Vendepatria. Roughly translated: National sellout, traitor to the homeland, turncoat. That was the invective that greeted Ecuadorean investigative journalist Janeth Hinostroza as she arrived at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York City on Nov. 26 to accept an International Press Freedom Award from the Committee to Project Journalists (CPJ). The hurlers of the insult weren’t, […]

A number of members of the Coordinating Committee of Press Freedom Organizations have approved a resolution expressing concern over a new media law recently implemented by the Republic of Ecuador. Among other troubling provisions, the law establishes a state media council with the power to punish the press. IPI will shortly publish a comprehensive analysis […]

The International Press Institute today expressed serious concern over Friday’s passage of the Law on Communications by the Ecuadorian National Assembly. Among its most alarming provisions, is the creation of a regulatory council with excessive authority which, given the law’s vague provisions, IPI believes could be used by the administration of President Rafael Correa to further target journalists.  […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today urged Ecuadorian authorities to conduct a swift and comprehensive investigation into the killing of journalist Fausto Valdiviezo. Valdiviezo, who for more than three decades worked as journalist and newscaster for several channels such as Ecuavisa, SíTV, and RTS y TC Televisión, was killed on Thursday, Apr. 11, in the […]