Tuesday May 17, 2022
  • Venezuela
  • Mexico
  • Colombia
  • Chile
  • Brazil
  • Argentina
  • Podcast
Versión Español
PanAm Post
  • Home
  • Regions
    • South America
    • North America
    • Central America
    • Caribbean
  • Politics
  • Economics
  • Opinion
  • Podcast
  • Authors
  • Contact
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Regions
    • South America
    • North America
    • Central America
    • Caribbean
  • Politics
  • Economics
  • Opinion
  • Podcast
  • Authors
  • Contact
No Result
View All Result
PanAm Post
No Result
View All Result

Home » Ecuadorian Daily Sacks Journalist over Anti-Correa Tweets

Ecuadorian Daily Sacks Journalist over Anti-Correa Tweets

Sabrina Martín by Sabrina Martín
August 24, 2015
in Ecuador, Free Speech, News, Society, South America
0
0
SHARES
0
VIEWS
FacebookTwitterTelegramWhatsapp
In 2013, Pallares was forced to  apologize to President Rafael Correa over an alleged insult.
In 2013, Pallares was forced to apologize to President Rafael Correa over an alleged insult. (La República)

EspañolAn Ecuadorian journalist has lost his job at El Comercio for allegedly being too critical of President Rafael Correa on his personal Twitter account.

On August 17, the newspaper informed Martín Pallares, who led the outlet’s digital division, that they were letting him go because he broke the company’s social-media policy.

RelatedArticles

Maduro’s Trial Falls Behind Despite Coordination Between Interim Government and ICC

June 15, 2021
Three Signs That Elon Musk Has the World at His Fingertips

15 Republicans Who Voted Against Trump Are Already Facing the Consequences

February 1, 2021

According to the free-speech NGO Fundamedios, El Comercio dismissed Pallares because he failed to “comply with [the newspaper’s] supposedly polite requests” to stop posting critical comments about the Ecuadorian government on his Twitter account.

The NGO says the newspaper’s management told the journalist that he had been fired because “he preferred to continue expressing himself on social media than to keep his job.”

Pallares’s disclaimer on his account that his views do not reflect those of his employer was evidently not enough to protect him from punishment. El Comercio‘s attorneys explained to Fundamedios that Pallares failed to comply with the company’s Guidelines for Good Practices on Social Media, which has been in effect since May 2012.

The company claims that the document specifies that everything an employee writes on Twitter “implicates not only the owner of the account, but also the institutional image of the company,” and that “derogatory opinions can lead to the loss of credibility for both the author and the company, besides potential lawsuits.”

While the journalist admits to “taking some liberties” with the company’s guidelines, he argues that free speech, as a human right, should not be restrained on social media.

President Correa’s weekly television program, which he often uses to single out opposition leaders and dissident voices, has repeatedly mentioned Pallares, who has 16,200 followers on Twitter.

In June, the president attacked Pallares for one of his El Comercio columns which criticized his proposal for an inheritance tax. In 2014, Correa displayed the journalist’s tweets on air.

Despúes de lo que le hacen a Picq no pueden tener cara para decir que en el Ecuador hay estado de derecho o derecho a un proceso justo

— Martin Pallares (@Martinminguchi) August 15, 2015


“After what [the government] is doing to [Manuela Picq], they cannot seriously say there is rule of law or due process in Ecuador”

Journalists under Siege

However, the firing of Martín Pallares is not an isolated case. Mónica Mancero, a columnist for El Telégrafo, claims the state newspaper stopped publishing her articles on August 3 after she exposed the mismanagement of funds at the government-run Yachay Tech University.

[adrotate group=”8″]

Mancero had previously expressed irritation with the newspaper over their editing of her criticisms of the Correa administration.

Earlier this year, the Superintendency of Information and Communication (Supercom) opened a criminal investigation against the cartoonist Xavier “Bonil” Bonilla over alleged “socioeconomic discrimination” in one of his drawings.

In May, the same office fined Ecuadorian daily La Hora US$3,500 for failing to cover a local mayor’s speech.

Translated by Adam Dubove.

Tags: El ComercioMartín Pallaresrafael correa
Previous Post

Internet Speeds in Uruguay Blaze Past Regional Competitors

Next Post

Argentinean Farmers Call for 5-Day Strike as Election Day Nears

Sabrina Martín

Sabrina Martín

Sabrina Martín is a Venezuelan journalist, commentator, and editor based in Valencia with experience in corporate communication.

Related Posts

News

Maduro’s Trial Falls Behind Despite Coordination Between Interim Government and ICC

June 15, 2021
Three Signs That Elon Musk Has the World at His Fingertips
News

15 Republicans Who Voted Against Trump Are Already Facing the Consequences

February 1, 2021
Three Signs That Elon Musk Has the World at His Fingertips
Analysis

Three Signs That Elon Musk Has the World at His Fingertips

February 1, 2021
Three Key Moments to Remind Us That the UN Is a Nest of Oppressive Regimes
Analysis

Antiracist Baby: Netflix Series Loaded with Racially Indoctrinating Children

January 29, 2021
Three Key Moments to Remind Us That the UN Is a Nest of Oppressive Regimes
Asia

Chinese Regime Silences Relatives of COVID-19 Fatalities During WHO Visit

January 29, 2021
Three Key Moments to Remind Us That the UN Is a Nest of Oppressive Regimes
Analysis

Three Key Moments to Remind Us That the UN Is a Nest of Oppressive Regimes

January 29, 2021
Next Post
Argentinean Farmers Call for 5-Day Strike as Election Day Nears

Argentinean Farmers Call for 5-Day Strike as Election Day Nears

Subscribe free and never miss another breaking story

  • Venezuela
  • Mexico
  • Colombia
  • Chile
  • Brazil
  • Argentina
  • Podcast

© 2020 PanAm Post - Design & Develop by NEW DREAM GLOBAL CORP. - Privacy policy

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Regions
    • South America
    • North America
    • Central America
    • Caribbean
  • Politics
  • Economics
  • Opinion
  • Podcast
  • Authors
  • Contact

© 2020 PanAm Post - Design & Develop by NEW DREAM GLOBAL CORP. - Privacy policy

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Privacy and Cookie Policy.