Media and Communications : Ecuador

A listing of web sites that provide links to information about the media in Ecuador. For information about additional resources on mass media and communications at the Library of Congress, consult its online catalog (http://catalog.loc.gov). Within the Library of Congress, the Newspaper & Current Periodical Reading Room has an online search facility to discern what newspapers are available for consultation in that reading room: http://www.loc.gov/rr/news/fncr.html. General aggregators such as LANIC and the American Journalism Review Newslink provide additional links to online media sources.

DIARIO EXPRESO  (http://www.diario-expreso.com)
Newspaper published in major coastal city of Guayaquil. In addition to digital version of newspaper, site offers access to the 10 previously published issues, an option for daily email news summaries, and a pdf file of the front page of the print version. In Spanish.

EL COMERCIO  (http://www.elcomercio.com/)
A national newspaper published in the capital city of Quito. Includes local, national, international, political, cultural, sports information. In Spanish.

EL DIARIO DIGITAL  (http://www.eldiario.com.ec)
The online version of El Diario published in the costal province of Manabi in the city of Portoviejo. Provides local, national, international, economic and sports news. In Spanish.

EL FINANCIERO   (http://www.elfinanciero.com)
EL FINANCIERO calls itself the formost economic newspaper in Ecuador. In Spanish.

EL TELEGRAFO  (http://www.telegrafo.com.ec/)
The online version of the DIARIO EL TELEGRAFO from Guayaquil, Ecuador. Founded in 1886. Includes local, national, international, political, cultural, sports information. In Spanish.

ELUNIVERSO.COM  (http://www.eluniverso.com)
Eluniverso.com is the online version of El Universo of Guayaquil. The newspaper was founded in 1921. In Spanish.

HOY DIGITAL  (http://www.hoy.com.ec/)
Description based on: 18 de feb. 1999; title from newspaper home page (viewed Feb. 18, 1999).

LA HORA  (http://www.lahora.com.ec/)
Web page of the Diario la hora, originally from Guayaquil, but now appears in various cities of Ecuador, all linked to this site. In addition to news, this site provides, legal, economic, and cultural links. In Spanish.