Correa supporters protest as Cabot winners celebrated
October 26, 2012 5:19 PM ET
The Maria Moors Cabot Prizes, administered by Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in recognition of journalistic contributions to Inter-American understanding, are the oldest international prizes in journalism. But Josh Friedman, director of the prizes, said this year marked...
Ecuadoran appeals court upholds libel conviction
September 20, 2011 1:04 PM ET
New York, September 20, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists is dismayed by an Ecuadoran appeals court ruling today upholding a criminal libel conviction against four El Universo newspaper managers in a case brought by President Rafael Correa. ...
Ecuadoran editor and executives sentenced to prison
July 21, 2011 4:57 PM ET
New York, July 21, 2011--An editor and three executives from the Ecuadoran news daily El Universo were sentenced to three years in prison and $40 million in fines on Wednesday for defaming President Rafael Correa, according to local news...
CPJ alarmed by defamation sentence in Ecuador
July 21, 2011 11:03 AM ET
New York, July 21, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists strongly condemns a sentence issued Wednesday in a libel case brought by Ecuador's president which sets an alarming precedent for suppressing free expression. The sentence, which is being appealed, calls for...
Ecuadoran president sues critical news daily for defamation
March 31, 2011 5:11 PM ET
New York, March 31, 2011--The critical Ecuadoran daily El Universo, three of its executives, and its opinion editor could face jail time and hefty fines in a defamation complaint filed by President Rafael Correa last week. Correa should immediately drop...