Three journalists who were kidnapped in southern Mexico have been freed, said the attorney general’s office in the state of Guerrero on Saturday (Nov 25). The release comes days after the journalists and two others were kidnapped by armed men prompting search operations by security officials.

Three journalists freed after being kidnapped in southern Mexico

The environment for journalists in Mexico has not been 'safe' for years, but the situation seems to only get worse with every passing day. The death toll of journalists in Mexico has now increased to nine after a photojournalist was shot dead for merely doing his job.

Situation worsens: Mexican photojournalist killed after investigating crime scene

As the world prepares to mark fifty years since the day American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon, Reuters journalist Manuel Carrillo recalls his assignment covering the launch of Apollo 11 on July 16, 1969. A young Carrillo was working for Mexico's Excelsior Newspaper at the time and was sent to cover the historic event. On July 16, 1969, Apollo 11 lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, rocketing astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins into space. Four days later, on July 20, 1969, Armstrong and Aldrin landed Apollo 11's module, the Eagle, on the moon and stepped onto the lunar surface.

Like 'science fiction': Mexican journalist remembers Apollo 11