International Freedom of Expression Exchange – Propaganda campaign against independent media and rights organisation intensifies
Date: Nov 10, 2011
A report on press freedom in Ecuador and efforts by government officials to exert influence over the media:
As government officials were interrupting various news programmes attempting to discredit FUNDAMEDIOS, the IFEX member in Ecuador, the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) was wrapping up a press freedom mission that concluded independent media workers in the country face a general “climate of hostility.” Even more alarming are death threats sent to staff of the Andean Foundation for Media Observation & Study (FUNDAMEDIOS) at the same time.
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