Janet Hinostroza is an Ecuadoran television journalist and one of the best known personalities on Ecuadorian television.She is the anchor on a morning news program, “La Mañana 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.

Hinostroza has been a major target and opponent of the Ecuadorian government, and has also been a recurring topic of President Rafael Correa's weekly TV and radio talks, which usually last several hours.Correa has referred to her dismissively as “blondie.”She received CPJ International Press Freedom Awards in 2013.