Análisis de la información difundida por Teleamazonas acerca de la corrupción en la adquisición de insumos hospitalarios durante la pandemia de la COVID-19 en junio 2020 Ecuador

Abstract

This article presents an analysis of the information disseminated by Teleamazonas, regarding acts of corruption in the acquisition of hospital supplies that arose during the Covid-19 pandemic. For this reason, this article makes it possible to demonstrate the transparency with which the news information was disseminated, which was aimed at communicating to the public in a quick and timely manner about the reality of events and acts that occurred at the national level. The content analysis allowed us to analyze how the public procurement web portal maneuvered in the acquisition of medical supplies, which were purchased at excessive prices and low quality. In addition to this, the way in which the current legal provisions were not observed by the people in charge of these public contracting processes has been considered. Due to this situation, the emergence of illegal acts was observed, which were the subject of investigation for the communication medium Teleamazonas, thus, the inefficiency of the State authorities was evidenced as well as the violation of human rights that are protected in the national legal system and that they have a protective character.