Ecuador: German organization focusing on improving Indigenous reporting

dw.de reported…Pick up a leading Ecuadorian newspaper like El Comercio, Hoy, El Universo, Buenas Noticias or El Telégrafo and the top story will probably be about a Metallica concert in Quito, the gash on a soccer player’s forehead or a student protest in Venezuela. What you won’t find is a story focusing on indigenous groups – even though the country has a population of 16 million and approximately one in four Ecuadorians has indigenous roots. This is the starting point for the pilot project “Bajo la lupa” (“Under the magnifying glass”) and is part of the larger DW Akademie and GIZ program, “Pro Indigena”. Twelve reporters from various indigenous groups including the Shuar, Achuar and Zapara will be trained in how to systematically analyze the media. Read Article

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