La calidad de la información y el debate por la “verdad” en medios públicos y privados en Ecuador

Abstract

A central point in this dispute “truth” is the enactment of the Communications Law of Ecuador, considered innovative in the context of the construction of Public Communication Policies in Latin America. Several have been discussions about the “new” way of legislating in the communications sector, especially when large private media companies became the main detractors of the law and actions of the government of Rafael Correa, who from the beginning of his administration declared them “open war”. The article shows the current system status Ecuadorian media as outcome after enactment of the new legislation in terms of communication and also identifies how from the exercise of the profession transcend debates marked by political polarization resulting in a media polarization and typifies communication systems in the country.