Freedom of the Press in the Rafael Correa' Thought

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to summarize Rafael Correa’s thoughts towards
the freedom of the press. It analizes twenty interviews that were made by different
means of communication. Beggining with the main topic some other
topics are chosen; Mr. Correa’s arguments are presented and the reaction of
the journalists and reporters towards his point of view is shown. The article
points that the great media has become a political actor that has turned information
into a commodity. In order to guarantee the freedom of the press,
it posed that mass media companies should be public and supervised civil
society. It proposes the creation of new laws to guarantee the independence,
plurality, and democracy of the media.