Jul 29, 2011

News

Washington Post: Ecuador's autocrat cracks down on media freedom

"The latest evidence of [human rights violations and policies reminiscent of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez] came last week in Ecuador, a small Andean nation where an erratic populist, Rafael Correa, has been faithfully imitating Mr. Chavez’s methods for concentrating power and eliminating opposition. As happened in Venezuela, Mr. Correa’s government has taken over much of the media: According to a recent report by the [Center for International Media Assistance at the] National Endowment for Democracy, the government controlled one radio station when Mr. Correa became president in 2007, but it now owns five television channels, four radio stations, two newspapers and four magazines."

For the full editorial, visit The Washington Post.

Read more about the report from the Center for International Media Assistance, "Confronting the News: The State of Independent Media in Latin America."