May-June-2011-monitors Archives | CMFR
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One source story
JEERS to The Daily Tribune for a single-sourced report on the alleged plan of 2010 Liberal Party Vice Presidential candidate Manuel Roxas II to oust House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte... Read more
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Puff piece
Jeers to The Manila Times for its puff piece on Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista. The April 18 front-page article “Quezon City eyes premiere status” initially discussed the possibility... Read more
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Legitimizing plagiarism
JEERS TO the Philippine Star’s Alfred Yuson for an argument that in effect legitimizes plagiarism, and which could give journalists, writers, and editors the mistaken impression that using portions... Read more
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“Nobody home” at op-ed
Jeers to Philippine Daily Inquirer columnist Amando Doronila for providing one more argument in favor of a right of reply law by reacting to a supposed letter to the... Read more
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Double jeers
Double jeers to BusinessMirror for: 1) missing a cue from its most controversial columnist and thereby failing to report the biggest story of the day (April 29), and 2), ... Read more
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Gossipy and trivial
The media reports on the love life of President Benigno Aquino III are once again confirming the persistence of one of the worst habits of the Philippine press—its penchant... Read more
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Leviste exposed
CHEERS to ABS-CBN 2’s XXX for exposing last May 18 former Batangas governor Antonio Leviste’s trips outside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP). XXX captured exclusive videos of Leviste in... Read more