Daina Beth Solomon

@dainabethcita

reporter in Mexico covering retail, e-commerce & breaking news. Los Angelesphile who cooks with za'atar spice, dances ballet & habla español.

Ciudad de Mexico
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Joined June 2009
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    Apr 8

    The Mexico battlefield is heating up for and . Here's my inside look at how the giants are locked in a fight for low prices and market share - with suppliers caught in the crossfire.

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  2. Aug 25

    Dylan Bennett, 22, was going to turn himself in to face charges of killing his parents in Minnesota. Then the police caught up with him in Cancun.

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  3. Aug 25

    My heart sinks every time I have to write one of these stories. There are too many, too often. This month alone, even before Nevith’s death, three reporters were killed in a single week.

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  4. Aug 25

    Nevith Condes Jaramillo ran local news site El Observatorio del Sur, where his motto was “break the silence!” His reporting had sparked tensions with the local government, and he had twice received threats on his life.

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  5. Aug 25

    A reporter in the state of Mexico was found dead with stab wounds yesterday - at least the 10th journalist killed this year. That's higher than last year's count (according to )... and it's only August.

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    Aug 25

    More than 2,000 Central American migrants seeking to settle in the United States have given up and accepted free rides home under a program funded by the U.S. government and run by a United Nations agency 📷

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  7. Aug 21

    Here is a brief appreciation for the beloved "rebel of the accordion" Celso Piña - and one of his top songs as seen in the Iñarritu film "Babel."

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    Aug 21

    Will cocaine one day follow the legalization path blazed by marijuana advocates? Judge's decision in Mexico opens that door. Fun story.

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    Aug 15

    Trump has been able to create a narrative about Latinos as invaders because there is a vacuum of representation in the culture at large. This is the topic I take on in a lengthy report week:

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  10. Retweeted
    Jul 8

    I wrote an elegy to late 90s/early 2000s references

    “I yearn for a bygone era, a time when I was understood—deeply, spiritually—in a way that no one has understood me since my Tamagotchi.”
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  11. Aug 13

    Robles, who has appeared in white flowy dresses at court, claims total innocence, while president is claiming a victory against impunity. Today's latest story:

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  12. Aug 13

    Great line from judge, justifying her jail order: "There's no sense in taking away her passport, that wouldn't stop her from hiding in the country."

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  13. Aug 13

    Are heads about to roll in Mexico - finally? A judge has ordered arrest of top ex-minister Rosario Robles for role in the Estafa Maestra - "Master Fraud" - in which nearly $260 mln of gov money went missing. My primer last week on why to follow this case:

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    Aug 11

    Continuing the series ”men in front of men.” ‘s special joint commission on housing and nary a woman to be found . H/t

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  15. Aug 9

    Words of comfort, reassurance, for the end of a long week.

    Toni Morrison has died, at eighty-eight. In 2017, she wrote about her father's philosophy on work and the four points she took to heart.
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  16. Aug 9

    Meet Risper Biyaki Gesabwa, the Kenya-Born Racer Who Repped Mexico at Pan American Games by

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  17. Aug 9

    Check out our latest : The Japanese group is setting its sights on startups Kavak and Konfio as it begins to pump $5 billion into Latin America: with

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    Aug 9

    Japan's SoftBank chases more deals with Mexican startups

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  19. Aug 9

    Bottom line on Mexico industrial output for June? Numbers are up from the previous month. But Capital Economics says “the bigger picture is that the sector remains very weak.”

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  20. Aug 8

    Journalism has a long way to go to improve newsroom diversity, and it’ll take soul searching. As writes for : “Journalism, like the other cultural institutions it covers, can turn the spotlight on itself to change for the better.”

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  21. Aug 8

    This makes me happy. And nostalgic for LA in all its weirdness:

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