ENGLISH VERSION
La noche del 15 de febrero de 2016, una cadena de cuatro minutos y medio interrumpió el noticiero de Ecuavisa para afirmar que la estación televisiva emitió información sin verificación ni contrastación. La nota se refería al grupo de mujeres que fueron agredidas por el equipo de seguridad del presidente de Turquía.
La cadena, emitida solamente en el noticiero Televistazo de Ecuavisa aseguró: “Sin cumplir con los requisitos mínimos para la práctica de un periodismo responsable, este noticiero pone al aire una noticia que nunca fue verificada ni contrastada". Tras mostrar imágenes de las mujeres que mientras protestaban fueron agredidas por el cuerpo de seguridad del presidente turco Erdogan, junto a declaraciones de Natasha Rojas, del movimiento Unidad Popular, en las que exigía a la Cancillería un pronunciamiento sobre lo sucedido, el espacio de gobierno mencionó que “la persona que aparece como agredida, nunca lo fue. Sin embargo, Ecuavisa lo aseguró. A pesar de que este noticiero conoce que se trata de la directora provincial del MPD, ahora Unidad Popular, nunca la presentó como tal y prefirió hacerla pasar como integrante de un colectivo de mujeres y calificarla como víctima. Es esto periodismo? O se trata de una tribuna política disfrazada de periodismo?”.
Ecuavisa había emitido imágenes de la agresión de la seguridad presidencial turca en contra de las activistas logradas por un equipo periodístico presente en el lugar de los hechos. Incluso los camarógrafos del canal, también, fueron agredidos por los mismos agentes e impedidos de ser grabado lo que sucedía con las activistas.
Broadcast interrupts the news and accuses media outlet of transmitting information without verifying it
On February 15th, 2016, a broadcast of four and a half minutes long interrupted the news of Ecuavisa in order to affirm that the TV station transmitted information that was not verified and that did not have the proper cross-check of the facts. The news report referred to the group of women assaulted by the security officials of the President of Turkey.
The broadcast, that was only transmitted in the news of Televistazo from Ecuavisa TV station, claimed: “Without meeting the minimum requirements for the practice of a responsible journalism, this news bulletin airs a report that was neither verified nor corroborated".
After showing images of the women that were assaulted by the security officials of the President of Turkey, along with the declarations of Natasha Rojas, from the movement Unidad Popular, in which she demanded a declaration from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; the government’s broadcast mentioned that “the person that appeared as assaulted was never attacked. However, Ecuavisa claimed it. Even though this news bulletin knows that she is the provincial director of the MPD, now known as Unidad Popular, it never presented her as such and preferred to pass her off as a member of a group of women and to describe her as a victim. Is this journalism? Or it is about a political platform disguised as journalism?” .
Ecuavisa transmitted images of the assault of the Turkish security officials against the activists that had been recorded by a team of reporters that was at the event. The camera operators of the channel were also attacked by the same officials and were impeded of recording what was happening with the activists.
