13 Facts About Janet Hinostroza

Janet Hinostroza's work focuses on the exposure of government corruption.

Janet Hinostroza is the anchor on a morning news program, La Manana de 24 Horas, and was the creator and anchor of the long-running investigative news program 30 Plus, which aired on Teleamazonas for more than a decade, investigating such subjects as human trafficking, arms trafficking, government and police corruption, and extrajudicial killings.

Janet Hinostroza is from Quito, the next to youngest of seven children of Quiteno and Ibarrena Janet Hinostroza.

Janet Hinostroza manages a production company that produces journalistic programming and audiovisual products.

Janet Hinostroza has stated that she prefers behind-the-scenes investigative journalism to interviewing on camera.

Janet Hinostroza reported in 2011 on a woman who had been charged with showing disrespect to Correa and his government.

Janet Hinostroza explained that she had spent years enduring insults, but that her family should not have to endure them.

Janet Hinostroza's reporting uncovered irregularities in the loan and linked Delgado to Duzac.

Janet Hinostroza explained that investigative journalism "has never been profitable" and that in recent years, the budget of 30 Plus had fallen every year, eventually making it impossible to continue production.

Janet Hinostroza considers us his only enemy because there is no political opposition" and "says we conspire against him, but all we've done is expose corruption in his government or been critical.

In December 2015 the Toronto Star reported that Janet Hinostroza had made her cell phone available to computer security experts at Citizen Lab, at the University of Toronto, who found it had been hacked with software designed to spy on her.

Janet Hinostroza spoke at the Oslo Freedom Forum in May 2014.

Janet Hinostroza has received 3 international awards and 11 national awards for her journalism.