Ecuador news, front pages compared
Crosswire tracks 5 major Ecuador news outlets. Preview their homepages side by side below — switch between two, three and four columns, go compact, or translate every page into your language. Or jump straight to a curated comparison by political leaning.
The Ecuador media landscape on Crosswire
Crosswire lays Ecuador's front pages next to one another so you can see which stories lead where, how headlines are framed, and what one outlet foregrounds that another leaves out. The 5 titles tracked here span the spectrum — 1 we place on the left, 3 near the centre and 1 on the right — so a comparison can genuinely cross editorial lines rather than sampling one side twice.
By kind of outlet, the 5 titles break down as 3 daily newspapers (El Universo, El Comercio (EC) and El Telégrafo), 1 digital-native outlet (Primicias) and 1 television news channel (Teleamazonas). Crosswire lists no public-service broadcaster for Ecuador, so the fixed point in a comparison has to be a wire service or the most widely read daily instead.
Ecuador sits in South America, on Crosswire's Americas hub. By outlets tracked it is 7th of the 12 countries in South America and 11th of the 35 across the Americas, where the average is 4.7 outlets per country. Its neighbours in South America with hubs of their own are Brazil (5), Argentina (5), Chile (5), Colombia (5), Peru (5), Venezuela (5), Uruguay (5), Paraguay (5), Bolivia (5), Guyana (4) and Suriname (3).
Leaning groupings are approximate guides drawn from widely cited media-bias assessments — see the methodology and what the labels can and can't tell you. Counts are taken from the directory as of .
Which are Ecuador's main news outlets?
Across Ecuador's editorial spectrum, Crosswire currently lists on the left, El Telégrafo; near the center, El Universo, El Comercio (EC) and Primicias; on the right, Teleamazonas. Each outlet below links to a full profile — its facts, editorial leaning and a live front-page preview — and the comparison view above shows any of them side by side.
El Universo is one of Ecuador's largest and most influential daily newspapers, published in Guayaquil. It provides national and international news, business, and opinion coverage to a broad Ecuadorian readership in Spanish. Long established as a leading reference among the country's private press, it maintains both print and digital editions.
El Comercio is a major daily newspaper based in Quito and one of Ecuador's oldest and most prominent press titles. Published in Spanish, it covers national politics, economics, society, and international affairs for a general audience. It operates print and online editions and is regarded as a leading reference among the country's traditional newspapers.
Primicias is an Ecuadorian digital news outlet publishing in Spanish, focused on politics, economics, and current affairs. Launched as a native online publication, it provides news, analysis, and investigative reporting aimed at a national readership. It is part of Ecuador's contemporary wave of digital-first journalism.
Teleamazonas is a private Ecuadorian television network founded in 1974 and headquartered in Quito. Its news website covers national politics, security, economy and sports, and is generally regarded as right-leaning in editorial stance.
El Telégrafo is Ecuador's oldest newspaper, founded in 1884 in Guayaquil and now a state-owned, digital-first publication. It covers national politics, economy and culture with a historically pro-government, left-leaning orientation.
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