Organised crime and state pressure threaten journalism in Ecuador, according to SIP
An SIP report warns that journalism in Ecuador faces attacks from organised crime and pressure from the state. The free press is going through a critical situation.
Ecuadorian journalism under fire: SIP alerts to violence and coercion
According to lahora.com.ec, a report by the Inter-American Press Society (SIP) concludes that journalism in Ecuador faces a double threat: violence from organised crime and pressure exerted by the state itself.
The SIP document identifies organised crime as one of the main factors affecting the practice of journalism in the country, in a context of growing insecurity. At the same time, it notes that state bodies and institutions are creating adverse conditions for the free exercise of the press.
The report does not specify individual cases, but places Ecuador among the countries in the region where press freedom faces structural risks. The SIP is a regional organisation that brings together media outlets from the American continent and regularly monitors press conditions in each country.
Source: Google News EC — Crime