Patricio Aguilar, creator and editor of the Colombian newspaper El Libertador, was shot and killed while covering the rescue of a person allegedly kidnapped by a criminal group in Ecuador.

After more than a month of delays in the hearing, journalist Carlos Barcia, a native of Manta, Ecuador, has been declared innocent following a lawsuit filed by the Manta Port

Carlos Barcia, a journalist and news anchor for Radio Manta Television from Manabí, Ecuador, has been sued by Ingrid Rodríguez, the general manager of the Port Terminal, after he publicly