La Republica

http://www.larepublica.ec/
La República is an Ecuadorian digital journalism portal, founded on June 7, 2011, where news from Ecuador and the world is published in real time. It is a group of professionals committed to doing serious, independent, objective and pluralistic journalism. The founder is the journalist Carlos Jijón, who won the 2015 “Eugenio Espejo” National Journalism Award awarded by the National Union of Journalists of Ecuador. Likewise, the digital newspaper won the award in the New Communication Technologies category.

Source: SembraMedia

Last updated date: April 2025

Location:
Quito, Ecuador
Year the organization started publishing:
2011
Languages:
Spanish
Type of coverage:
National

Content

Type of content produced by theme:
Science
Education
Sports
Economy and business
Entertainment and culture
Law and crime
Journalism industry
Gender
Journalism genres:
Interviews and reporting
Information services
Opinion
Journalism coverage types and techniques:
Breaking news
Tech platforms and other mediums used:
Website
YouTube

Audience and reach

Social media audience

Facebook number of followers:
67,000
Twitter number of followers:
159,890
Instagram number of followers:
3,107
YouTube number of followers:
39,700

Management and team

Founders

Female:
0
Male:
1
Founders:
Carlos Jijón
Directors:
Carlos Jijón

Team

Full-time employees:
0
Part-time employees:
0
Freelancers or consultants:
0
Volunteers:
0

Business structure and revenue sources

Organization tax status:
For-profit
All revenue sources reported by media leaders:
Consultancy services
Audience support / reader revenue
Grants from United Nations, UNESCO, and other agencies
Google Adsense
Programmatic ad networks
Branded content or native advertising
Local advertising sold by own team
Advertising for local governmental entities
Event sponsorships
Services for nonprofit organisations
Content development for other non-journalistic companies
Crowdfunding campaigns
The primary source of revenue reported by media leaders:
Google Adsense
The second most important revenue source reported:
Individual donations

Transparency

Doesn’t publish information about annual revenue
Doesn’t publish the names of donors

Why is this profile included?

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