By Jonathan Corpus Ong By now Filipinos home and abroad, and witnesses the world over, have a stock of visuals and voices that would mark their experiences of last Aug. 23’s tragic events in the Quirino Grandstand in Manila. A tall, proud tourist bus, its sides emblazoned in bold Chinese characters, became the unwitting battleground [...]

The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) is looking for an executive director of its secretariat based in Bangkok, Thailand, with the following qualifications: * Has leadership and management skills in administering the secretariat, programs, finances, fund-raising, networking and advocacy activities of SEAPA and its network; * Has at least five years’ relevant experience and in-depth [...]

CMFR Monitor of the Media Coverage of the 2010 National and Local Elections (April 12-16 and April 19-23, 2010) There are striking differences in the elections coverage of radio when compared to other media. While the elections occupied a substantial amount of airtime and space in television, print and online media, the coverage of AM [...]

A statement by the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) on the sixth month of the November 23 massacre of 32 journalists and media workers [[petition-1]]

The CMFR Monitor of Media Coverage of the 2010 Elections Broadcast Discourse Analysis (For the period April 12-16 and 19-23, 2010) From April 12 to 16 and 19 to 23, almost five out of ten reports by TV Patrol World (ABS-CBN 2) were about the elections. In the case of 24 Oras (GMA 7) and [...]

CMFR/PHILIPPINES-The Manila-based Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) supports the call of media advocacy groups and other concerned sectors to spare media organizations and journalists from threats and attacks while covering the clashes between Thailand’s security forces and protesters. Violence related to the occupation of portions of Central Bangkok by the Red Shirt partisans [...]

Reflecting the changing media landscape, the online medium has evolved into a distinct and powerful source of news and information for the 2010 elections. More and more Filipinos are following and even participating in the online coverage of the elections as social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter bring online news sites closer to [...]

The Philippine media covered  election-related events and personalities aggressively during the campaign season. News media organizations such as ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp. (ABS-CBN 2 and ABS-CBN News Channel) and GMA Network Inc. (GMA-7 and sister-station QTV 11) pooled together their resources in partnership with other groups to provide what was probably the widest  multimedia coverage of [...]

The media play a crucial role in the democratic life of the country. This is especially evident during election periods. The media are the people’s main source of information on electoral issues, the candidates, the candidates’ views, and their party platforms if any.  Information on developments related to the voting process is also essential to [...]

Embassy of the United States of America, Manila On May 3, 2010, journalists, citizens, and governments around the globe will commemorate World Press Freedom Day. On this important day, designated by the UN General Assembly, we celebrate Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and mark the anniversary of the Declaration of Windhoek. [...]