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Moneyed candidates still getting the most airtime; Gov’t network still biased for admin candidates; Gov’t network still biased for admin candidates

Same old, same old Moneyed candidates still getting the most airtime; Gov’t network still biased for admin candidates BROADCAST TIMEKEEPING REPORT FOR THE PERIOD MARCH 15-26, 2010 No significant... Read more

Kidapawan journalist gets death threat

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A Kidapawan-based radio broadcaster received a death threat attached to a funeral wreath last 28 April 2010. Kidapawan City is the capital of North Cotabato, a province... Read more

Media Advisory: Live Webchat on World Press Freedom Day

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,... Read more

Elusive justice

by Maria Khamine Kianah Amil, Kristina Noelle Andaya and Jenny de Venecia Japeth Umpad is five months old, and he will never see his father again. His father, UNTV... Read more

The fight continues

by Monica Joy Cantilero, Jenny de Venecia and Christine Joy Sarmiento The families of the victims of the Nov. 23 Ampatuan massacre marked the fifth month since the killings... Read more

Going the extra mile: Will media efforts pay off?

Published in the March-April 2010 issue of the PJR Reports by Hector Bryant L. Macale Although there is still room for improvement, the press has clearly shown a determined... Read more

A problematic exercise: Election uncertainties dominate news themes

Published in the March-April 2010 issue of PJR Reports. In a major indication of how problematic the 2010 elections are regarded by both the press and the public, the... Read more

AMPATUAN TRIAL UPDATE: Technicalities delay proceedings

IN EARLY February, the bail hearings in the trial for multiple murder of Andal “Unsay” Ampatuan Jr. and other alleged perpetrators of the Nov. 23, 2009 killing of at... Read more

What’s On Your TV? Election worries, Noynoy, Manny, Gibo, and not much else

Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility Broadcast Timekeeping Analysis April 12-23, 2010 As the country’s first ever automated elections looms on the horizon, the media’s role becomes crucial in... Read more

Ex-broadcaster candidate killed

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A former freelance radio reporter on 14 April 2010 was shot dead in Ozamis City, Misamis Occidental. Initial police reports indicated the killing to be election-related. Ozamis... Read more

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