Lecturer and researcher in the Department of Communication Sciences at the Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (UTPL). Researcher accredited by the National Secretariat of Higher Education Science, Technology and Innovation of Ecuador - REG-INV-18-03088. Economist. PhD in Communication from the University of Santiago de Compostela. Coordinator of the Communication and Audiovisual Culture Research Group (GICA). Member of the research networks INAV, RICE and the Ecuadorian Media Observatory OIME. Member of the National Union of Journalists of Ecuador. Lines of research: Television, Communication Policies, Freedom of Expression.