Cristóbal Peñafiel

Cristóbal Peñafiel is the president of the Unión Nacional de Periodistas (UNP) in Ecuador. He has been vocal about the implications of the recently enacted Ley Orgánica de Inteligencia on journalistic practices, expressing concerns that the law could infringe on press freedoms and the right to source confidentiality. Peñafiel is actively engaging with other journalism organizations to discuss potential actions to mitigate the law's impacts on the media and promote transparency in governmental operations.