2007 | Page 5 of 24 | CMFR

  • Wrong backgrounding

    (Biased reporting? Inaccurate report by a newspaper? Sensationalized TV or online coverage? Outstanding background report on an issue? Starting today, Freedom Watch will regularly carry media monitors by the... Read more

  • Malalad’s counterattack justified

    ABS-CBN 2 reporter Gretchen Malalad’s retaliatory attack against former basketball player Bong Alvarez who had elbowed and grabbed her by the hair yesterday was justified, according to Luis V.... Read more

  • CMFR Monitor of News Media Coverage of the 2007 National Elections: Improvement noted in media coverage of 2007 elections

    There was widespread awareness of the professional and ethical responsibilities of the press among the major media players. TV networks ABS-CBN 2 and GMA-7 and the leading Manila broadsheets... Read more

  • From Both Sides Now

    From Both Sides Now A journalist compares working abroad with working at home By Patty Adversario HAD just come back from living and working abroad for almost eight years... Read more

  • Obituaries

    Sison, 76 Malaya columnist Jesus “Jess” Sison died of cardiac arrest on July 21. He was 76. A veteran journalist, Sison wrote a column and editorials for the Marcos-era... Read more

  • CHRONiCLE

    CMFR’s Teodoro, 3 others feted LUIS V. TEODORO, journalism professor and Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility’s deputy director, was one of this year’s recipients of the “Many Faces... Read more

  • CRiSiS: National

    Arroyo lawyer to again seek dismissal of class action suit THE LAWYER of presidential spouse Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo said he will file a second motion to dismiss a... Read more

  • A New Way of Reporting the News

    Where three—or more—is not a crowd A New Way of Reporting the News By Hector Bryant L. Macale FACED BY dwindling revenues and staff downsizing, should news organizations—the traditional... Read more

  • A Summit on ‘Salvagings’ and Abductions

    A pro-active Supreme Court leads a conference on extrajudicial killings A Summit on ‘Salvagings’ and Abductions By Jose Bimbo F. Santos NO MORE than 10 percent of the 70... Read more

  • The Power Of Showbiz News

    Why Boy, lolit and cristy ARE here to stay The Power Of Showbiz News By Junette B. Galagala IN FEBRUARY, the public lapped up the Kris Aquino-James Yap drama... Read more