2008 | Page 2 of 10

Print monitors

Clash over “crash” CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for raising a media concern when the U.S. financial crisis hit the front pages: should journalists call it a crash... Read more

Flawed coverage JEERS TO the Manila press for its flawed coverage of the latest impeachment complaint against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. The Manila broadsheets and much of television news... Read more

Editor’s note: Situation Normal

SINCE 1986 journalists have been killed in this country with such regularity that the killings came dangerously close to being regarded as normal. Indeed, until the number of killings... Read more

OFWs and Labor Migration: Anemic Reporting and Other Woes

By Kathryn Roja G. Raymundo and Edsel Van DT. Dura LABOR MIGRATION, which began as a temporary solution to the country’s economic woes, continues to play a critical role... Read more

A Scary Coverage: “Ghost-whispering”

By JB Santos JEERS TO broadcasting and cheers to print in their coverage of the All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day holidays last November. Though there were bright... Read more

The local press on U.S. elections: Peaks and Pitfalls

By Hector Bryant L. Macale THE LOCAL press coverage of the Nov. 4 U.S. elections had bright spots, but these were few and far between. From Oct. 27 to... Read more

The “Euro Generals” Scandal: A Cover-up or a Lapse in Judgment?

By Edsel Van DT. Dura THE PRESS generally took on the he-said, she-said method at the onset of its coverage on the Philippine National Police (PNP) official who was... Read more

Press Freedom Continued to Decline in 2008

By JB Santos PRESS FREEDOM again took a beating in 2008 as the number of journalists killed in the line of duty, one of the most telling indicators of... Read more

Jaime V. Ongpin Awards 2008 now accepting entries

The Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) has begun the search for the contenders in the Jaime V. Ongpin Awards for Excellence in Journalism (JVOAEJ) for works published... Read more

AN UPDATE ON THE KILLING OF JOURNALISTS AND OTHER ATTACKS ON PRESS FREEDOM

Press freedom in the Philippines remains in peril, as the unabated killing of journalists and other attacks against the press continue. On Dec. 9 (Tuesday), the Freedom Fund for... Read more

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