Gustavo Andrés Gorriti Ellenbogen (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡusˌt̪a.β̞o ãn̪ˌd̪ɾez ɣ̞oˌri.t̪i e.ʝẽmˈbo.xẽn]; born 4 February 1948)[1] is a Peruvian journalist known for his reporting on rebel groups, government corruption, and drug trafficking.

[4] While working for the weekly Caretas in 1992, he reported links between the government and narcotics traffickers, particularly implicating Vladimiro Montesinos, President Alberto Fujimori's "strong man".

[3] He then worked for a time in the US, first as a fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, D.C. and at the University of Miami's North-South Center in Coral Gables, Florida.

When his work visa expired, the Panamanian government refused to renew it, setting off a storm of criticism from international press NGOs and domestic opposition parties.

[9] The US pressured Panama on Gorriti's behalf,[10] and the case was also added to the docket of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the Organization of American States.

[10] The government then filed criminal defamation charges against Gorriti under the ley mordaza ("gag law"), carrying a maximum sentence of six years' imprisonment.

[14] In March 2001, Pérez Balladares' former foreign minister, Ricardo Alberto Arias, forced out Gorriti and was elected La Prensa's new president by a majority of shareholders.

[15] After leaving Panama, Gorriti returned to Peru, working for the daily newspaper Peru21 as well as becoming the journalist in residence at the Instituto de Defensa Legal (IDL).