Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas – Ecuador’s president urges media be accountable to citizens
Date: Mar 15, 2010
President Rafael Correa partially vetoed a proposed Citizen Participation Law and suggested a measure that would permit citizens to request accountability from the media once a year, similar to that of public enterprises, reportó El Tiempo reports.
For Correa, media are a public service and should be accountable to the population, El Universo adds.
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