Stories about Ecuador from October, 2010
Americas: Virtual Memorial for 72 Victims of Migrant Mass-Killing
Over the last two months, renowned journalist Alma Guillermoprieto has led an online project in response to the mass killing of seventy-two migrants that took place in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas in August 2010. 72migrantes.com is a virtual memorial for the slayed migrants.
Ecuador: CNN Reporter Resigns Over Network's Coverage of September 30 Police Uprising
INK reports that Rodolfo Muñoz, “the CNN journalist on site at the September 30th attempted coup in Ecuador has resigned from the company due to the way in which that news channel reported his story.”
Ecuador: Use of Twitter in 2010
Christian Espoinosa from Cobertura Digital [es] shares statistics on the use of Twitter in Ecuador in 2010.
Ecuador: The Kichwa of Ecuador and the Oil Companies
Waves of Change points us towards I am a Defender of the Rainforest, a 2008 documentary by the Kichwa people of Ecuador, where they documented their struggles with oil companies who invaded their autonomous territories.
Ecuador: Seeking Those Responsible for September 30 Uprising
After almost one month since the September 30 police strike, things in Ecuador have calmed down; but investigations to determine who is responsible for the uprising have continued, and Ecuadorians are still divided over how to define what happened that day.
Ecuador: A Personal Account of September 30
Claudia Cazañas wrote a post on her blog [es] describing how she lived September 30. She mentions that Twitter updates kept her informed.
Ecuador: Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Pitonizza [es] writes about Breast Cancer Awareness Month, reporting on events that will take place in different Ecuadorian cities to try to raise awareness.
Ecuador: Photographs of September 30
On Flickr, Germán López shares a set of photographs of the police strike on September 30. The photographs are under a Creative Commons license.
Ecuador: The Indelible Images of September 30
In Diario de una post feminista [es] (Journal of a post-Feminist) user PrincesaQuil from Guayaquil writes about the police strike on September 30 and says, “…we cannot erase the images that we all saw of police with covered faces intimidating the population, armed and pointing their guns at civilians, riding...
Ecuador: Bloggers Try to Make Sense of Chaos Caused by Police Strike
Days after a police strike caused chaos in the country, Ecuadorians are trying to understand what happened on September 30. Bloggers are asking questions and trying to find answers: Was there really a coup attempt? What did the police want to gain from the strike? and, was the government somehow involved?
Ecuador: Accusations and Evaluation After Police Uprising
Evaluation and mixed views have emerged after the police uprising in Ecuador, transmitted instantly through social networks. Was there a coup in the country? The blogosphere analyzes the censorship, the imposed national broadcast, the mutual accusations and the answer to the question, "What happens now?" in a shocked and moved Ecuador.
Ecuador: Twitter Sources Reporting on Crisis
Cobertura Digital provides a list of various Twitter sources that are currently reporting on the crisis created by yesterday's police strike [es].
Ecuador: The Police Crisis Via Twitter
Through the Twitter account @ElCiudadano_ec, the government of President Correa has been informing about the latest developments of a crisis created by a police strike. Although the government ordered [es] private media to link to official media, on Twitter some are still informing, like Ecuavisa [es], TeleAmazonas [es], El Universo...
