an investigation about the causes of the journalist's murder.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Edgar Federico Mason Villalobos". Búho Legal. Recursos Legales. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ a b c d "El periodista Edgar Mason fue asesinado en su residencia (Journalist Edgar Mason was killed at his residence). You will need to pay a visit to the digital newspaper library of El Informador. Once there, please look for the orange words "Navegación Directa", tap/click on them, then click on a square, left of "No Soy Un Robot", get approved at the Captcha challenge-response, and look for the date Año (Year) → 1996 █ Mes (Month) → 11 █ Día (Day) → 30, and then you will have to choose Página (Page) 3, you will see an orange rectangle which reads: "Ver PDF" (See PDF), please click/tap on it, and at the top right of page 3, you will be able to read the corresponding note". El Informador (in Spanish). 30 November 1996. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "La encrucijada (The crossroads). You will need to pay a visit to the digital newspaper library of El Informador. Once there, please look for the orange words "Navegación Directa", tap/click on them, then click on a square, left of "No Soy Un Robot", get approved at the Captcha challenge-response, and look for the date Año (Year) → 1989 █ Mes (Month) → 11 █ Día (Day) → 8, and then you will have to choose Página (Page) 4, you will see an orange rectangle which reads: "Ver PDF" (See PDF), please click/tap on it, and at the top right of page 4, you will be able to read the weekly Mason's column". El Informador (in Spanish). 8 November 1989. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "SIP pide investigación por muerte de periodista mexicano". El Tiempo (Bogotá, Colombia) (in Spanish). 14 December 1996. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
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