They decided to broadcast their content without alteration or modifications of convenience—and help Mexicans take all necessary precautions to protect their own well-being.

[6] In Mexico, many traditional journalistic outlets have been threatened and harassed due to stories about the drug trafficking industry they dared publish, so anonymous blogs like Blog del Narco have taken the role of reporting on events related to the drug war.

The blogger said, "for the scanty details that they (mass media) put on television, they get grenades thrown at them and their reporters kidnapped.

[9] MSNBC described Blog del Narco as "Mexico's go-to Web site on information on the country's drug war.

"[10] Additionally, The Houston Chronicle said that Blog del Narco is "a gritty, front-row seat to Mexico's drug war.

"[11] The Guardian and Los Angeles Times noted that Blog del Narco is a response to Mexico's "narco-censorship", a term used when reporters and editors of the Mexican Drug War, out of fear or caution, are forced to either write what the drug lords demand, or remain silent by not writing anything at all.

[13] Spencer Ackerman of Wired said, "even if you don't read Spanish (like me), the images on Blog Del Narco tell the gruesome story.

"[2] Jo Tuckman of Dawn said that the website's contents are "a catalogue of horror absent even from the national press, which still covers the violence from the relative safety of its headquarters in the capital.