Ecuadorian Journalist Fired from newspaper for comments on his personal Twitter account

This statement was originally published on fundamedios.org on 20 August 2015.

fundamedios.org on 20 August 2015 reported: On 17 August 2015, journalist Mart?n Pallares was fired from the newspaper El Comercio for comments that he made via his personal Twitter account, where he has been very critical of the Ecuadorian government.

The journalist, who had worked for El Comercio for 13 years and was responsible for new digital developments, arrived at work as usual, only to be notified of his dismissal on the grounds that he had not complied with “cordial requests”, made several months earlier, about the need to abide by the newspaper’s handbook of good practices for social networks.

The newspaper’s directors informed Pallares that it would be his last day in the press room because he had preferred to continue expressing himself through the social network rather than keep his job. This despite the fact that in the description of his account he has stated “What I say here is my sole responsibility and it has no connection to my employer”. Read Article

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