May-June-2011-monitors Archives | CMFR

  • In-depth

    CHEERS to the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) for an in-depth report on the finances and the tax cases filed against ex-Presidential son, now Ang Galing Pinoy Representative... Read more

  • 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

  • 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

  • Biased

    Jeers to The Manila Times for a biased Easter Sunday special issue containing only the Church position on the Reproductive Health (RH) bill. “Today, Easter Sunday, we purposely offer... Read more

  • 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

  • “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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Biased

    JEERS to ABS-CBN 2’s Bandila for a biased report on former Batangas Governor Antonio Leviste on the alleged special treatment given to rich prisoners in the New Bilibid Prison.... Read more

  • 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