"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) deeply regretted the announced end of the print edition of the Ecuadorian newspaper Expreso and urged the country’s authorities to end all forms of state harassment and pressure against critical media outlets and journalists. Expreso, published in Guayaquil by Gráficos Nacionales S.A. (Granasa), will wrap its print circulation on […]
“The early morning of Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026, at around 12:30 a.m., René Manuel Cobos Merchán, 49, was killed in the Tres Postes area of the rural parish of Yaguachi, in Guayas province. According to accounts from family members reported by news organizations, minutes earlier a group of approximately six armed and masked men, wearing […]
"Google and Futura Lab present the Futura Media Program, a new training and support program for media outlets seeking to incorporate artificial intelligence into their workflows. Starting Sept. 3, 12 media outlets will address concrete challenges within their own newsrooms. The program will feature training sessions, collaborative spaces, and personalized mentorship to help teams identify […]
“Between July 31 and Aug. 11, 2026, between 60 and 90 accounts on the social media platform X published content in two successive waves that appropriated the logos, typography and editorial formats of eight Ecuadorian news outlets: Primicias, Ecuavisa (Ecuavisa Play), El Comercio, Radio Pichincha, TC Televisión, Teleamazonas, Radio Centro and La Hora. This was […]
“In a small corner in the province of Los Ríos, publishing a news story can cost a life. There, the mafias decide what the press can report. To stay alive, a journalist self censored, and when asked, what can you not publish? His answer is clear. 'Violent deaths.' Can you mention the mafias? 'You cannot, […]
"José Carlos Crespo, an Ecuadorian journalist for Teleamazonas, was attacked after Mexico’s victory over Ecuador in the round of 16 of the 2026 World Cup. While he was broadcasting for Ecuadorian television, he was struck by an object thrown from the stands. His colleagues reported the behavior of some fans toward Ecuadorian journalists at the […]
"Journalist Gonzalo Piña, based in the Ecuadorian city of Loja, said he was threatened and harassed after publishing on June 23 an investigation by Radio Pichincha about the insolvency proceedings involving Jorge Guevara, a lawmaker from National Democratic Action. Piña told Fundamedios that he also shared the investigation on his Facebook page as part of […]
“Ecuavisa, one of Ecuador’s largest television networks, denounced on Friday [June 20] what it described as government retaliation against one of its journalists, after he investigated alleged irregularities in contracts signed during the country’s 2024 electricity crisis that allegedly involved senior government officials. The journalist, Hernán Higuera, said his wife was dismissed from her job […]
“The Latin American fact-checking network LatamChequea expressed particular concern over attacks, harassment and digital violence targeting fact-checkers from Ecuador Chequea and Lupa Media, both members of LatamChequea, amid a broader context of restrictions on press freedom in Ecuador. […] The digital attacks targeting independent fact-checkers in recent weeks are another sign of the climate of […]
"Journalists Andrés Sánchez, from Diario Los Andes, and Pamela Ojedis, from NT360, were victims of serious physical assault while conducting journalistic coverage outside the Dávalos Market in Riobamba, Chimborazo province. The incident occurred on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at approximately 1:30 p.m., amidst a climate of tension sparked by the beginning of infrastructure renovation works […]
"On April 11, Diario Expreso previewed something unusual for its next edition: “This is our front page for tomorrow, April 12, 2026. Yes, it’s blank. It’s not a mistake. It’s not by chance. It’s a message you need to understand.” The news outlet explained the reason behind the blank front page: “This is what the […]
"Ecuadorian authorities must swiftly and comprehensively investigate the shooting of journalist José Vinces Oviedo in the southern city of Huaquillas and hold those responsible to account, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday [March 20]. [...] After he received a news tip about the discovery of two human skulls in a graveyard, Vinces went to the […]