18 min
Ana Karina López Ramón: The changing media landscape in Ecuador #forum2000online
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In this week's #Forum2000online Chat, Ana Karina López Ramón, a political journalist from Ecuador and a founding partner of Fundamedios, an organization promoting freedom of expression and monitoring threats to freedom of the press in Latin America, talks about the change between the two Presidential administrations of Ecuador and its impact on the media.
In this interview, you will learn that:
Former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa used different means to attack free journalism.
Before Correa came to power, the media in Ecuador enjoyed higher credibility.
Moreno’s presidency meant a considerable improvement for media in Ecuador.
The “Communication law” of 2013 allowed Correa to suppress his critics.
The public was very discontent with the press by the time of October 2019 protests.
The public space of Ecuador remains seriously polarized.
The era of Rafael Correa left many journalists behind.
Ana Karina López Ramón is a founding partner of Fundamedios. She works on monitoring the media landscape and attacks on free journalism in Ecuador. Her book on the former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa was awarded the municipality’s book of the year for journalism.
#Forum2000online
For more information about our activities follow our web and social media: Web: https://www.forum2000.cz Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forum.2000 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Forum_2000
In this week's #Forum2000online Chat, Ana Karina López Ramón, a political journalist from Ecuador and a founding partner of Fundamedios, an organization promoting freedom of expression and monitoring threats to freedom of the press in Latin America, talks about the change between the two Presidential administrations of Ecuador and its impact on the media.
In this interview, you will learn that:
Former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa used different means to attack free journalism.
Before Correa came to power, the media in Ecuador enjoyed higher credibility.
Moreno’s presidency meant a considerable improvement for media in Ecuador.
The “Communication law” of 2013 allowed Correa to suppress his critics.
The public was very discontent with the press by the time of October 2019 protests.
The public space of Ecuador remains seriously polarized.
The era of Rafael Correa left many journalists behind.
Ana Karina López Ramón is a founding partner of Fundamedios. She works on monitoring the media landscape and attacks on free journalism in Ecuador. Her book on the former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa was awarded the municipality’s book of the year for journalism.
#Forum2000online
For more information about our activities follow our web and social media: Web: https://www.forum2000.cz Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forum.2000 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Forum_2000
18 min